Online HIV/AIDS Continuing Medical Education

University at Albany Center for Public HealthEarn CME credit at your leisure and stay abreast of HIV/AIDS clinical updates.We deliver high-quality continuing medical educational activities developed by clinicians and leading researchers in the field of HIV/AIDS. Our CME activities are all free and can be taken at any time from any Internet-connected computer. Our courses are accredited by the University at Albany School for Public Health.

Course Catalog

Prevention For Positives and Negative

Learning Objectives

  1. To understand the importance of discussing the prevention of HIV transmission with both HIV positive and HIV negative patients.
  2. To realize some factors that influence an individual's likelihood of transmitting or acquiring HIV.
  3. To recognize the rationale for making HIV testing a routine part of medical care, and how testing can be a means of prevention.
  4. To discuss ways to obtain a thorough and accurate sexual history/assessment.
  5. To gain increased knowledge of counseling and behavioral interventions that health care providers can use to help their patients with HIV related behavior change.

HIV and Oral Health Care

Learning Objectives

  1. Describe the signs and symptoms of HIV infection
  2. Explain antiretroviral treatment for HIV infection.
  3. List pretreatment considerations for HIV/AIDS patients undergoing dental procedures.

 

NYSDOH Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS) Guidelines: A Case Presentation

Learning Objectives

  1. Describe common characteristics of Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS)
  2. Outline the differential diagnosis of IRIS
  3. Discuss the management and the treatment of patients with IRIS

Overdose Prevention: The Role of Naloxone in the Community

Learning Objectives

  1. Discuss the epidemiology of opioid overdose
  2. Advise their patients on how to avoid, recognize and act on opioid overdoses
  3. Discuss the role and safety of prescribing and distributing naloxone in the community
  4. Understand the NYS requirements to become an Opioid Overdose Prevention Program

NYSDOH Syphilis Guidelines: A Case Presentation
At the conclusion of this course participants will be able to:

  • State the frequency with which a health care provider should screen an HIV-infected patient for syphilis.
  • Discuss the criteria by which a health care provider should make a diagnosis of latent syphilis infection.
  • List the four conditions under which health care providers should perform a lumbar puncture in patients with syphilis or history of syphilis.

 

 

  • CME Credit Available for Albany Medical Center HIV Breakfast Club
    • Albany Medical Center is offering CME accredited courses via the CEI Training website. These courses are available online, but require students to complete a PDF form and mail it to AMC upon course completion.