International Antiviral Society-USA Webinar Series

The IAS–USA is sponsoring a series of continuing medical education (CME) webinars for clinical health care practitioners in spring 2013. These activities are conducted in partnership with the AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC) National Resource Center.

Each webinar will last 60 to 90 minutes and will address one of these current topics in HIV care:
1) HIV and Pain Management
2) New Data from the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections
3) HIV Comorbidities

These webinars will take place on the third Tuesday of the month at 10:00 AM (PST).

Dates for the webinars:
February 19, 2013
March 19, 2013
April 16, 2013

CMEs will be provided.
For more information or questions on these webinars, or on any of the IAS-USA CME activities, go to: https://www.iasusa.org/ .

PAETC Webinar – The Affordable Care Act: How to Address the Needs of HIV Clinics and Clinicians

This webinar will be presented by Steve O’Brien, MD, formerly of the East Bay AIDS Education and Training Center, and currently the Vice President for Medical Affairs at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley, CA.

Date and Time:
Monday, January 28, 2013
12:00 – 1:30 PM (PST)
Free CMEs are available

To learn more about the webinar and to register, click here.

5 Things Every Presenter Should Know about People Animated Video

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UC Irvine AETC HIV/AIDS on the Front Line

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PEPFAR Blueprint: Creating an AIDS-free Generation

Secretary Clinton commemorated World AIDS Day 2012 and unveiled the PEPFAR Blueprint: Creating an AIDS-free Generation that provides a roadmap for how the U.S. Government will work to help achieve an AIDS-free generation.

To view the unveiling of the PEPFAR Blueprint by Secretary Hillary Clinton and Florence Ngobeni-Allen, Ambassador for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, click here.

To view the PEPFAR Blueprint, click here.

UNAIDS Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic – 2012

UNAIDS has just released this global report stating that the number of newly infected people is declining and 8 million people are now receiving treatment. To read this report, click here.

World AIDS Day New Media Toolkit and Facing AIDS Initiative from AIDS.gov

To view the toolkit, click here.

To learn about the Facing AIDS Initiative, click here.

HIV Prevention Funding Allocations at CDC-Funded State and Local Health Departments, 2010 Report

TO view this report, click here.

MMWR Report on Integration of HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, TB Prevention Services

To view this report, click here.

Target Center Featuring World AIDS Day Activities

The Target Center has included multiple examples of ways in which Ryan White agencies are commemorating World AIDS Day this year on their website. Click here to wee what’s happening around the country.