Join the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology for Medical Grand Rounds:
“Empowering Women and Girls on What They Need to Know About HIV/AIDS”

Dr. Donald J. Alcendor, Associate Professor of the Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research Division of Microbiology and Immunology & Obstetrics and Gynecology at Meharry Medical College, will speak at 12:00 pm.

Donald J. Alcendor, Ph.D.
Associate Professor,
Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research Division
of Microbiology and Immunology
& Obstetrics and Gynecology
Meharry Medical College

Thursday, March 3, 2016
12:00PM – 1:00PM
Meharry Medical College
S.S. Kresge Learning Resource Center – Lecture Hall 1

At the conclusion of this grand round the attendees will be able to:

• Discuss the current state of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the US for women and girls.
• Identify the general risk factors for HIV-1 infection in women and girls as well as clinical presentations of HIV infection among this group.
• Discuss HIV mother-to-child transmission and clinical follow up of women and girls at risk for HIV infection during pregnancy.
• Discuss the impact of HIV/AIDS in women 50 years and older.
• Discuss the medical interventions of Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and non occupational post exposure prophylaxis (nPEP) to prevent HIV infection.

ACCREDITATION: Meharry Medical College is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians.

CREDIT DESIGNATION: Meharry Medical College designates this live activity for a maximum 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.