IAS Buenos Aires Conference: Medscape CME Summaries

On July 31 the Medscape Web site, named the official provider of online coverage for the new International AIDS Society conference which took place July 8-11, 2001 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, released three Continuing Medical Education programs for medical professionals. Anyone can use them for a review of current knowledge in some of the major areas of HIV treatment. These programs will remain online for one year.

The Medscape site requires a one-time registration, but it is cost-free.

Here we list the titles of the programs and the articles required for CME credit in each one. Each program also has several other articles available which are not listed here.

I. Current Patient Management

• "New Light Through Old Windows: Fine-tuning the Use of Approved Antiretrovirals," by Graeme Moyle, M.D., M.B.B.S.
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• "Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Pharmacogenomics: The Continuing Evolution of Pharmacologic Issues in HIV Disease," by Stephen Becker, M.D.

• "Update on Antiretroviral Drug Resistance," by Daniel R. Kuritzkes, M.D.

• "Management of HIV-Infected Women and Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission," by Alexandra M. Levine, M.D.

II. Novel Therapeutic Strategies

• "HIV Entry -- From Molecular Insights to Specific Inhibitors," by William A. O'Brien, M.D., M.S.

• "Investigational Antiretrovirals in Existing Classes," Mike Youle, M.B.B.S.

• "Strategies for Immune Reconstitution in HIV Disease," by Ronald T. Mitsuyasu, M.D.

• "Insights From Basic Science: Implications for HIV Treatment and Prevention," Mark A. Wainberg, Ph.D.

III. Complications of HIV Disease

• "Opportunistic Infections: Still a World-Wide Problem, Even in the HAART Era," by Henry Masur, M.D.

• "New Developments in AIDS-Related Hematology and Oncology," by Alexandra M. Levine, M.D.

• "Adverse Effects of Antiretroviral Therapy: More Noise, Less Clarity?," by William G. Powderly, M.D.

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