Program Medium:
Internet-based program

Dates of release & termination:
Release date: October 20, 2011
Termination date: June 1, 2012

Method of Physician Participation Utilized in Learning Process:
There are no fees for participating and receiving CME credit for this activity. During the period September 23, 2011 through October 23, 2011 participants must 1) read the learning objectives and faculty disclosures; 2) study the educational activity; 3) register and complete the evaluation form; and 4) provide email to send your CME certificate.

Estimated Time to Complete Educational Activity:
52 minutes

Course Overview:
In this web-based program, physicians will learn how recent advances in basic and clinical research have helped to advance the understanding of treatment advances in the management of patients who are HIV positive or at risk for HIV infection.

Intended Audience:
All providers who offer care to HIV+ patients or patients at risk for HIV disease.

Registration:
Enrollment for this WebCAST is complimentary, and clinicians are invited to participate in this CME-certified WebCAST and/or share this invitation with other colleagues, departmental staff members, and healthcare professionals.

Grantor Support:
The New England AIDS Education and Training Center (NEAETC), established in 1988, is one of eleven Regional AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC), and five National Centers, funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), and sponsored regionally by the Commonwealth Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School through a grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration, Federal Grant No. H4AHA00050.

Accreditation Statement:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of The University of Massachusetts Medical School and New England AIDS Education and Training Center. The University of Massachusetts Medical School is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement:
The University of Massachusetts Medical School designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Under the auspices of the New England AIDS Education & Training Center, this offering meets the requirements for a maximum of 1.2 contact hours, as specified by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (244-CMR 5.04). Each nurse should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

Policy on Faculty & Provider Disclosure:
It is the policy of the University of Massachusetts Medical School to ensure fair balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all activities. All faculty participating in CME activities sponsored by the University of Massachusetts Medical School are required to present evidence-based data, identify and reference off-label product use and disclose all relevant financial relationships with those supporting the activity or others whose products or services are discussed. Faculty disclosure will be provided in the activity materials.

Program Managers and Web Editor Disclosure:
Program presenter Glenn Treisman, MD has nothing to disclose.
Program Manager Donna M. Gallagher, APRN-C, MS, ANP, FAAN, MA has nothing to disclose.
Program Reviewers Denise Leary, John Trobaugh and James Meenaghan have nothing to disclose.

Educational Objectives:
At the completion of this program participants should be able to:

• Outline the epidemiology of neuro-psychiatric disorders among HIV infected persons
• Identify 2 potential consequences of HIV-related depression
• Implement options for evaluation and management  of HIV related depression

Hardware and Software Requirements:
To participate in this program, viewers must have a PC or Macintosh computer that has active, ongoing internet access for the duration of the program, as well as a compatible Flash-viewer and an email address is required for registration and to send the CME certificate.

Privacy Policy:
The personal information provided through registration and evaluations allow for issuance and tracking of CME certificates.  This information may also be used to track aggregate responses to questions in activities and evaluations to inform the ongoing evaluation and improvement of its CME program.  No personal information collected from evaluations will be shared with third parties.

When you participate in a CME activity, we ask you for your name, degree, affiliation, street address, telephone number, fax number, and/or e-mail address (the "Information"). We use that Information in the following ways:

• We use the Information to grade your post-test and to send you a certificate of completion of the CME activity.
• For each CME activity that you take, you must complete an evaluation questionnaire. That questionnaire asks if you are willing to participate in a follow-up survey. If you answer yes, we will use your name and contact information to send you the survey.
• We may use the Information to send you information about other CME activities NEAETC is offering.

Disclaimer:
Opinions expressed are those of the experts who have authored the material, and should not be understood to be those of the New England AIDS Education and Training Center. All information from this posting is for the individual use of the participant and may not be reproduced or distributed in any fashion without express consent from the New England AIDS Education and Training Center.