Recognizing there is still no cure for HIV, reducing transmission while minimizing its effect on individuals living with HIV remains a high priority. In 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) set a goal to reduce the number of new HIV infections in the United States by 90% in 2030 through scaling up key HIV prevention and treatment strategies. It has been demonstrated that the best ways to prevent new infections are to ensure timely diagnosis and encourage those who are living with HIV to seek treatment and engage in appropriate and routine care practices. Proven methods of prevention help increase the percentage of individuals who have achieved viral suppression by prioritizing and targeting resources to populations at greatest risk and in places with the largest burden of disease.
Recent strategies for reducing the risk of acquiring or transmitting HIV are more effective than those previously available, and there are now more options than ever before. However, newer options, such as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), are only reaching a small proportion of those who could benefit. Although utilization data indicate significant growth in the use of PrEP nationwide, they also reveal disparities in PrEP use related to sex, age, geographic location, socioeconomic status, and access to care.
This collection of PeerView CME/MOC/NCPD/CPE activities makes up a comprehensive clinician certification program that will fully prepare providers to incorporate the most appropriate, individualized, and up-to-date methods available to prevent HIV infection in their patients.
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of infectious diseases specialists, HIV care providers, primary care providers and family practitioners (including MD/DO, NP, PA), nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients with and/or at risk of acquiring HIV.
Donna E. Sweet, MD, AAHIVS, MACP
The University of Kansas School of Medicine
Wichita, Kansas
Richard Elion, MD
George Washington University School of Medicine
Washington Health Institute
Washington, DC
Rupa R. Patel, MD, MPH, DTM&H
Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri
David Malebranche, MD, MPH
Internal Medicine Physician
Atlanta, Georgia
Peter Shalit, MD, PhD
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
Christian B. Ramers, MD, MPH, AAHIVS
Family Health Centers of San Diego
UC San Diego School of Medicine
San Diego, California
Donald Young
Patient Advocate
David Alain Wohl, MD
The University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Donna E. Sweet, MD, AAHIVS, MACP
Richard Elion, MD & Rupa R. Patel, MD, MPH, DTM&H
David Malebranche, MD, MPH & Peter Shalit, MD, PhD
Christian B. Ramers, MD, MPH, AAHIVS & Donald Young (Patient Advocate)
David Alain Wohl, MD
This education collection is developed in partnership with Medical Learning Institute, Inc., PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, and HealthHIV.
These activities are supported by educational grants from Gilead Sciences, Inc.
