Approximately 25% of all individuals infected with HIV are coinfected with HCV.1 Of critical significance, HIV increases the rate of progression of HCV-related hepatic fibrosis, and HCV is associated with a 3-fold increase in HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART)–induced liver toxicity.2 Further, these synergistic diseases often occur within adverse socioeconomic conditions that significantly increase the vulnerability and decrease the overall health status of at-risk populations.3 Whereas HIV infection is now effectively manageable, chronic HCV infection is curable. Yet, despite new, highly effective direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment regimens for HCV, their broad-scale use and associated therapeutic successes remain stymied by barriers at the patient, clinician, health care system, and jurisdictional levels.4 The BLOCK HIV/HCV initiative will provide community-based infectious disease specialists and other HIV treaters with foundational information and practical resources needed to prepare local stakeholders—both clinical and nonclinical—to collaborate in efforts to eliminate HCV within their communities.
David L. Wyles MD (Course Chair)
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
Denver Health
Professor of Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Denver, Colorado
Cody A. Chastain, MD (Knoxville Co-Chair)
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Viral Hepatitis Program
Division of Infectious Diseases
Department of Medicine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee
Kenneth E. Sherman, MD, PhD (Cincinnati Co-Chair)
Distinguished Research Professor
Gould Professor of Medicine
Director, Division of Digestive Diseases
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Cincinnati, Ohio
Stuart C. Gordon, MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF, FAASLD
(Lansing Co-Chair)
Professor of Medicine
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Director, Division of Hepatology
Henry Ford Health System
Detroit, Michigan
Mark S. Sulkowski, MD (Baltimore Co-Chair)
Medical Director, Viral Hepatitis Center
Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
Stacey Trooskin, MD, PhD, MPH
Director, Viral Hepatitis Programs
Jonathan Lax Treatment Center
Philadelphia FIGHT
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10 minutes
Welcome and Preactivity Polling
30 minutes
The Challenge of HCV Elimination
30 minutes
HCV Therapy: The State of the Union
20 minutes
Populations in Greatest Need—Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM)
20 minutes
BREAK
30 minutes
Populations in Greatest Need—People Who Inject Drugs (PWID)
20 minutes
Other Real-World Circumstances
20 minutes
Success Stories
30 minutes
LUNCH
30 minutes
Addressing Region-Specific Barriers and Challenges to HCV Elimination
10 minutes
Introduction to Small-Group Breakouts:
Bringing Together Stakeholders and Creating a Collaborative Plan
30 minutes
Multidisciplinary Small Groups: Putting a Plan Into Action
60 minutes
Panel Discussion: The Call to Action & Beyond
20 minutes
Closing Statements & Postactivity Polling
This activity is intended for a multidisciplinary audience including community-based infectious disease specialists and other HIV treaters, gastroenterology/hepatology clinicians, mental health specialists, substance abuse specialists, correctional health care professionals, public policy/public health officials, hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV advocacy groups, payers, and clinical office staff who are engaged in the care of patients with HIV and/or HCV.
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and Integritas Communications. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the health care team.
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 6.5 contact hours (0.65 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. (Universal Activity Number - JA4008162-9999-20-2032-L05-P)
Application
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Social Worker and Case Manager credit will be applied for, but is not guaranteed at this time.
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Jointly provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and Integritas Communications
This activity is supported by independent educational grants from Gilead Sciences, Inc., and AbbVie Inc.