Patients often come to clinics with a variety of concerns. Sometimes skin findings may be present that indicate a need for an infectious disease referral. In this webinar Dr. Laura Pedersen will cover indicator skin conditions that may be seen in an outpatient setting. This webinar will also cover recommendations for testing in adults in health care settings. as well as other necessary information in HIV and Skin Findings case scenarios.
Course Objectives:
1. Review the CDC’s Recommendations for HIV Testing in Adults in Health Care Settings
2. Discuss opt-out testing models
3. Recognize associated disease states like tuberculosis and sexually transmitted infections
4. Examine indicator conditions that should indicate a need testing for HIV testing and evaluation in
the outpatient setting such as psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis, peripheral neuropathy.
Accreditation:
In support of improving patient care, VCU Health Continuing Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Medicine: VCU Health Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing: VCU Health Continuing Education designates this activity for a maximum of 1 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Social Work: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, VCU Health Continuing Education is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credits.
Pharmacy: This activity provides 1 ACPE contact hours (1 CEUs) of continuing education credit.
NOTE FOR PHARMACISTS: Upon closing of the online evaluation, VCU Health CE will upload the pharmacy-related continuing education information to CPE Monitor within 60 days. Per ACPE rules, VCU Health CE does not have access nor the ability to upload credits requested after the evaluation closes. It is the responsibility of the pharmacist or pharmacy technician to provide the correct information [NABP ePID and DOB (in MMDD format)] in order to receive credit for participating in a CE activity.
