Hirsh Center Conferences & Workshops

September 26-27, 2024

A focus on medical care for people living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Who should attend: Infectious disease and internal medicine physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, nurses, social workers, and other health care professionals who manage the care of people living with HIV.

• Sept. 26 - 5:30-8 p.m. Keynote Address Dinner
• Sept. 27 7:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Full Day Educational Conference

Location: Corporate College East
4400 Richmond Rd, Warrensville Hts, Ohio

Questions: Email medcme@case.edu

Registration Opens: June 1, 2024

Learn More: CWRU School of Medicine Continuing Education Portal

Presented by:

• The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
• Cleveland Clinic

In Collaboration With:

• Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
• The Centers
• VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System
• The MetroHealth System
• The Midwest AIDS Training + Education Center
• University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.

CME Activity Director

• Alan Taege, MD - Emeritus Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine; Department of Infectious Disease, Cleveland Clinic

CME Activity Co-Director | Nurse Planner

• TBD

Committee Members

• Kristen Allen, family nurse practitioner, Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center
• Kaylee D. Bray, AGACNP-BC, HIV nurse practitioner, Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center
• Francisco J Marco Canosa, MD, associate staff, Department of Infectious Disease, Cleveland Clinic
• Vinh Dang, MD, staff physician, Department of Infectious Disease, Cleveland Clinic
• Mary Dolansky, PhD, RN, FAAN,  director of the Sarah Cole Hirsh Institute for Evidence-based Practice Implementation, Case Western Reserve University
• T’Keyah Grier, PhD, CHES, research coordinator, MATEC, Cincinnati
• Carmel Hippias, NP, DNP student, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University
• Amy Pisman, BA, director of continuing medical education, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
• Jane Russell, BSN, RN
• Julie Schexnayder, DNP, ACNP-BC, accredited provider program director, Nursing Continuing Professional Development, Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
• Amy Hirsch Schumaker, PharmD BCPS, ACPE activity director, Infectious Disease Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System
• Jen McMillen Smith, LISW-S, social work specialist, Compass Services at The MetroHealth System
• Jan Stockton, MSN, RN AACRN, ACNS, HIV clinical nurse specialist MATEC, Cincinnati
• Alan Taege, MD, emeritus assistant professor, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Department of Infectious Disease, Cleveland Clinic
• Adriana Whelan, DNP, FNP-BC, nurse practitioner, Associate Director of Clinical Services, Circle Health Services

Approved Education Providers & Accreditation Statements

Physicians

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 9.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Activity Planner: Amy Pisman

Pharmacy

The University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education (CPE). This activity has been accredited for 9.0 contact hours of knowledge-based live pharmacy continuing education.

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Release 10.5.2023
Expires 10.5.2026        

Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (9.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (9.00 hours)

Activity Planner: Amy Pisman

Physician’s Assistants

The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ toward recertification requirements.

Activity Planner: Amy Pisman

Nursing

The Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC) will provide up to 9.0 nursing contact hours for completion of this event. ANAC is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Activity Planner: Julie Schexnayder

Social Work

The ADAMHS Board is an approved provider through the Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board and the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, Marriage, and Family Therapist Board offering Recognized Clock Hours (RCH) to Chemical Dependency Professionals, as well as Continuing Professional Education hours (CEUs) to Counselors and Social Workers and has awarded 8.5 CEU/RCHs for this conference.

Activity Planner: Jen McMillen Smith

Although there are many national meetings on HIV infection, most cater primarily to HIV researchers. Moreover, there is a lack of educational programs on clinical HIV management, especially in the greater Northeast region of Ohio. Northeast Ohio includes Cleveland, a metropolitan area experiencing one of the highest HIV rates in the state. The region is widely affected by the opioid epidemic and has sociodemographic characteristics that create barriers to HIV prevention, early identification, and HIV treatment and care. This conference will bring together local providers who are experienced in treating people living with HIV and nationally recognized experts to address current issues in HIV treatment and prevention. The 2024 conference will include an evening keynote presentation with dinner and a full day in person educational conference. To reflect the reality of clinical HIV management today, the conference will be inter-professional in nature; physicians, physician assistants, nurses and nurse practitioners, pharmacists, social workers, psychologists, and other healthcare workers are invited to attend.