Foundations in HIV Medicine Online Course (With CME)

Enduring Material
Available April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2028

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Course Description

Infectious diseases kill more people worldwide than any other single cause and are among the most common reasons for hospitalization. Infectious diseases is a dynamic field, and new challenges have emerged facing primary care practitioners in the outpatient setting and hospitalists in the inpatient venue. Most infections are cared for, and most antibiotic prescriptions are written, by PCPs and hospitalists—not infectious diseases specialists.

This online course is a comprehensive eight-module online activity covering key aspects of HIV care, including epidemiology, immunology, antiretroviral therapy, and primary care considerations. It explores comorbidities, opportunistic infections, PrEP guidelines, and co-infections such as hepatitis and tuberculosis. Designed for healthcare providers, this course offers an in-depth understanding of HIV management, prevention strategies, and the latest advancements in treatment.

Who Should Enroll

This activity is intended for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, advanced practice providers, and allied health professionals in the fields of emergency medicine, family practice, infectious diseases, internal medicine, and public health.

Objectives

After participating in this activity, the learner will demonstrate the ability to:

  • Describe the immunopathogenesis, epidemiology, diagnosis, and prevention of HIV.
  • Name the agents recommended for inclusion in first-line anti-retroviral therapy (ART) to facilitate selection of initial treatment regiments for newly diagnosed patients, and to acquire a strategy for managing ART resistance and treatment failure.
  • Recognize common comorbidities and complications of HIV, including opportunistic infections, and to understand their management.
  • Identify primary care considerations for care of people living with HIV, including vaccinations, substance use disorders, STI prevention and cancer screenings.
  • Diagnose and treat co-occurring chronic infections (Hepatitis C and B, and latent tuberculosis) in people living with HIV.

 

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Agenda/List of Talks/Index

Johns Hopkins Infectious Diseases Faculty Speakers

Activity Director: Maunank Shah, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine

  • Maunank Shah, MD

    • Professor of Medicine

    Expertise: Infectious Diseases

    Research Interests: Domestic TB, HIV transmission, mHealth interventions, Teaching and mentorship, Tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics

  • Maaza Abdi, MD

    • Assistant Professor of Medicine

    Expertise: Gastroenterology

    Research Interests: anal cancer and dysplasia, hospital medicine, human papillomavirus, telemedicine

  • John W. Baddley, MD MSPH

    • Professor (PAR) of Clinical Medicine

    Expertise: Infectious Diseases

    Research Interests: <p>Fungal Infections</p> <p>Infections among immunocompromised patients&nbsp;</p>

  • Joel N. Blankson, MD PhD

    • Professor of Medicine

    Expertise: Infectious Diseases

    Research Interests: Natural Control of HIV-1 Infection

  • Todd T. Brown, MD PhD

    • Professor of Medicine

    Expertise: Endocrinology

  • Natasha Chida, MD MSPH

    • Program Director, Osler Medical Residency
    • Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine

    Expertise: Infectious Diseases

    Research Publications

  • Jill Antoinette Crank, CRNP MPH

    Expertise: Internal Medicine

  • Christine Durand, MD

    • Associate Professor of Medicine

    Expertise: Infectious Diseases

    Research Interests: Organ transplantation in persons living with HIV and hepatitis C

  • Seun O. Falade-Nwulia, MBBS MPH

    • Associate Professor of Medicine

    Expertise: Infectious Diseases

  • Michael I. Fingerhood, MD

    • Director, Division of Addiction Medicine
    • Professor of Medicine

    Expertise: Addiction Medicine

    Research Interests: Addictions, HIV

  • Joyce Jones, MD MS

    • Assistant Professor of Medicine

    Expertise: Infectious Diseases

  • Jean Marie Keller, PA-C

    • Co-Director, HIV Women's Health Program
    • Assistant Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics

    Expertise: Infectious Diseases, Obstetrics and Gynecology

  • Sonya Krishnan, MD MHS

    • Associate Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program
    • Assistant Professor of Medicine

    Expertise: Infectious Diseases

  • Thomas Childs Laskow, MD

    • Assistant Professor of Medicine

    Expertise: Emergency Medicine, Geriatric Medicine

  • Christopher Lippincott, MD MPH

    • Clinical Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Nontuberculous Mycobacteria and Bronchiectasis
    • Assistant Professor of Medicine

    Expertise: Infectious Diseases

  • Gregory M. Lucas, MD PhD

    • Professor of Medicine

    Expertise: Infectious Diseases

  • Wendy S. Post, MD MS

    • Lou and Nancy Grasmick Professor of Cardiology
    • Professor of Medicine

    Expertise: Cardiology

    Research Interests: Cardiovascular and genetic epidemiology, Cardiovascular disease in HIV and COVID-19, Prediction and prevention of coronary heart disease and sudden cardiac death, racial/ethnic and sex different in CVD., Subclinical atherosclerosis imaging

  • Thomas C Quinn, MD

    • Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health
    • Professor of Medicine

    Expertise: Infectious Diseases, Clinical and Laboratory Pathology

    Research Interests: HIV Epidemiology, Pathogenesis and Clinical Care, Virology

  • Mike Ray Rose, MD

    • Instructor in Medicine

    Expertise: Emergency Medicine

  • Amanda Rosecrans, MD MHS

    • Assistant Professor of Medicine

    Expertise: Infectious Diseases

    Research Publications

  • Eileen Scully, MD PhD

    • Associate Professor of Medicine

    Expertise: Infectious Diseases

  • Francesco Simonetti, MBCHB PhD

    • Assistant Professor of Medicine
  • Sunil Suhas Solomon, MBBS MPH PhD

    • Vice Chair for Research, Department of Medicine
    • Professor of Medicine
  • Mark Sulkowski, MD

    • Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Trials
    • Professor of Medicine

    Expertise: Infectious Diseases

    Research Publications

  • Chloe L. Thio, MD

    • Professor of Medicine

    Expertise: Infectious Diseases

    Research Interests: Hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV

  • Jeffrey Tornheim, MD MPH

    • Associate Professor of Medicine

    Expertise: Infectious Diseases

  • Arun Venkatesan, MD PhD

    • Professor of Neurology

    Expertise: Neurology

    Research Interests: How to promote repair of the damaged nervous system, Understanding how infection and inflammation damage the nervous system

    Research Publications

  • Ethel Weld, MD PhD

    • Associate Professor of Medicine

    Expertise: Infectious Diseases, Hospital Medicine

Guest Faculty Speakers

Jean Anderson, MD

Professor Emeritus, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Joel Gallant, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Christin Kilcrease, PharmD

Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Johns Hopkins Hospital

Leon Lai, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University

Adam Lipworth, MD

Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School

Ramya Ramaswami, MBBS, MPH

Medical Oncologist, HIV/AIDS Malignancy Branch, NIH/NCI

Irini Sereti, MD, PhD

Chief, Laboratory of Immunoregulation, NIH/NIAID

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