“Challenging Issues in Neonatal and Adolescent HIV Infection”

Presented by: UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Infectious Disease Department

   Alexander Newman, MD AND Ann Petru, MD, FAAP

Planners expect learners to:

1. Analyze the benefits of providing confidential care in terms of trust and behavior modification of adolescent patients. (Newman)

2. Cite the federal and state laws that govern what is and what is not deemed ‘confidential care’ (Newman)

3. Identify areas outside of the exam room where confidential care can be broken and solutions to prevent breaking confidential care. (Newman)

4. Differentiate the risk of HIV transmission among term and premature infants born to parents with HIV. (Petru)

5. Recognize the current potential risk for HIV transmission in uninfected infants who are breast/chestfed by a parent with HIV. (Petru)

6. Examine the decision-making process for ARV (antiretroviral) selection in HIV exposed and infected neonates. (Petru) . 

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland is accredited by the California Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

For CME credit, online evaluations must be completed by 12pm on the Friday after Grand Rounds.  Requests for the link to the current evaluation must be sent to Cristina.Fernandez@ucsf.edu by NOON on the day of Grand Rounds.