Updates on COVID-19 Treatment and HIV/COVID-19 Coinfection

Rajesh T. Gandhi, MD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Co-Director, Harvard Center for AIDS Research
Director of HIV Clinical Services and Education
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

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About the Presenter:

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Rajesh T. Gandhi is the Director of HIV Clinical Services and Education at Massachusetts General Hospital and site leader of the MGH AIDS Clinical Research Site in the ACTG. Dr. Gandhi is a member of the NIH Covid-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel and the IDSA Covid-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel. He is also a scientific member of the DHHS Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents, and the IAS-USA Panel on Antiretroviral Drugs for Treatment and Prevention of HIV in Adults. Dr. Gandhi is a Deputy Editor of NEJM Journal Watch Infectious Diseases and NEJM Journal Watch HIV/AIDS.

Learning Objectives:

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At the completion of this educational session, participants will:
1. Describe the approach to treating non-hospitalized patients with COVID-19
2. List considerations in treating hospitalized patients with COVID-19.
3. Summarize current understanding of COVID-19 in people with HIV.

CME Information:

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This CME activity has approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for December 8th, 2021 as a live activity.  This activity will also be available as an enduring activity from December 9th, 2021, through December 7th, 2024.

The target audience is all physicians, NPs and PAs involved or interested in HIV education.

This online video and post-activity evaluation are one hour in length.

Accreditation Statement:

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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 Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) and the Physicians’ Research Network (PRN). MSSNY is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Medical Society of the State of New York designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC Recognition Statement:

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Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 2 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Disclosure Statement:

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Policies and standards of the Medical Society of the State of New York and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education require that speakers and planners for continuing medical education activities disclose any relevant financial relationships they may have with commercial interests whose products, devices, or services may be discussed in the content of a CME activity.

- Dr. James F. Braun, DO (Course Director) has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

- Dr. William M. Valenti (Moderator) has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

- Dr. Rajesh T. Gandhi (Presenter) has no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Dr. Gandhi will support his presentation and clinical recommendations with the best available evidence from the medical literature, and will submit his slides in advance for adequate peer review.

Financial Support:

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This PRN CME activity is funded in part by unrestricted educational grants from:
Gilead Sciences; Janssen Therapeutics, a division of Janssen Products, LP; Merck & Co.; and ViiV Healthcare

How to Obtain CME Credit:

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Click here to take the CME Evaluation and Post-Meeting Evaluation