Intimate Partner Violence
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On-Demand Educational Activity

Case Studies in Identifying and Addressing Intimate Partner Violence among People with HIV

60 MInutes
FREE

CME/CNE Available

Release date

January 27, 2023

Reviewed date

January 16, 2025

Expiration date

January 16, 2027

Why This Activity Matters

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is common among people living with HIV and can have profound effects on engagement in care, treatment adherence, mental health, and overall health outcomes. Yet IPV often goes unrecognized in HIV care settings, leaving many patients without the support and resources they need.

Stay current with practical, evidence-based approaches to identifying and addressing intimate partner violence in people living with HIV. Through real-world patient cases, this webinar explores trauma-informed strategies for screening, responding to disclosures, and connecting patients with appropriate resources while strengthening team-based, interprofessional care to improve patient outcomes.

Learning Objectives

What You'll Take Back to Practice

After participating, you'll gain practical strategies to:

What Makes ACTHIV Education Different?

Every ACTHIV educational activity is designed to help clinicians and care team members translate evolving evidence into better HIV prevention and care through practical, evidence-based, interprofessional education.

Practical

Real-world strategies you can apply immediately.

Clinician-Led

Learn from faculty actively caring for people living with HIV.

Case-Based

Clinical scenarios that strengthen decision-making.

Team-Based

Perspectives from across the HIV care team.

Meet the Faculty

Ameeta Kalokhe, MD

Dr. Kalokhe is an Associate Professor at Emory University and Medical Director of the Emory Infectious Diseases Ryan White Program whose research focuses on intimate partner violence, HIV health outcomes, and integrating violence screening and support into HIV care. ... Ameeta Kalokhe, MD is an Associate Professor in the Emory School of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases and Rollins School of Public Health Department of Global Health, and Medical Director of the Emory Infectious Diseases Ryan White Program. Her research has focused on exploring the link between intimate partner violence and HIV health outcomes, integration of violence screening and support in HIV services, and the development of novel strategies to reach out-of-care people living with HIV. Read more

Jessica Sales, PhD, MA

Dr. Sales is an Associate Professor at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health and Co-Director of the Prevention and Implementation Sciences Core of the Emory Center for AIDS Research, where her work focuses on implementing patient-centered, trauma-informed approaches to improve HIV care. ... Jessica Sales, PhD, MA, is Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences at the Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University. She also serves as the Co-Director of the Prevention and Implementation Sciences Core of the Emory Center for AIDS Research. As a psychologist, much of Dr. Sales’ research focuses on using dissemination and implementation science to improve the adoption of patient-centered approaches to address unmet needs stemming from trauma exposure. Read more

Accreditation & Available Credit

All other members of the care team will receive a certificate of participation.

In support of improving patient care, American Academy of CME, Inc. is Jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

American Academy of CME, Inc., designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Academy of CME, Inc., designates this educational activity for 1.0 ANCC contact hours (0.8 pharmacotherapeutic contact hours).

California
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP16993 for 1.0 contact hours.

American Academy of CME, Inc. has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until January 16, 2027. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Disclosures

According to the disclosure policy of the Academy, all faculty, planning committee members, editors, managers and other individuals who are in a position to control content are required to disclose any relationships with any ineligible companies. The existence of these relationships is not viewed as implying bias or decreasing the value of the activity. Clinical content has been reviewed for fair balance and scientific objectivity, and all of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.

Faculty Educator/Planner Disclosures

Ameeta Kalokhe, MD, and Jessica Sales, PhD, MA: no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

Planning Team Disclosures

The following individuals have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose: John JD Juchniewicz, MCIS, CHCP, FACEHP; Sondra Moylan, MS, RN; Edward Moylan, RP; Dianne Rausch, PhD; Theresa Senn, PhD.

Off-Label Disclosures

This activity will not review off-label or investigational information.

The opinions expressed in this accredited continuing education activity are those of the faculty, and do not represent those of the Academy/ACTHIV Institute. This educational activity is intended as a supplement to existing knowledge, published information, and practice guidelines. Learners should appraise the information presented critically, and draw conclusions only after careful consideration of all available scientific information.

Implicit Bias: Implicit bias refers to unconscious attitudes and stereotypes that influence our thoughts, judgements, decisions, and actions without our awareness. Everyone is susceptible to implicit bias, even clinicians. In healthcare, implicit biases can have a significant impact on the quality of care an individual receives. These biases can be both favorable and unfavorable, and are activated involuntarily without an individual’s awareness or intentional control. Studies have indicated that healthcare providers’ incorrect perceptions can impact providers’ communications and clinical decision-making contributing to disparities in clinical outcomes. Addressing implicit biases in healthcare is critical to improving health outcomes and promoting health equity for all patients. Patient-centered care can reduce the impact of implicit bias, by treating each patient as a unique individual who may or may not hold beliefs associated with their backgrounds and circumstances. In addition, recognizing implicit bias in one’s own practice using techniques such as self-reflection and mindful clinical decision-making can ensure more equitable and effective care for all patients.

Over the past several decades, cognitive science research has demonstrated human behavior, beliefs and attitudes are shaped by automatic and unconscious cognitive processes. The healthcare profession is devoting greater attention to how these automatic and unconscious processes impact care including:
(1) preferential treatment toward or against specific patient populations causing healthcare inequities,
(2) influence patient-provider communications leading to misunderstandings and mistrust, and
(3) impact access to healthcare and affect treatment decisions resulting in misdiagnosis, delays in treatment and specialty referrals and poor pain management. Considering one might have unconscious biases and exploring them may be uncomfortable because the very idea that they exist may conflict with how clinicians perceive themselves. It is only by becoming aware of one’s unconscious biases that members of the healthcare team can take steps to mitigate them to ensure all their patients receive quality healthcare. For more information on strategies to reduce implicit bias, visit: https://www.ihi.org/library/blog/how-reduce-implicit-bias

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