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Course

The Basics of HIV Resistance Testing

Details

Published Date: 04/11/2022

Expiration Date: 11/17/2024

CE Credit: CME:1CNE: 1(Rx: 1)

Description

This course will ensure that clinicians will know the definition of resistance and discuss the causes of HIV drug resistance, the tests used for measuring HIV drug resistance, including phenotypic and tropism testing, and the indications for when to perform resistance testing and review which tests are appropriate for optimal patient outcomes.

Presenter(s)

Antonio E. Urbina,MD

Antonio E. Urbina, MD is the Medical Director for the Mt. Sinai Institute for Advanced Medicine Downtown clinic in New York City. Dr. Urbina serves as a Medical Director for the Clinical Education Initiative of the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute as well as Professor of Medicine at the Icahn School of School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Since completing his residency in Internal Medicine at Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Center-Manhattan in 1995, Dr. Urbina has pioneered innovative educational programming for community-based clinics, hospitals, and public health departments. He has directed more than 10 HIV clinical trials research protocols. From 2007 to 2009, Dr. Urbina served on the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) as well as Governor Cuomo’s Task Force to end the AIDS epidemic in New York State.

Learning Objectives

  • State the definition of resistance and discuss the causes of HIV drug resistance.
  • Discuss the tests used for measuring HIV drug resistance, including phenotypic and tropism testing.
  • Describe the indications for when to perform resistance testing and review which tests are appropriate for optimal patient outcomes.

Continuing Education Credit Information