2008 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Grantee Meeting
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Overview

The 11th Annual Clinical Update will be held in conjunction with the 2008 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Grantee Meeting from August 25-27, 2008, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC.

The goal of the Clinical Update is to provide a comprehensive overview of current clinical issues in HIV management and current strategies in HIV medical care for practitioners in program Parts A, B, C, and D funded programs. This state-of-the-art Continuing Medical Education (CME) program will include 3 days of lectures and interactive workshops. Attendees are encouraged to bring cases and questions for discussion. This Clinical Update is sponsored by the International AIDS Society-USA (IAS-USA).

The Clinical Update is co-chaired by Laura W. Cheever, MD, ScM, Michael S. Saag, MD, and Carmen D. Zorrilla, MD. The Clinical Update is planned and supported in collaboration with staff from the HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the US Department of Health and Human Services. This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit TM.


Agenda

For more Clinical Update information, please visit www.iasusa.org/rwprogram2008. 

Note: Clinical Update plenary sessions will be held in the Thurgood Marshall Ballroom, unless otherwise specified. 
 
Monday, August 25, 2008

8:30 am–10:30 am             All-Grantee and Clinical Update Keynote Presentations 
                                        (Note: The following presentations will be held in the 
                                         Marriott Ballroom)

                                        Clinical Update case presentation
                                        Laura W. Cheever, MD
                                        Co-chair, Clinical Update
                                        Chief Medical Officer
                                        Deputy Associate Administrator
                                        HIV/AIDS Bureau
                                        Health Resources and Services Administration

                                        Michael S. Saag, MD
                                        Co-chair, Clinical Update
                                        Volunteer Director
                                        International AIDS Society–USA
                                        Professor of Medicine
                              
                                        Jim Straley Chair in AIDS Research
                                        Director, Division of Infectious Diseases and 
                                        The William C. Gorgas Center for Geographic Medicine
                                        Director, Center for AIDS Research
                                        University of Alabama at Birmingham

                                        Carmen D. Zorrilla, MD
                                        Co-chair, Clinical Update
                                        Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
                                        University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
                                        Principal Investigator: CEMI, PR-CCHD, HVTN-PR
                                        Maternal and Infant Studies Center (CEMI)

10:30 am–11:00 am           Break and Travel to Clinical Update Meeting Room

11:00 am                          Clinical Update Welcome and Day 1 Opening Remarks

11:15 am                          HIV Prevention Update: What can be done to slow down the 
                                        epidemic, and what do we need to know?
                                        Kenneth H. Mayer, MD
                                        Professor of Medicine and Community Health
                                        Director, The Brown AIDS Program
                                        Brown University - The Miriam Hospital 
                                        Medical Research Director
                                        Fenway Community Health Center

12:00 pm                          Dermatologic manifestations of HIV disease: 
                                        Case-based presentation
                                        Toby A. Maurer, MD
                                        Associate Professor
                                        University of California San Francisco

12:30 pm                          Question-and-Answer Period

12:40 pm*–2:30 pm           Clinical Update Lunch – on own
*NOTE: Clinical Update lunch break begins 10 minutes later than AGM lunch break

2:30 pm                            Initiating antiretroviral therapy: 
                                        where is the pendulum now? 
                                        Kimberly Y. Smith, MD, MPH
                                        Associate Professor of Medicine
                                        Rush University Medical Center

3:00 pm                            Strategies for initial therapy: what to start?
                                        Case-based Presentation 
                                        M. Keith Rawlings, MD   
                                        Medical Director
                                        AIDS Arms, Inc

3:50 pm                            Question-and-Answer Period

4:00 pm–4:20 pm              Travel to Clinical Update Workshop Session I

4:20 pm–5:20 pm              Clinical Update Workshops Session I 
                                        (9 concurrent workshops will be held on the following topics) 
                                            • Strategies for Initiating Therapy: The Basics (WS1) 
                                            • Interpretation of Resistance Test Results: The Basics (WS2) 
                                            • Overview of Antiretroviral Management: The Basics (WS3) 
                                            • Strategies for Antiretroviral Failure: Advanced (WS4A) 
                                            • Interpretation of Resistance Test Results: Advanced (WS5A)
                                            • Managing HIV and Hepatitis B and C Virus Coinfections (WS6A)
                                            • Diagnosis and Treatment of Dermatologic Manifestations
                                               of HIV (WS7)
                                            • Current Issues in Pediatric HIV (WS10)
                                            • Quality Improvement in Your Clinic (WS14)

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

8:00 am                            Clinical Update Day 2 Opening Remarks

8:15 am                            Interpreting resistance test results and tropism assays
                                        Richard H. Haubrich, MD
                                        Professor of Medicine
                                        Division of Infectious Diseases 
                                        University of California San Diego

8:45 am                            Quality improvement in the clinic and the clinician’s role
                                        Kathleen A. Clanon, MD, FACP
                                        Medical Director
                                        Alameda County Medical Center - HIV Services
                                        Center for Health Training

