Antiretroviral Chemoprophylaxis

Learning Objectives

  1. Understand how oral antiretroviral agents may be used for pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis.
  2. Understand how topical antiretroviral agents may be used as microbicides to prevent HIV transmission.
  3. Understand the recent results of the CAPRISA 004 and iPrEx efficacy trials, and learn about upcoming chemoprophylaxis trials, and when their results will be known.
  4. Learn about the possibility of using novel antiretroviral agents for chemoprophylaxis.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER: Kenneth Mayer, MD, is Professor of Medicine and Community Health at Brown University, Director of the Brown University AIDS Program, and Attending Physician in the Infectious Diseases Division of the Miriam Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island; and Medical Research Director at Boston's Fenway Community Health Center, where (since 1983) he has conducted studies of HIV's natural history and transmission. He has co-authored over 400 articles, chapters and other publications on AIDS and related infectious disease topics, and is a frequent lecturer and presenter at national and international conferences and symposia.

Technical Requirements

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Version Notes

This course was first published on November 8, 2011. This is the current revision.

Cost

This course is free.

CME Credit Information

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) and the Physicians' Research Network, Inc. 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 One Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with extent of their participation in the activity.

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