Patient Care

HIV Videoconference

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Live Satellite Videoconference & Webcast

There is no registration fee to watch this accredited broadcast.

Speakers

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

Lester N. Wright, MD, MPH
Deputy Commissioner & Chief Medical Officer
New York State Department of Correctional Services
Albany, New York

Jason E. Farley, PhD, MPH, CRNP
Assistant Professor,
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Adult Nurse Practitioner,
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Daniel J. Skiest, MD
HIV Program Director,
Division of Infectious Diseases
Baystate Medical Center
Springfield, Massachusetts
Professor of Medicine,
Tufts School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts

Agenda

• Noon - Registration
• 12:30 pm - Welcoming Remarks, Douglas Fish, MD & Lester Wright, MD, MPH
• 12:35 pm - MRSA: An Overview for the Health Care Provider, Jason Farley, PhD, MPH,   CRNP                     
• 1:10 pm - Live Q & A call in session with speakers 
• 1:20 pm - Break
• 1:30 pm - MRSA and HIV: Strange Bedfellows, Daniel Skiest, 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
There is no registration fee. To learn of a downlink site in your region and the assigned facilitator for pre-registration, check the site lists in the menu above on this website.  All sites will broadcast the program on the same date and time.

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
From the menu above on this website, 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.

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 companies for providing unrestricted educational grants.

*Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

*GlaxoSmithKline

*Merck & Co., Inc.