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Joint-Sponsorship Information:

This activity is jointly sponsored by Medical Education Collaborative, Inc. (MEC) and The Body Pro. For questions regarding the accreditation of this activity, please call MEC at (303) 420-3252.

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 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

For Nurses:

Approved for 2.3 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 2.3 contact hour(s).

For Pharmacists:

2.0 contact hours (0.20 CEUs) of credit for pharmacists. Approval of this course for pharmacists is under a cosponsorship agreement between Medical Education Collaborative, Inc. (MEC) and The Body Pro. MEC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. ACPE # 815-999-06-076-H02. The program is designed for all pharmacists.

Release Date: May 15, 2006. This activity is valid for credit through May 15, 2007.

Purpose Statement:

The purpose of this activity is to provide HIV/AIDS physicians, nurses and pharmacists with the opportunity to earn CME or CE credit via a comprehensive review of the latest data on HIV drug resistance and salvage therapy presented at the 12th Annual Conference of the British HIV Association and the 4th European HIV Drug Resistance Workshop.

Target Audience:

This continuing-education activity has been developed for the educational benefit of physicians, nurses, pharmacists and other health care 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:

1. Discuss the findings and significance of key research presented at the 4th European HIV Drug Resistance Workshop and the 12th Annual Conference of the British HIV Association specifically related to HIV drug resistance and the management of multidrug-resistant, HIV-infected patients.
2. Explain important aspects of the relationship between HIV drug resistance mutations and the decisions that a clinician must make regarding the selection of new regimens for, and the clinical management of, heavily treatment-experienced patients with HIV.
3. Identify new antiretrovirals and antiretrovirals in late-stage development that may offer new therapeutic options for HIV-infected patients with multidrug resistance.

Completion of this continuing-education activity should take approximately 120 minutes. Please follow the steps below to ensure your successful completion of this activity and receipt of credit:

1. Read through the Learning Objectives and Disclosure Information for this activity.
2. Read the Required Article.
3. Click on one of the "Take Post-Test" links on this page and enter your login information in the pop-up window that appears.
4. Enter or confirm the personal information that is required for you to receive credit for successfully completing this activity.
5. 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.
6. Complete and submit your responses to the course evaluation survey.
7. 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.