Clinical Management
Clinical ManagementAccreditation Information
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Joint-Sponsorship Information:
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For Physicians:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of Medical Education Collaborative, Inc. (MEC) and The Body Pro. MEC is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Medical Education Collaborative designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 category 1 credits towards the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.
For Nurses:
Approved for 1.1 contact hour(s) of continuing education for RNs, LPNs, LVNs and NPs. This program is cosponsored with Medical Education Collaborative, Inc. (MEC) and The Body Pro. MEC is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 12990, for 1.1 contact hour(s).
Release Date: February 24, 2006. This activity is valid for credit through February 24, 2007.
Purpose Statement:
The purpose of this activity is to provide HIV/AIDS physicians and nurses with the opportunity to supplement their knowledge on issues related to the prevention and management of cardiovascular and metabolic complications in their patients.
Target Audience:
This continuing-education activity has been developed for the educational benefit of physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals involved in the clinical care of, or research efforts that impact the clinical care of, individuals with HIV.
Objectives:
Participants who complete this educational activity should be able to:
- Identify the most clinically relevant cardiovascular and metabolic complications currently experienced by HIV-infected patients, and discuss the risk factors associated with these complications.
- Demonstrate an ability to summarize the findings of recent, key studies regarding the relationship between HIV, HIV treatment and the development of cardiovascular abnormalities and metabolic complications.
- Identify the options currently available to HIV-infected patients and clinicians who seek to prevent or treat the cardiovascular and metabolic complications associated with HIV infection and HIV treatment.
Completion of this continuing-education activity should take approximately 50 minutes. Please follow the steps below to ensure your successful completion of this activity and receipt of credit:
- Read through the Learning Objectives and Disclosure Information for this activity.
- Read the Required Article.
- Click on one of the "Take Post-Test" links on this page and enter your login information in the pop-up window that appears.
- Enter or confirm the personal information that is required for you to receive credit for successfully completing this activity.
- Complete and submit your answers to the post-test for this activity. To pass the post-test, you must answer at least 70% of the questions correctly.
- Complete and submit your responses to the course evaluation survey.
- Sit back and wait! Your continuing-education certificate will be mailed to you within 6 to 8 weeks after your successful completion of the above steps. To review the results of the post-tests you have taken to date, please refer to your personalized chart on the CME/CE Central main page. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at CME@thebodypro.com.
Hardware/Software Requirements:
No special hardware or software requirements must be met in order to complete this activity. A standard Web browser, such as Internet Explorer or Firefox, and an Internet connection are all that is necessary for participation in this activity.
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