HIV Videoconference
Live Satellite Videoconference & Webcast
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April 14, 2010
12:30-2:30 ET
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Neurological Manifestations of HIV Infection
The 34th Program in the Ongoing Series "Management of HIV/AIDS in the Correctional & Community Setting"
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
12:30-2:30 p.m. Eastern Time
There is no registration fee to watch this accredited broadcast.
To view our archived webcasts, click on the NY/NJ AETC's
"On-Demand" logo to the lower right.
Course Directors
Douglas G. Fish, MD
Medical Director, AIDS Treatment Center
Albany Medical Center
Division Head, Division of HIV Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Albany Medical College
Albany, New York
Sarah H. Schoof, MSN, MA, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner & Director of Medical Services,
Capital City Rescue Mission Free Clinic
Education Specialist,
Albany Medical Center, Center for Learning and Development
Albany, New York
Faculty
Lester N. Wright, MD, MPH
Deputy Commissioner & Chief Medical Officer
New York State Department of Correctional Services
Albany, New York
David M. Simpson, MD
Professor of Neurology,
Director, Clinical Neurophysiology Laboratories
Director, Neuro-AIDS Program
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, New York
Charles E. Argoff, MD
Professor of Neurology,
Department of Neurology
Albany Medical College
Albany, New York
- Noon - Registration
- 12:30 pm........Welcoming Remarks, Douglas Fish, MD & Lester Wright, MD, MPH
- 12:35 pm........Neurological Manifestations of HIV
David Simpson, MD - 1:10 pm..........Live Q & A call in session with speakers
- 1:20 pm..........Break
- 1:30 pm..........Systematic Management of Painful Neurological Disorders of HIV
Charles Argoff, MD - 2:05 pm..........Live Q & A call in session with speakers
- 2:15 pm..........Discussion of case by panel
- 2:30 pm..........Adjourn
Series Description
This program is part of an ongoing satellite videoconference series entitled "The Management of HIV/AIDS in the Correctional & Community Setting," which addresses clinical issues in the management of HIV-infected patients. This series is a unique, collaborative venture among Albany Medical College, the New York State Department of Correctional Services and the private pharmaceutical industry. Each program addresses a different clinical aspect of HIV infection using the same format: didactic lectures, case presentations and a panel discussion.
Who Should Attend?
Physicians, physician assistants, pharmacists, nurse practitioners, nurses, dentists, dental hygienists, and other interested providers.
Registration & Satellite Viewing Sites
To arrange a downlink site in your area, please use the menu above. If you have any questions, contact Jim Ybarra at (518) 262-4674 or ybarraj@mail.amc.edu. We are here to help.
Webcast
Using the menu to the upper right on this web-page, you may register to watch the live webcast. Technical instructions are provided at the bottom of the registration form. It is advised that you do the recommended computer updates prior to the broadcast day if needed. One week prior to the broadcast, you will be sent the web address of where you will watch the videoconference.
Telemedicine
Correctional systems may watch this broadcast via telemedicine. For instructions and guidelines, contact Jim Ybarra at (518) 262-4674 or ybarraj@mail.amc.edu.
CME Accreditation
Albany Medical College is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Albany Medical College designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing Accreditation
The Albany Medical Center Hospital is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
This learning activity will be awarded a maximum of 1.75 nursing contact hours.
Continuing Pharmacy Education
This program will provide pharmacists with 1.75 continuing education units (CEUs)/1.75 contact hours of continuing education. Participants must complete required documentation to receive credit for this program. Certificates will be issued within six weeks of the completion of the program.
The Pharmacists Society of the State of New York is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmaceutical education. ACPE # 170-999-09-107-L01-P.
Acknowledgements
This videoconference is a collaborative initiative among the Division of HIV Medicine at Albany Medical College and Albany Medical Center Hospital Provider Unit in cooperation with the New York/New Jersey AIDS Education & Training Center and the New York State Department of Correctional Services.
Thank you to the following for providing unrestricted educational grants in support of this program.
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Merck & Co., Inc.
