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ANAC Pre-Conference Event
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Advancing the Role of Nursing in Comprehensive Clinical Care of HIV Patients

Hyatt Regency Riverfront in Jacksonville, Florida
November 20, 2009 6:30 - 9:00 PM

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Course Description

This course will provide nurses with important up-to-date information regarding the latest findings in HIV therapies, epidemiology, resistance, co-infections, comorbidities and strategies for managing both treatment naïve and treatment experienced patients with HIV. The course will also address adherence, mental health and substance use issues and the unique needs of specific patient groups.

Target Audience

This course is designed for members of ANAC, as well as other registered nurses and nurse practitioners.

Course Objectives

Describe the recent advances, new evidence, and updated guidelines related to HIV treatment regimen.

Identify the challenges to early diagnosis and continuous monitoring of HIV infection.

Summarize the development and prevalence of HIV drug resistance mutations, and the currently available detection assays.

Discuss the correlation between HIV infection, mental illnesses, and substance abuse.

Illustrate the need and strategies for the comprehensive management of patients with comorbidities such as diabetes, hypertension, renal failure and coronary heart disease.

Compare the complexities in addressing the unique needs of certain patient groups such as older patients, adolescents, and patients from different cultural backgrounds.

Analyze the role of nurses in education, counseling, and treatment of patients to overcome practical challenges in adherence to their regimen and medical follow-up.


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Disclosures and Important Information

In collaboration with MedCases, LLC

Supported by an educational grant from Boehringer Ingelheim.

Moderator

Don Kurtyka, PhD, NP
Director, HIV Services
Tampa General Hospital Clinical Assistant Professor
USF College of Medicine
Infectious Diseases and International Medicine Nurse Practitioner Specialty Care Center
Hillsborough County Health Department
Tampa, Florida

Speakers

Sheila Davis, DNP, RN, ANP, FAAN
Clinical Assistant Professor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Institute of Health Professions
Boston, Massachusetts

Joseph De Santis, PhD, ARNP, ACRN
Assistant Professor
University of Miami
School of Nursing and Health Studies
Miami, Florida

Gregory F. Parr, MSN, CRNP, ACRN
Adult Nurse Practitioner
Infectious Disease Clinic
VA Medical Center
Baltimore, Maryland

Statement of Disclosure

All faculty members participating in continuing education programs accredited by the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care are expected to disclose any real or perceived conflict of interest related to the content of the program.

Don Kurtyka, PhD, NP has indicated that he has received grant/research support from: Gilead Sciences Inc, Merck Serono, and Tibotec Pharmaceuticals; and is on the speakers’ bureau for Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Gilead Sciences Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Tibotec Pharmaceuticals, and Virco Pharmaceuticals.

Sheila Davis, DNP, RN, ANP, FAAN; Joseph De Santis, PhD, ARNP, ACRN; and Gregory F. Parr, MSN, CRNP, ACRN have indicated that they have no real or perceived conflict of interest that relates to this program.

For Further Information

MedCases
4365 US Highway 1, Suite 207
Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone (609) 454-0680
Fax (609) 951-0112
cme@medcases.com

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