Hepatitis C and HIV Co-Infection
Objectives
At the conclusion of the program, participants will be able to:
- Describe the epidemiology and prevention of Hepatitis C (HCV).
- Discuss screening and diagnostic workup of HCV infection.
- Describe the clinical management of Hepatitis C and HIV.
This training is open to New York State clinical providers, such as physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, dentists and pharmacists.
Continuing Nurse Education Credits
The University at Albany School of Public Health is an Approved Provider of continuing nurse education by the Northeast Multi-State Division, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
This offering is approved for 1 nursing contact hours.
Continuing Medical Education Credits
The School of Public Health, University at Albany is accredited by the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The School of Public Health, University at Albany designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The Medical Society of the State of New York relies upon planners and faculty participants in its CME activities to provide educational information that is objective and free of bias. In this spirit and in accordance with the guidelines of MSSNY and the ACCME, all speakers and planners for CME activities must disclose any relevant financial relationships with commercial interests whose products, devices or services may be discussed in the content of a CME activity , that might be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest. Any discussion of investigational or unlabeled uses of a product will be identified.
The following faculty have indicated a relationship with the following:
Kelly Ramsey, MD: served on a one-time HCV Advisory Board for Internists and Infectious Diseases Specialists for Gilead Sciences in May 2016
Other planners and faculty have no affiliations that could or do represent a real or apparent conflict of interest.
Continuing Pharmacy Education Credits 
The University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This knowledge-based live activity “Hepatitis C and HIV Co-Infection,” ACPE #0044-9999-16-043-L02, will award 1.0 contact hour or 0.10 of pharmacy education credit. No partial credit will be awarded.
