HIVPNC Module 3 | Centering Clients in Program Services
This module covers key practices of client-centered PrEP navigation and ways to address health disparities in clients’ access to care.
Faculty
K. Daniel Reed
Community Prevention Coordinator at ACR Health
Guest Presenters
Christina Palacios
Sexual Health Advocate
Ashley Tolliver
Youth Health Advocacy Coordinator
Broadway Youth Center
Chicago, IL
Educational Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be better able to:
- Identify engagement strategies that help establish trust with PrEP clients.
- List three assessment areas to assess a client’s priorities and needs around HIV prevention.
- Identify communities or individuals who are possible candidates for PrEP.
Accreditation, Credit, and Support
All modules are certified and participants can earn up to 4.0 Credits/Contact Hours (CME, MOC, NCPD, AAPA, CPE, ASWB, CHES) for completion of the certification program (8 modules).
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Medical Learning Institute, Inc. and HealthHIV. Medical Learning Institute, Inc. 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 healthcare team.
Medical Learning Institute, Inc. (MLI) designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.5 MOC point in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Participation information will be shared through the ACCME’s Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS).
The European Union of Medical Specialists-European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (UEMS-EACCME®) has an agreement of mutual recognition of continuing medical education (CME) credit with the American Medical Association (AMA). European physicians interested in converting AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ into European CME credit (ECMEC®) should contact the UEMS (www.uems.eu).
Medical Learning Institute, Inc. has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 0.5 AAPA Category 1 CME credit. Approval is valid until December 1, 2025. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Successful completion of this nursing continuing professional development activity will be awarded 0.5 contact hour.
Please see below for the assigned pharmacology contact hour per module:
| Module 1: Preventing HIV Infection | 0.25 |
| Module 2: Understanding Current PrEP Access | 0.25 |
| Module 3: Centering Clients in Program Services | None |
| Module 4: Assessing Client Healthcare Coverage | None |
| Module 5: Navigating Client Healthcare Coverage | None |
| Module 6: Linking Clients to PrEP Care | None |
| Module 7: Starting, Staying on, and Stopping PrEP | 0.25 |
| Module 8: Promoting Self-Care and Healthy Teams | None |
Medical Learning Institute, Inc. designates this continuing education activity for 0.5 contact hour (0.05 CEU) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
Type of Activity: Knowledge
| Module 1: Preventing HIV Infection | JA0007322-9999-24-092-H01-P |
| Module 2: Understanding Current PrEP Access | JA0007322-9999-24-093-H01-P |
| Module 3: Centering Clients in Program Services | JA0007322-9999-24-094-H01-P |
| Module 4: Assessing Client Healthcare Coverage | JA0007322-9999-24-095-H01-P |
| Module 5: Navigating Client Healthcare Coverage | JA0007322-9999-24-096-H01-P |
| Module 6: Linking Clients to PrEP Care | JA0007322-9999-24-097-H01-P |
| Module 7: Starting, Staying on, and Stopping PrEP | JA0007322-9999-24-098-H01-P |
| Module 8: Promoting Self-Care and Healthy Teams | JA0007322-9999-24-099-H01-P |
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 0.5 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Medical Learning Institute, Inc. (MLI) is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses are approved under this program. Regulatory boards have the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 4.0 general continuing education credits.
Completion of all 8 modules is required in order to receive a certificate of completion for 4.0 continuing education credits.
Sponsored by HealthHIV, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 4 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level CECH available is 0. Continuing Competency credits available are 4.
Support Statement
This program has been supported by an independent educational grant from Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Planning Committee and Content/Peer Reviewers
The planners and content/peer reviewers from Medical Learning Institute, Inc., the accredited provider, and HealthHIV, the joint provider, do not have any relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies.
Disclosure and Conflict of Interest Policy
Medical Learning Institute, Inc. and HealthHIV are committed to providing high quality continuing education to healthcare professionals, as individuals and teams, with a protected space to learn, teach, and engage in scientific discourse free from influence from ineligible companies that may have an incentive to insert commercial bias into education. To that end, MLI requires faculty, presenters, planners, staff, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this CE activity to disclose all financial relationships they have had in the past 24 months with ineligible companies as defined by the ACCME, as related to the content of this CE activity, regardless of the amount or their view of the relevance to the education. All identified COI will be thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to MLI policy. These disclosures will be provided to learners prior to the start of the CE activity.
Faculty Disclosures
- Ken Almanza
Ken Almanza has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose for this educational activity.
- Melissa E. Badowski, PharmD, MPH, FCCP, FIDSA, BCIDP, BCPS, AAHIVP
Clinical Professor, Pharmacy Practice, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL
Melissa E. Badowski, PharmD, MPH, FCCP, FIDSA, BCIDP, BCPS, AAHIVP, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose for this educational activity.
- Megan Canon, MPH
Biomedical Intervention Coordinator, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, CO
Megan Canon, MPH has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose for this educational activity.
- Aniruddha (Anu) Hazra, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Aniruddha (Anu) Hazra, MD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:
• Consultant/Advisor: Gilead Sciences, ViiV Healthcare
• Research Funding: Gilead Sciences
- Christopher Hurt, MD
Christopher Hurt, MD has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose for this educational activity.
- Patrick Ingram, MHSA
Community Health Supervisor, Consultant, HealthHIV, Saint Paul, MN
Patrick Ingram, MHSA has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose for this educational activity.
- Be-Jou’n Lyles
PrEP Coordinator, Us Helping Us, Washington, D.C.
Be-Jou’n Lyles has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose for this educational activity.
- Alan McCord
Senior eLearning Specialist, HealthHIV, Washington, D.C.
Alan McCord has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose for this educational activity.
- Yamini Oseguera-Bhatnagar
Project Coordinator, HIVE, San Francisco
Yamini Oseguera-Bhatnagar has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose for this educational activity
- Christina Palacios
Christina Palacios has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose for this educational activity.
- K. Daniel Reed
Director of Prevention Services, ACR Health, Syracuse, NY
K. Daniel Reed has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose for this educational activity.
- Charlie Romero
Consumer Engagement, PleasePrEPMe, San Francisco, CA
Charlie Romero has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose for this educational activity.
- April Saravia
April Saravia has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose for this educational activity.
- Leo Sheridan
Capacity Building Assistance Manager, HealthHIV, Washington, D.C.
Leo Sheridan has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose for this educational activity.
- Ashley Tolliver
Ashley Tolliver has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose for this educational activity.
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
This educational activity may contain discussions of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this CE activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the CE activity are those of the presenters and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Disclaimer
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this CE activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this CE activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.
Method of Participation
There are no fees for participating in or receiving credit for this CE activity. In order to receive credit, learners must participate in the entire CE activity, complete the post-test and activity evaluation form and your certificate of credit will be generated. A passing score of 70% or higher is needed to obtain credit. Your certificate will be available on eHealthHIV.org. If you have questions regarding your certificate, please contact Beth Brooks via email at [email protected].
For information on applicability and acceptance of continuing education credit for this CE activity, please consult your professional licensing board.
For Physicians requesting MOC credit, the post-test and evaluation are required in their entirety as well as your Board Unique ID number, DOB (MM/DD), and a score of 70% or higher is needed to obtain MOC credit (75% is required for ABS).
For Pharmacists, MLI will accept your completed evaluation form for up to 30 days post-activity and will report your participation to the NABP only if you provide your NABP e-Profile number and DOB (MM/DD). Within 6 weeks, you can view your participation record at the NABP website: https://nabp.pharmacy/.
For Social Workers, completion of all 8 modules is required in order to receive a certificate of completion for 4.0 continuing education credits.
About This Activity
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