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CME Information
Provider Statement: This continuing medical education activity is provided by 
Educational Partner: 
Support Statement: This activity is supported by an educational grant from ViiV Healthcare.
Target Audience: The intended audience for the activity is infectious disease specialists and other health care professionals involved in the treatment of patients with HIV.
Learning Objectives: Upon successful completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:
- Apply effective switching strategies in patients who are treatment-resistant, experience drug-drug interactions, prefer a simplified regimen, or who have become nonadherent.
- Utilize simplified treatment regimens when possible in both treatment-naïve as well as in treatment-experienced patients to improve satisfaction and optimize adherence.
Activity Co-Chairs:
Richard A. Elion, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine
George Washington University School of Medicine
Co-Director, HIV/HCV Treatment and Research Program
Providence Hospital
Washington, DC
Paul E. Sax, MD
Clinical Director, Division of Infectious Diseases
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Faculty:
Babafemi O. Taiwo, MBBS
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
External Reviewer:
Lisa Hightow-Weidman, MD, MPH
Accreditation:
National Jewish Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation:
National Jewish Health designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This enduring material is approved for 1 year from the date of original release, December 10, 2018 to December 9, 2019.
How to Participate in This Activity and Obtain CME Credit:
To participate in this CME activity, you must read the objectives, answer the pretest question, watch the presentation, and complete the CME posttest and evaluation. Provide only one (1) correct answer for each question. A satisfactory score is defined as answering the posttest question correctly. Upon receipt of the completed materials, if a satisfactory score on the posttest is achieved, National Jewish Health will issue an AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ certificate.
Disclosures:
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education’s Standards for Commercial Support, all CME providers are required to disclose to the activity audience the relevant financial relationships of the planners, teachers, and authors involved in the development of CME content. An individual has a relevant financial relationship if he or she has a financial relationship in any amount occurring in the past 12 months with a commercial interest whose products or services are discussed in the CME activity content over which the individual has control.
Planning Committee and Faculty report the following relationship(s):
Richard A. Elion, MD
Consulting Fee: Gilead, ViiV
Speakers Bureau: Gilead, Janssen
Contracted Research: Gilead, Proteus
Paul E. Sax, MD
Consulting Fee: AbbVie, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead, GlaxoSmithKline/ViiV, Janssen, Merck
Contracted Research: (Paid to institution): Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead, GlaxoSmithKline/ViiV
Babafemi O. Taiwo, MBBS
Consulting Fee: Gilead, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, ViiV
Contracted Research: GlaxoSmithKline, ViiV
External Reviewer reports the following relationship(s):
Lisa Hightow-Weidman, MD, MPH
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
National Jewish Health and Vindico Medical Education staff report the following relationship(s):
Betti Bandura
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Mandy Comeau
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Stephanie Corder, ND, RN, CHCP
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Jennifer Frederick, PharmD
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Lynda Lyons
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Signed disclosures are on file at National Jewish Health and Vindico Medical Education.
Unlabeled and Investigational Usage:
The audience is advised that this continuing medical education activity may contain references to unlabeled uses of FDA-approved products or to products not approved by the FDA for use in the United States. The faculty members have been made aware of their obligation to disclose such usage. All activity participants will be informed if any speakers/authors intend to discuss either non–FDA-approved or investigational use of products/devices.
Copyright Statement:
Created and published by Vindico Medical Education, 6900 Grove Road, Building 100, Thorofare, NJ 08086-9447. Telephone: 856-848-1000; Fax: 856-848-6091. Printed in the USA. Copyright © 2018 Vindico Medical Education. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission from the publisher. The material presented at or in any of Vindico Medical Education and National Jewish Health continuing medical education activities does not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of Vindico Medical Education and National Jewish Health. Neither Vindico Medical Education, National Jewish Health, nor the faculty endorse or recommend any techniques, commercial products, or manufacturers. The faculty/authors may discuss the use of materials and/or products that have not yet been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. All readers and continuing education participants should verify all information before treating patients or utilizing any product.
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