Overcoming Treatment Challenges in the Treatment-Experienced Patient With HIV

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This CME activity is provided by OA Education.

This continuing education activity is sponsored by Medical Education Resources (MER), a nonprofit medical education company in Littleton, Colorado, and supported through an educational grant from Ortho Biotech and Tibotec Therapeutics.

This activity features three nationally recognized faculty and uses a case-study format to review the challenges of treating patients with HIV who are treatment-experienced and provides recommendations for overcoming these challenges in clinical practice.

This activity consists of three clinical presentations (see Required Presentations section below), downloadable PowerPoint slides, and a CE post-test and evaluation form. This activity should take approximately 1.5 hours to complete.

Available until December 20, 2007, this activity offers:

• Physicians: 1.5 AMA PRA category 1 credit(s)™
• Nurses: 1.8 contact hours (2006) and 1.5 contact hours (2007)
• Pharmacists: 1.5 contact hours (0.15 CEUs) of credit

There is no fee for participating in this activity.

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Overcoming Treatment Challenges in the Treatment-Experienced Patient With HIV: A Review of New Antiretroviral Agents
Daniel S. Berger, M.D.
University of Illinois at Chicago

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Improving Quality of Life in the Treatment-Experienced Patient With HIV: Management of Treatment-Related Toxicities
Valery Hughes, R.N., M.S., C.-F.N.P.
Weill Medical College at Cornell University

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Future Applications of Antiretroviral Agents in Development
Kathleen E. Squires, M.D.
Jefferson Medical College

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It is the policy of Medical Education Resources to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its educational activities. All faculty participating in our programs are expected to disclose any relationships they may have with commercial companies whose products or services may be mentioned so that participants may evaluate the objectivity of the presentations.

For disclosure information and a brief biography of the faculty who provided the presentations for this activity, click on the links below.

Daniel S. Berger, M.D.
Valery Hughes, R.N., M.S., C.-F.N.P.
Kathleen E. Squires, M.D.

The information presented in the presentations reflects the views of the faculty/authors only and not those of Medical Education Resources, the program supporter, Ortho Biotech and Tibotec Therapeutics, or OA Education. All participants should verify all information and data before treating patients or utilizing therapies noted in this continuing education program.