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Minifellowship Training In
HIV/AIDS in the Correctional Managed Care Setting
Course Overview/Methodology
This educational fellowship was
developed to update physicians and mid-level practitioners at University of Texas Medical
Branch, Galveston, Correctional Managed Care, regarding HIV treatment methodologies,
pharmacological management, diagnosis and treatment of AIDS related diseases as well as
opportunistic infections in HIV positive patients. This educational program consists of
lectures, audio visual presentations, question and answer sessions and telemedicine
demonstrations with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
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Objectives
After attending this program:
- Participants will be able to
explain the epidemiology of the HIV epidemic globally, nationally, and in the state of
Texas.
- Participants will be able to
describe the appropriate initial work up and management of an HIV-infected person.
- Participants will be able to
discuss viral replication, viral dynamics, and the resulting effects on the immune system.
- Participants will be able to
relate viral load determination to antiretroviral therapy management in HIV-infected
individuals.
- Participants will be able to
identify the principles of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART).
- Participants will be able to
recognize, diagnose and treat the major opportunistic infections and other complications
associated with HIV infection.
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Accreditation
AMA Category 1 - The University
of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. The University
of Texas Medical Branch designates this continuing medical education activity for up to
20.45 credit hours in Category 1 of the Physicians Recognition Award of the American
Medical Association.
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Special
Activities
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Tour
by Carriage or by Duck of some Galveston Island tourist attractions |
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Dinner
at Luigi's Italian Restaurant located at 2328 Strand |
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Certificates
presented to each participant |
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Program
Director and Coordinator
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David
P. Paar, MD
HIV Minifellowship Program Director
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Victoria
Korschegen, BSN, MSN
HIV Minifellowship Program Coordinator |
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Registration
The following registration form
can be downloaded and must be sent in before the date indicated.
Please send registration to Ms. Victoria Korschgen by the due date by
one of the following methods: (1) mail to the Division of Infectious Diseases,
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, 301 University Boulevard, Rt.
0435,
Galveston, Texas 77555-0435; (2) e-mail to vikorsch@utmb.edu;
or (3)
hand deliver to Suite 4.210 Graves Bldg., University of Texas Medical
Branch.
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For further
information, contact:
Victoria Korschgen, Program Coordinator
Division of Infectious Diseases
University of Texas Medical Branch
301 University Boulevard, Route 0435
Galveston, TX 77555-0435
Telephone: 409-772-8799
Fax: 409-747-8771
email: vikorsch@UTMB.edu
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