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Thomas J. Hope, PhD
Professor
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
- Be aware the mucosal immune cell types initially infected by HIV after sexual exposure, the highly dynamic nature of the early host-virus interactions at the portal of transmission, and how the virus is distributed after sexual exposure and infection.
- Understand the detailed mechanisms of how pre exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) prevents HIV acquisition and why systemic PrEP (oral pill) works better than topical PrEP (Microbicides) to prevent transmission.
- Appreciate the weaknesses associated with using blood sampling to evaluate the outcome of antiviral treatment and monitor HIV reservoirs relating to HIV Cure Research.
- Appreciate how utilizing state-of-the-art Multi-scale imaging approaches are providing new insights into the natural history of HIV transmission, dissemination, reservoir formation, and mechanisms of prevention.

This CME activity was approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ on March 19, 2019 and will terminate March 18, 2022.
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. Thomas J. Hope, (Presenter) had no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Dr. Hope submitted his slides in advance for adequate peer review, and will support his presentation and clinical recommendations with the best available evidence from the medical literature.
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.