CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION
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• Characterize resistance to new anti agents for HIV, HBV and HCV
• Review mechanisms of HIV/HBV/HCV drug resistance
• Assess HIV/HBV/HCV pathogenesis, fitness and resistance
• Identify the clinical implications of antiviral resistance
• Discuss new developments in epidemiology of antiviral resistance
• Review new technologies and analyses of antiviral resistance
• Identify viral reservoirs mechanism of viral persistence and strategies to eradicate virus
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Statement of Need
The content of this Workshop was determined by assessment of educational need, including feedback from prior programs and new medical knowledge.
Target Audience
This Workshop was designed to interest physicians, clinicians, scientists and clinical researchers in the HIV resistance arena.
Accreditation
The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine designates this educations activity for a maximum of 12.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Cultural and Linguistic Competency Statement
This activity is in compliance with California Assembly Bill 1195 which requires continuing medical education activities with patient care components to include curriculum in the subjects of cultural and linguistic competency. Cultural competency is defined as a set of integrated attitudes, knowledge, and skills that enables health care professionals or organizations to care effectively for patients from diverse cultures, groups, and communities. Linguistic competency is defined as the ability of a physician or surgeon to provide patients who do not speak English or who have limited ability to speak English, direct communication in the patient’s primary language. Cultural and linguistic competency was incorporated into the planning of this activity. Additional resources on cultural and linguistic competency and information about AB1195 can be found on the UCSD CME website at http://cme.ucsd.edu.
Faculty Disclosure Statement
It is the policy of the University of California, San Diego Continuing Medical Education (UCSD CME) to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor. All faculty participating are required to disclose any real or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentation. All conflicts of interest will be resolved prior to an educational activity being delivered to learners through one of the following mechanisms 1) altering the financial relationship with the commercial interest, 2) altering the individual’s control over CME content about the products or services of the commercial interest, and/or 3) validating the activity content through independent peer review. All faculty are also required to disclose any discussions of off label/unapproved uses of drugs or devices. |