9:15 am                            Question-and-Answer Period

9:30 am–10:00 am            Clinical Update Morning Break
 
10:00 am                          Drug-drug interactions among newer agents
                                        Judith A. Aberg, MD
                                        Associate Professor of Medicine
                                        Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology 
                                        New York University Medical Center

10:30 am                          Strategies for antiretroviral therapy failure: 
                                        Case-based Presentation 
                                        Roy M. Gulick, MD, MPH
                                        Professor of Medicine   
                                        Division of International Medicine and Infectious Diseases 
                                        Director of Cornell HIV Clinical Trials Unit
                                        Weill Cornell Medical College

11:20 am                          Question-and-Answer Period

11:30–1:00 pm                  Clinical Update Lunch Break

1:00 pm                            New agents for treating Hepatitis B and C virus and their
                                        use in HIV coinfected patients
                                        Mark S. Sulkowski, MD
                                        Associate Professor of Medicine
                                        Division of Infectious Diseases 
                                        Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

1:30 pm                            Question-and-Answer Period

1:45 pm                            Investigational antiretroviral drugs in development 
                                        Jeffrey L. Lennox, MD
                                        Professor of Medicine
                                        Emory University School of Medicine
                                        Medical Director, Infectious Disease Program
                                        Grady Health System

2:15 pm                            Question-and-Answer Period

2:30 pm–2:50 pm              Clinical Update Afternoon Break
 
2:50 pm                            Improving Engagement in HIV Care: What Can We Do?
                                        Michael J. Mugavero, MD, MHSc
                                        Assistant Professor of Medicine
                                        University of Alabama at Birmingham

3:20 pm                            HIV, Aging, and Comorbidities
                                        R. Scott Braithwaite, MD, MSc, FACP
                                        Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine 
                                        Yale University School of Medicine

3:50 pm                            Question-and-Answer Period

4:10 pm–4:20 pm              Travel to Clinical Update Workshop Session II

4:20 pm–5:20 pm              Clinical Update Workshops Session II 
                                        (9 concurrent workshops will be held on the following topics) 
                                            • Strategies for Antiretroviral Failure: Advanced (WS4 B and C) 
                                            • Interpretation of Resistance Test Results: Advanced (WS5B)
                                            • Managing HIV and Hepatitis B and C Virus Coinfections (WS6B)
                                            • Managing Neurologic and Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV,
                                               Including in Aging Populations (WS8)
                                            • Women and HIV: Practical Treatment Strategies (WS9)
                                            • Approaches to Treating HIV-infected Adolescents (WS11)
                                            • Designing and Implementing Cohort Research in Your Clinic:
                                               Why and How (WS12)
                                            • Implementing a Successful Patient Outreach and Retention
                                               Program (WS13)
 
Wednesday, August 27, 2008

8:00 am                            Clinical Update Day 3 Opening Remarks

8:15 am                            Use of long-term cohort data as the future of 
                                        clinical research
                                        Michael S. Saag, MD
 
8:45 am                            Women and HIV
                                        Carmen D. Zorrilla, MD

9:15 am                            Question-and-Answer Period

9:30 am–9:50 am              Clinical Update Morning Break

9:50 am                            Current issues in adolescents and HIV
                                        William M. Barnes, PhD
                                        Director of HIV Support Services
                                        Children’s National Medical Center

10:20 am                          Difficult cases from the clinic: Case-based Presentation
                                        David H. Spach, MD
                                        Professor of Medicine
                                        Division of Infectious Diseases
                                        University of Washington
                                        Clinical Director
                                        Northwest AIDS Education and Training Center

11:10 am                          Diagnosis and treatment of Methicillin-resistant 
                                        Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) 
                                        John G. Bartlett, MD 
                                        Professor of Medicine
                                        Founder and Director of HIV Care Service
                                        Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

11:40 am                          Question-and-Answer Period

12:00 pm                          Clinical Update Day 3 Closing Remarks     


Accreditation

This Clinical Update is sponsored by the International AIDS Society-USA.

The International AIDS Society-USA is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

The International AIDS Society-USA designates this educational activity for a maximum of 15.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 15.25 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. 

This activity is being held in collaboration with Corexcel. Corexcel is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. For more information on this activity's contact hours, please review the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Training and Technical Assistance Grantee Meeting Agenda.



Who Should Attend

The Clinical Update is designed for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other direct clinical care providers who are actively involved in HIV care in Ryan White funded programs. It is open to any registrant of the 2008 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Grantee Meeting.


Registration

To register for the 11th Annual Clinical Update, indicate on the 2008 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Grantee Meeting registration form that you will be attending the Clinical Update. Clinical Update workshops will be available to Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program clinical decision makers. Additional details about these workshops and the sign-up process will be available shortly.


For More Information

For questions regarding registration or logistics for the 2008 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Grantee Meeting, please contact the logistics contractor, Professional and Scientific Associates.

For questions about the Clinical Update agenda or program, please contact the IAS-USA or visit www.iasusa.org/rwprogram2008.

Phone: 415-544-9400
Fax: 415-544-9402
Email: rwprogram2008@iasusa.org
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The 2008 Ryan White Meeting is being co-sponsored by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the American Academy of HIV Medicine (AAHIVM).