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The 21^st Annual HIV Conference will take place October 26-27, 2012 at Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

The conference is open to anyone throughout the nation who would like to participate. It is designed to increase the HIV/AIDS knowledge and skills of health care providers, including: physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, medical case managers, and others involved in the care of HIV-infected patients.

Three distinct tracks will allow you to customize your learning experience to meet your needs:

• Advanced Topics for HIV Clinicians
• Fundamentals of HIV for Providers and Staff
• Women, Adolescents and Children

At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:

• Analyze the roles, uses, and complications of antiretroviral therapy as a treatment option according to Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
• Consider age, race, gender issues when determining appropriate HIV care
• Identify and treat HIV disease complications
• Identify challenges to treating HIV in correctional facilities and the barriers to compliance once patient is discharged
• Utilize resources and standard of care protocols that can be immediately applied to clinical practice
• Identify the modes of transmission of HIV and discuss methods for prevention of transmission including pre-exposure prophylaxis and microbicides.
• Effectively treat and manage co-morbid conditions in the primary care setting
• Relate regional-specific information about HIV testing, confidentiality, and access to medical care

The conference is funded, in part, by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

At this time, we do not offer scholarships, but we will provide select discounts to registration this year for those in the following categories: Florida Department of Health (FDOH) employees, Ryan White funded Clinics, Community Health Centers and Residents/Interns/Fellows. On the registration page you will be given the option to select the appropriate selection if any of the above applies.

Early registration for the conference is scheduled to open at the end of June 2012.

Please join our mailing list in order to remain informed of our resources and events in the future. In addition, CLICK HERE for last year's conference website and the topics discussed.

The following are comments from participants from last year's conference:

"Attending this year for the first time. Found many areas interesting. Especially in light of the HIV- sub population seen in my clinical practice at the RNMC. I am intrigued by the fact that some Pediatric issues might have been ruined i.e. Kaposi's and Peripheral Neuropathy. Perhaps from the keynote speaker my mind wandered and thought, '"How a contact between Florida Podiatric Medical Association and this organization might be just a thought".

"...This was (cont. to be) great conference, great update and lots of new stuff for me as I have been out of the field and seek to return soon to HIV patient care. Thank you!"

"Great learning/ information opportunity for pediatric/adolescent providers."