Interamerican College of Interamerican College of Physicians and Surgeons Physicians and Surgeons

AgendaAgenda

•Interamerican College of Interamerican College of Physicians and Physicians and

Surgeons (ICPS)Surgeons (ICPS)•Major ProgramsMajor Programs•Expanding Access ProgramExpanding Access Program•SummarySummary

ICPSICPS

• Not for Profit Not for Profit (501-C-3)(501-C-3)

• Established in Established in 19791979

• Incorporated in the District of ColumbiaIncorporated in the District of Columbia

• National Hispanic Medical SocietyNational Hispanic Medical Society

• Monthly Monthly Medical JournalMedical Journal

• Monthly Health Awareness DigestMonthly Health Awareness Digest

• Grants Grants - Government and Private- Government and Private

Major ProgramsMajor Programs

Continuing Medical EducationContinuing Medical EducationAcademic DetailingAcademic Detailing

HIV Prevention and Education ProgramHIV Prevention and Education ProgramNational Immunization Partner’s ProgramNational Immunization Partner’s ProgramMeetings and CongressesMeetings and Congresses

National Summit on Health DisparitiesNational Summit on Health DisparitiesInteramerican Medical SummitInteramerican Medical Summit

National Hispanic Academic NetworkNational Hispanic Academic NetworkNational Hispanic Youth InitiativeNational Hispanic Youth Initiative

Electronic Medical RecordsElectronic Medical RecordsPhysician Recognition AwardsPhysician Recognition AwardsPBS Series on Minority Health DisparitiesPBS Series on Minority Health DisparitiesDatabase and Website UpdateDatabase and Website UpdateMEDICO InteramericanoMEDICO InteramericanoMedico de FamiliaMedico de Familia

Hispanic Research NetworkHispanic Research NetworkHealthLink for the AmericasHealthLink for the AmericasKnow Your NumbersKnow Your Numbers

Continuing Medical Continuing Medical EducationEducation

The Interamerican College of The Interamerican College of Physicians and Surgeons has been Physicians and Surgeons has been surveyed by the Accreditation surveyed by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Council for Continuing Medical Education and has been awarded Education and has been awarded accreditation as a accreditation as a sponsor of sponsor of continuing medical education for continuing medical education for physiciansphysicians

Expanding Access Expanding Access ProgramProgram

Continuing Medical Education Continuing Medical Education Program sponsored by the Office of Program sponsored by the Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.of Health and Human Services.

10 hours of category 1 credit 10 hours of category 1 credit toward the AMA Physicians toward the AMA Physicians Recognition AwardRecognition Award

Target Population: Hispanic Target Population: Hispanic physicians and physicians who physicians and physicians who serve the Hispanic community.serve the Hispanic community.

Educational ObjectivesEducational Objectives Provide private-practice Hispanic primary Provide private-practice Hispanic primary

care physicians with the knowledge, skills, care physicians with the knowledge, skills, and motivation necessary to correctly screen, and motivation necessary to correctly screen, test, and counsel their patients for HIV test, and counsel their patients for HIV infection; detect and change private-practice infection; detect and change private-practice Hispanic primary care physicians’ negative Hispanic primary care physicians’ negative attitudes towards homosexuality, drug attitudes towards homosexuality, drug addiction, and other HIV/AIDS-related issues; addiction, and other HIV/AIDS-related issues; and increase the number of private-practice and increase the number of private-practice Hispanic primary care physicians who are Hispanic primary care physicians who are willing to learn more about HIV/AIDS in order willing to learn more about HIV/AIDS in order to begin managing patients with this disease.to begin managing patients with this disease.

Needs AssessmentNeeds Assessment

Disproportionately AffectedDisproportionately Affected Males / FemalesMales / Females Historic FactsHistoric Facts Incidence and prognosisIncidence and prognosis

Program VisitsProgram Visits FIRST VISITFIRST VISIT - HIV / AIDS etiology, - HIV / AIDS etiology,

pathogenesis, natural history, and pathogenesis, natural history, and epidemiology (emphasizing epidemiological epidemiology (emphasizing epidemiological data corresponding to the area served by the data corresponding to the area served by the physician).physician).

SECOND VISITSECOND VISIT - HIV / AIDS screening: risk - HIV / AIDS screening: risk assessment (taking sexual and drug assessment (taking sexual and drug histories), recognition of early signs and histories), recognition of early signs and symptoms of HIV infection (general symptoms of HIV infection (general lymphadenopathy, Kaposi’s sarcoma, hairy lymphadenopathy, Kaposi’s sarcoma, hairy leucoplakia, etc.,), principles of HIV / AIDS leucoplakia, etc.,), principles of HIV / AIDS patient education in the office settingpatient education in the office setting

Program VisitsProgram Visits

THIRD VISITTHIRD VISIT - HIV / AIDS - HIV / AIDS testing and pre- and post-test testing and pre- and post-test counseling, universal counseling, universal precautions for prevention of precautions for prevention of HIV transmission in health care HIV transmission in health care settings, management of HIV settings, management of HIV occupational exposure.occupational exposure.

FOURTH VISITFOURTH VISIT - HIV / AIDS - HIV / AIDS local services and resources, local services and resources, general principles of HIV / AIDS general principles of HIV / AIDS medical management.medical management.

Independent StudyIndependent Study

Clinical Guidelines – AdultClinical Guidelines – Adult Clinical Guidelines – PediatricClinical Guidelines – Pediatric Clinical Guideline - PerinatalClinical Guideline - Perinatal Perinatal Fact SheetPerinatal Fact Sheet

Centers for Disease Control and Centers for Disease Control and PreventionPrevention

Program EvaluationProgram Evaluation

Pre- and Post- Course Practice Pre- and Post- Course Practice SurveysSurveys

Pre- and Post- Course Attitudinal Pre- and Post- Course Attitudinal SurveySurvey

CME EvaluationCME Evaluation

SummarySummary

4 Visits 1 hour each4 Visits 1 hour each Independent StudyIndependent Study 10 hours of category 1 credit toward 10 hours of category 1 credit toward

the AMA Physicians Recognition the AMA Physicians Recognition AwardAward

Physicians should claim only the Physicians should claim only the hours spend on the program. hours spend on the program.