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COLLABORATION STATEMENT: The AIDS Institute is proud of the ongoing collaboration between the Clinical Education Initiative (CEI) and Physicians Research Network (PRN). Founded in 1990, PRN has a well-established reputation for spotlighting the work of the most innovative and influential leaders in the HIV treatment, prevention and research fields through its monthly meetings in New York City. Since 2010, CEI has featured recordings of PRN's monthly events through the CEI website. The combined efforts of both educational institutions have enhanced the continuing educational resources available to New York State clinicians caring for people living with, or at risk for HIV.
Original Release Date: 12/13/2011
Review Date: 7/20/2012
Presenter
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Todd T. Brown, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University
Learning Objectives / Desired Outcomes
At the completion of this educational activity, participants will:
- Discuss the optimal screening recommendations regarding hypogonadism and the current controversies.
- Discuss the potential risks and benefits of testosterone therapy, particularly with respect to the older male.
Presenter Bio
Dr. Brown is a Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at Johns Hopkins University where he is also the primary endocrine consultant to the Johns Hopkins HIV Clinic. He is a graduate of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He completed his clinical training at Georgetown University and Johns Hopkins. His research focuses on metabolic, endocrine, and skeletal abnormalities observed in HIV-infected patients, as related to aging. Dr. Brown is particularly interested in the aging-related outcomes of cardiovascular disease, fractures, and frailty in persons living with HIV. He is a co-investigator in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study and the AIDS Clinical Trial Group. In the MACS, he is the co-Principal Investigator of the Baltimore/Washington DC site and is the former chair of the Metabolic Working Group. In the ACTG, he has served in leadership positions on multiple observational and interventional studies, including a substudy of REPRIEVE, the large statin trial in low CVD risk, persons living with HIV. He is a member of the Organizing Committee of the International Workshop on Comorbidities and Adverse Drug Reactions in HIV, now in its 20th year. He has published over 170 articles and book chapters on endocrine and metabolic problems and their consequences in HIV-infected persons and has lectured internationally on these topics.
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