Management of HCV Infection in the HIV-Infected Patient: Where are We in 2010?

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Phyllis Tien, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, UCSF, Staff Physician, SFVAMC

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Overview

CME Credit Available: 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ($25 fee)
Course number: MED1409F
Presentation Date: May 12, 2010
CME Release Date: March 1, 2011
CME Expiration Date: March 1, 2014

Liver disease is a leading cause of non-AIDS-related death among HIV-infected patients. Dr. Tien's presentation focuses on the following areas of HCV/HIV coinfection:

		Natural history and changing epidemiology of HCV

		Strategies for management and treatment of acute and chronic HCV in coinfected patients

		Future directions in HCV management, including new staging modalities and treatments

We request that all users complete the brief posttest and evaluation to provide feedback to course planners and presenters. Those requesting CME credit are required to complete all components to receive credit.

CME Accreditation

The HIV InSite Group offers this activity in conjunction with The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Office of Continuing Medical Education. The UCSF Office of Continuing Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The UCSF Office of Continuing Medical Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This CME activity is accredited from March 1, 2011 to March 1, 2014. Content is reviewed yearly. Participants who successfully complete the activity posttest and submit the evaluation and registration forms are eligible to receive CME credit. Physician (MDs, DOs, and international equivalents) may receive CME credit for completing this activity.

Grant Support and Cost

This Grand Rounds / CME activity was made possible through an educational grant from the NIAID-funded UCSF-GIVI Center for AIDS Research. There is a $25 processing fee, which goes to the UCSF Office of Continuing Medical Education.

Faculty

Presenter

Phyllis Tien, MD

Dr. Tien is an Associate Professor in Medicine/Infectious Diseases at UCSF. She studies metabolic consequences of HCV and HIV infection, particularly insulin resistance, lipodystrophy, and hepatic steatosis in men and women.

Medical Editor

Susa Coffey, MD

Dr. Coffey is an Associate Professor of Medicine at UCSF, and is an attending physician in the Positive Health Program at San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco's largest Ryan White Care Act-funded HIV specialty clinic. Dr. Coffey is Principal Investigator and Editor in Chief at HIV InSite and the AIDS Education and Training Centers National Resource Center.

Disclosure of Financial Interests

Dr Tien has no financial disclosures.

Dr Coffey has no financial disclosures.

Contact Information

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UCSF Office of Continuing Medical Education
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San Francisco, CA 94118
Phone: 415-476-4251
Fax: 415-476-0318
Registration: 415-476-5808
Registration Fax: 415-502-1795
email: info@ocme.ucsf.edu

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