Program Description:

APRIL 29, 2019

***NEW INFORMATION ADDED TO AGENDA**

STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS TO PROVIDE UPDATE ON THE HIV CLUSTER AMONG INTRAVENOUS DRUG USERS IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA

Welcome to the Fifteenth Annual HIV in West Virginia Conference. The conference intends to inform participants on issues relative to the past, present and future of HIV/AIDS. The conference offers a dynamic course agenda with expert faculty speaking on clinically and socially relevant issues to include but not limited to Treatment as Prevention, HIV Criminalization and Anxiety in the Context of HIV.  Material will be presented through a combination of didactic lectures, panel presentations and discussion, and opportunities for interactive questions and answers.

Once again, this conference offers WV healthcare professionals the opportunity to link with currently funded Ryan White HIV care providers as well as other HIV specific agencies across the state. The yearly goals of this conference are to enhance health care providers’ knowledge base regarding the provision of health care for those living with HIV and to augment improved patient outcomes for the HIV positive individual.

Accreditation:

Continuing Medical Education: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the WVU School of Medicine and MAAETC. The WVU School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The WVU Office of CME designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.8 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Policy: It is the policy of the WVU Schools of Dentistry and Medicine Office of CE to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its educational activities. All faculty/authors/planners participating in our programs are expected to disclose any relevant relationships they may have with commercial companies. For this conference, Dr. Gillium has disclosed that he has received payment for serving as an employee for Viiv HealthCare. All others have indicated that they have no relevant interests to disclose.
These relationships, along with the educational content of this program, will be reviewed and any potential conflicts of interest will be resolved to the satisfaction of the WVU Office of CE prior to the activity. If a conflict cannot be resolved, the person involved will be removed from control of content or the content will not be presented as part of the educational program.

Social Work: Social Work Hours are provided by Concord University Social Work Program for a total of 7 Social Work credits. Provider Number 490047

Nursing: This continuing education activity has been provided by the WV Regional Partner of the MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center for 7 contact hours. The WV Regional Partner is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the State of WV Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses. WVBRN provider number 50-26128.48

***For those not listed, please check with your licensing agency for credit approval.***