PRN Meeting: May 21, 2024 Jointly provided by the Medical Society of the State of New York, at a Zoom webinar, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m (EST).

Target Audience:

Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants caring for people at risk for, or infected with HIV and/or viral hepatitis.

Course Director: James F. Braun, DO, President & Program Planner, Physicians' Research Network

Moderator: Keith LaScalea, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY

Guest Speakers and Presentations:

Sexually Transmitted Infections: What's New in Prevention, Diagnosis & Management

Rosalyn E. Plotzker, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
University of California San Francisco
Clinical Faculty, California Prevention Training Center, San Francisco, CA

At the completion of this educational activity learners will:
1. Be able to describe screening recommendations for populations most impacted by STIs.
2. Understand the epidemiology of vaccine preventable STIs.
3. Know current information on the Bicillin L-A shortage as well as use of Extencilline as an alternative.
4. Delineate what we know about Doxy-PEP for STI prevention.

Mpox Now: Update on Prevention, Diagnosis & Treatment for People With or At-risk for HIV

Preeti Pathela, DrPH, MPH

Executive Director, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Program
Bureau of Hepatitis, HIV, and STI
New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Queens, NY

At the completion of this educational activity learners will:
1. Understand ongoing community transmission of mpox in NYC and optimal methods for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
2. Know details of the outbreak of Clade I mpox virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and risk for its introduction into the U.S.
3. Be aware of changes to availability and ordering of JYNNEOS vaccine.
4. Know how to access available provider resources regarding mpox.

Accreditation Statement:

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) and the Physicians’ Research Network (PRN). MSSNY is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing Medical Education for physicians.

The Medical Society of the State of New York designates this live activity for a maximum 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC Recognition Statement:

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 2 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Disclosure Statements:

Policies and standards of the Medical Society of the State of New York and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education require that speakers and planners for continuing medical education activities disclose any relevant financial relationships they may have with commercial interests whose products, devices, or services may be discussed in the content of a CME activity.
- Dr. James F. Braun (Course Director/Planner) has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
- Dr. Keith LaScalea (Moderator) has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
- Dr. Rosalyn E. Plotzker (Presenter) has no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Dr. Plotzker will submit her slides in advance for adequate peer review and will support her presentation and clinical recommendations with the best available evidence from the medical literature.
- Dr. Preeti Pathela (Presenter) has no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Dr. Pathela will submit her slides in advance for adequate peer review and will support her presentation and clinical recommendations with the best available evidence from the medical literature.

Financial Support:

This PRN CME activity is funded in part by unrestricted educational grants from Gilead Sciences and ViiV Healthcare.