102 - HIV and Synthetic Opioid Use: Additive or Synergistic?

Friday, October 18, 2024

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM US PT

Location: 515 A

All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

CME Credits: Maximum of 1 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1 hours of MOC Credit
CNE Credits: Maximum of 1 hours of ANCC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1 knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-9999-24-002-L01-P
PACE Credits: Maximum of 1 of PACE contact hours
CE Broker: Maximum of 1 CE broker credit hours

Moderator(s)

Senu Apewokin, MD

Assoc Prof
University of Cincinnati
Mason, OH, United States
Judith Feinberg, MD (she/her/hers)

Professor
West Virginia University School of Medicine
Morgantown, WV, United States

Faculty(s)

Jason Blackard, PhD (he/him/his)

Professor
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Cincinnati, OH, United States
Jessica Merlin, MD, PhD, MBA (she/her/hers)

Professor of Medicine with Tenure
University of Pittsburgh

Disclosure(s):

Senu Apewokin, MD: Nestle/Seres: Stocks/Bonds (Public Company) (Terminated, June 30, 2023); Speakers Bureau for Nestle Health Science: Honoraria (Ongoing)

Judith Feinberg, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Jason T. Blackard, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Jessica Merlin, MD, PhD, MBA: Cambia Health Foundation: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

Learning Objectives:

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

describe the impact of opioids on HIV infection, replication and pathogenesis;
explain the clinical characteristics, epidemiology, and pathophysiology of chronic pain in PWH, and components of behavioral approaches that effectively address it.

Presentations:

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM US PT

The impact of synthetic opioids on HIV viral transmission and kinetics: Lessons from the bench
Speaker: Jason T. Blackard, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM US PT

Chronic Pain in People with HIV: State of the Science
Speaker: Jessica Merlin, MD, PhD, MBA (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh