Activity Description
Integrating U=U into Clinical Practice in US Fast-Track Cities is an educational activity designed to assist HIV-treating clinicians to integrate the Undetectable=Untransmittable (U=U) message into their clinical practices.
The activity provides educational material through three video-enabled modules that focus on: 1) the scientific evidence underpinning U=U; 2) testimonials from people living with HIV regarding U=U; and 3) simulated dialogue between an HIV-treating clinician and a person living with HIV about U=U. The modules serve as a learning tool, and the subsequent knowledge assessment serves to assess the learners’ knowledge of the module for continuing medical education or nursing education credits.
The purpose of this activity is to promote the integration of U=U into clinical practice to generate increased demand for HIV testing, care, and treatment services. Additionally, the activity seeks to destigmatize HIV by promoting the scientific evidence that people living with HIV who are on antiretroviral therapy antiretroviral therapy and achieve an undetectable viral load pose zero risk of transmitting HIV to their sexual partners.
Accreditation
Planning Committee
This educational activity was developed by a course director, a multidisciplinary planning committee, and an activity manager:
Course Director: Amanda Castel, MD, MPH (George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA)
Planning Committee: Jason Farley, PhD, MPH, ANP-BC, AACRN (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA); H. Jonathon Rendina, PhD, MPH (Hunter College, New York, NY, USA); Bruce Richman, JD, EdM (Prevention Access Campaign, New York, NY, USA); José M. Zuniga, PhD, MPH (International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, Washington, DC, USA)
Activity Manager: Jonathon Hess, LLM (International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, Washington, DC, USA)
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this activity, learners should be able to:
- Explain the scientific basis for the U=U message
- Define strategies to communicate the U=U message to people living with HIV
- Employ communication strategies to convey the U=U message to people living with HIV
Accreditation Statements
Physicians
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 George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care.
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses
Education Review Systems is an approved approver of continuing nursing education by the Alabama State Nursing Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (Provider # 5-115).
This program is approved for a maximum of 3.00 hours of continuing nursing education. Educational Review Systems is also approved for nursing continuing education by the State of California, the State of Florida, and the District of Columbia.
Disclosure
This activity is supported through educational grants from Janssen Therapeutics, Merck & Co., and ViiV Healthcare. The content for this activity was developed by and reflects the views of the activity’s planners, not those of the commercial entities providing educational grants.
Each of the three modules below must be fully reviewed and marked as complete in order to access the knowledge assessment. If you encounter any issues, please contact Jonathon Hess, IAPAC Director of Education, at jhess@iapac.org.
