HIV Clinical Update: The New Jersey Statewide Symposium 2012 (12HH06)

Thursday, June 7, 2012
8:00am-3:15pm

LOCATION

Hyatt Regency New Brunswick
Two Albany Street
New Brunswick, NJ

SPONSOR

Jointly sponsored by New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services Division of HIV, STD and TB Services; UMDNJ-Center for Continuing & Outreach Education Division of AIDS Education in collaboration with NY/NJ AIDS Education and Training Center

OVERVIEW

This knowledge-based program is designed to enhance physicians, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, social workers and other healthcare providers’ competence related to the National AIDS Strategy, injection safety, early treatment, STD, Latent TB and Cancer guidelines, PAPs statistics in NJ and possible drug interactions with antiretroviral therapy in the HIV-Infected population. The state of New Jersey remains number five in the United States for reported cases of HIV/AIDS. There have been significant advances in treatment for HIV/AIDS. This conference will introduce clinicians to the latest documented treatment strategies for HIV/AIDS patients.

To view the full conference agenda, click here to download the brochure (pdf format.)

TARGET AUDIENCE

Physicians, Physician Assistants, Advanced Practice Nurses, Nurses, Pharmacists, Dentists, Social Workers and other healthcare professionals involved in HIV treatment and education.

OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this program, participants whould be able to:

• Describe the National AIDS Strategy including the role of early HIV treatment in decreasing community viral load and transmission.
• Reduce infectious disease transmission through identification and reduction of infection control breaches and unsafe injection practices.
• Identify and implement strategies to improve PAP screening rates among HIV-infected women in New Jersey.
• Incorporate newly-approved testing options for early diagnosis and treatment of STDs.
• Identify potentially harmful interactions between antiretroviral and other medications.
• Implement treatment for latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection (LTBI).
• Identify HIV-infected patients at risk for certain

FACULTY

Michael Amoh, MD, MPH
Senior Public Health Analyst
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Rockville, MD

Kathleen Casey, MD
Chief, Infectious Diseases
Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ

Jane Caruso, MS
RyanWhite Part D Project Director
NJDHSS-Division of Family Health Services, Trenton, NJ

Henry Fraimow, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases, EIP
Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ

Michael Hager, MPH, MA
Manager for Technical Assistance and Dissemination
National Quality Center, NewYork, NY

Cindy Meng Hou, DO
Infectious Disease Specialist
Garden State Infectious Disease Associates, Voorhees, NJ

BarbaraMontana, MD, MPH, FACP
Medical Director
NJDHSS-Communicable Disease Service, Trenton, NJ

Peter Oates, RN, MSN, NP-C, ACRN
Manager,Health Care Services
UMDNJ-FXB Center, School of Nursing, Newark, NJ

Sindy Paul, MD, MPH, FACPM
Medical Director
NJDHSS-Division of HIV, STD and TB Services, Trenton, NJ

George Rusuloj, PharmD
Infectious Disease Specialist
Bell Pharmacy, Edison, NJ

All individuals who affect the content of continuing education activities are required to disclose to the audience any real or apparent conflict of interest related to the activity. The activity faculty is further required to disclose discussion of off label/investigational uses in their presentations. These disclosures will be made to the audience at the time of the activity.

CE CREDIT

For successful completion of the conference and subsequent awarding of credit, participants are expected to attend the entire program, return all registration documents and submit a completed evaluation form at the end of the conference.

PHYSICIANS

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the
Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for ContinuingMedical
Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of UMDNJ-Center for
Continuing & Outreach Education and the NJDHSS-Division of HIV, STD and
TB Services.

UMDNJ-Center for Continuing & Outreach Education is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

UMDNJ-Center for Continuing and Outreach Education designates this Live activity for a maximum of 4.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

NURSES
UMDNJ-Center for Continuing and Outreach Education is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by NJSNA, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s COA. Provider Number P173-11/09-12. Provider Approval is valid through November 30, 2012.

This activity is awarded 4.75 contact hours (60 minute CH).

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 13780.

Nurses should only claim those contact hours actually spent participating in the activity.

Approved provider status refers only to continuing education activities and does not imply ANCC COA or NJSNA endorsement of any commercial products.

DENTISTS
The NewYork State Dental Foundation is approved by the NYSDA and the ADA
CERP as an approved provider for dental continuing education in conjunction
with the NewYork State Department of Health-AIDS Institute.

The Dental Hygienists’ Association of the State of New York, Inc., an accredited
approver by the New York State Department of Education, has approved the
NY/NJ AETC’s continuing education learning activities for dental hygienists.

PHARMACISTS
UMDNJ-Center for Continuing & Outreach Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.This course (ACPE #0374-9999-12- 001-LO2-P) qualifies for 4.75 contact hours (.475 CEU) of continuing pharmacy education credit.

Pharmacists should only claimthose contact hours actually spent participating in the activity.

SOCIAL WORKERS
Application has been made to the National Association of Social Workers, Provider #886480934 for 4.75 continuing education contact hours.

GENERAL CEU's
UMDNJ-CCOE certifies that this continuing education offering meets the criteria for up to .475 Continuing Education Units (CEUs), provided the activity is completed as designed.One CEU equals 10 contact hours of participation in an organized continuing education experience under responsible sponsorship, capable direction and qualified instruction.

COMMERCIAL SUPPORT

Support for this program is provided in part through an educational training grant from the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (NJDHSS) – Division of HIV, STD and TB Services.

REGISTRATION

$50.00 – until Friday, May 25, 2012
Pre-registration will close at 4:30 PM on Friday, May 25, 2012.

$60.00 – starting May 26, 2012 and on-site zz

Coffee and tea will be provided prior to the conference.

Please note that you must bring your parking ticket inside during the conference for validation.

For successful completion of the conference and subsequent awarding of credit, participants are expected to attend the entire program, return all registration documents and submit a completed evaluation form at the end of the conference. A letter verifying your attendance and credit certification will be mailed within 6 weeks of the program.

QUESTIONS

Course Information: Contact Michelle Thompson, Program Coordinator at ccthomps@umdnj.edu or call 973-972-1293.
Registration: Call 973-972-4267or 800-227-4852 (outside of New Jersey).

UMDNJ reserves the right to modify the program contents, faculty, and program activities, and reserves the right to cancel the program if necessary.

CONFIRMATION
A printed confirmation receipt will be sent via first class mail to all participants registering at least ten days in advance of the program date. If you choose to register online, an auto-confirmation will be sent to you immediately via email - please be sure to provide a valid email address when registering.

CANCELLATION
Due to the minimal cost of this program, we are unable to offer refunds for cancellations.

PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED
If you are physically challenged and wish to discuss provisions, please contact Michelle Thompson, Program Coordinator at ccthomps@umdnj.edu or call 973-972-1293.

Directions

Activity Registration Form (pdf.)

Program Brochure (.pdf format)

General Information for Medical Programs