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Elaine J. Abrams, MD
Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology
Columbia University
- Understand the biomedical and behavioral health outcomes of adolescents and young adults living with perinatally acquired HIV infection.
- Appreciate the relative contribution of perinatal HIV versus psychosocial and contextual factors to behavioral health outcomes among adolescents and young adults with perinatally acquired HIV infection.
- Know that adolescents and young adults with perinatal HIV infection are at high risk for poor health outcomes and early mortality.
- Be able to identify potential early interventions to improve outcomes for young people with perinatal HIV infection.

This CME activity was approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ on June 26, 2018 and will terminate June 25, 2021.
The target audience is all physicians, NPs and PAs involved or interested in HIV education.
This online video and post-activity evaluation are one hour in length.
- After you complete the video portion of this educational activity there will be a post-activity evaluation and quiz.
- You must achieve at least 70% correct to receive your CME certificate.
- If successful, you will be provided instructions to print your CME certificate at the completion of this activity.
Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) and the Physicians’ Research Network (PRN). MSSNY is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Medical Society of the State of New York designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure Statement
Policies and standards of MSSNY require that speakers and planners for CME activities disclose any relevant financial relationships they may have with commercial interests whose products, devices or services may be discussed in the content of a CME activity.
- Dr. James Braun (Planner/Course Director) had no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
- Dr. Elaine J. Abrams (Presenter) had no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Dr. Elaine J. Abrams submitted her slides in advance for adequate peer review, and will support her presentation and clinical recommendations with the best available evidence from the medical literature.
Financial Support
This meeting of the Physicians’ Research Network (PRN) and enduring material were funded in part by educational grants from: Gilead Sciences, Janssen Therapeutics (a division of Janssen Products, LP), Merck & Co., and ViiV Healthcare.
Details:
- This online video and post-activity evaluation are one hour in length.
- After you complete the video portion of this educational activity there will be a post-activity evaluation and quiz.
- You must achieve at least 70% correct to receive your CME certificate.
- If successful, you will be provided instructions to print your CME certificate at the completion of this activity.