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AIDS 2008: XVII International AIDS Conference

August 03 - 08, 2008

This activity is not sanctioned by, nor a part of, the International AIDS Conference. Conference news does not receive grant support and is produced independently.


Topic Overviews

  • Physicians - maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™
    • Viral and Host Factors in HIV Pathogenesis
      Mario Stevenson, PhD
  • Physicians - maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™
    Nurses - 1.25 ANCC contact hours (1.25 contact hours are in the area of pharmacology)
    Pharmacists - 1.25 ACPE continuing education credits for pharmacists (0.125 CEUs)
    • Advances in Antiretroviral Strategies for Naive Patients
      Edwin DeJesus, MD, FACP
    • Advances in Antiretroviral Strategies for Highly Experienced Patients
      Brian Conway, MD, FRCPC
    • Treatment Strategies in HIV Infection: Revised Guidelines and New Data -- An Expert Interview With Dr. Sharon Walmsley
      Thomas Maxwell Mundy, MD
  • Physicians - maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™
    Pharmacists - 1.0 ACPE continuing education credits for pharmacists (0.1 CEUs)
    • Investigational Antiretroviral Drugs
      Mark R. Nelson, MA, MBBS, FRCP
    • Antiretroviral Drug Resistance and Implications for Clinical Management of HIV Infection
      Mark A. Wainberg, PhD
  • Physicians - maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™
    Nurses - 0.75 ANCC contact hours (0.5 contact hours are in the area of pharmacology)
    • Advances in the Management of Viral Hepatitis in HIV-Coinfected Patients
      Vincent V. Soriano, MD, PhD
    • Adverse Events and Complications of Antiretroviral Therapy
      Paul E. Sax, MD
  • Physicians - maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™
    • Emerging Strategies to Curb HIV Transmission
      Thomas C. Quinn, MD, MSc
    • Epidemiologic Trends in HIV, Hepatitis, Tuberculosis, and Sexually Transmitted Infections
      Michael L. Tapper, MD
  • Physicians - maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™
    Nurses - 0.25 ANCC contact hours (None of these credits is in the area of pharmacology)
    • Delivery of Care in Resource-Limited Countries
      Gita Sinha, MD, MPH

Conference News

  • New HIV Treatment Guidelines Issued CME
    New HIV treatment guidelines issued by the International AIDS Society–USA urge starting therapy sooner.
    Medscape Medical News, August 4, 2008
    0.25CME