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Marshall Forstein, MD
Director of Training, Division of Adult Psychiatry, Cambridge Hospital; Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, MA

Monday, November 2 10:45-12:00 p.m.
133 - Neuropsychiatry of HIV/AIDS NP SC
1.25 credits - Room: Breakers ABGH
Marshall Forstein, MD, Director of Training, Division of Adult Psychiatry, Cambridge Hospital; Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, MA

Dementia, mania, psychosis and neuropathy are familiar manifestations of late-stage HIV/AIDS disease. Some antiretrovirals used to treat HIV are also associated with neuropsychiatric side effects.

By participating in this activity, attendees will be able to:

  1. Identify neurologic and psychiatric comorbidities commonly seen in the HIV population and discuss their association with HIV infection and treatment;
  2. Discuss common neuropsychiatric complications associated with HIV disease and HIV therapies and outline the strategies for managing these complications; and
  3. Recognize the impact of neuropsychiatric disorders with immunologic and virologic measures of HIV disease progression.
Monday, November 2 02:30-03:45 p.m.
176 - Psychosocial Aspects of HIV/AIDS SC PD
1.25 credits - Room: Mandalay Bay Ballroom KL
Marshall Forstein, MD, Director of Training, Division of Adult Psychiatry, Cambridge Hospital; Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, MA

Psychosocial support is an important aspect of HIV/AIDS care which enables people to function during overwhelmingly adverse circumstances and problems caused by HIV and AIDS.

By participating in this activity, attendees will be able to:

Identify the social context affecting psychosocial issues in treatment with HIV infected patients;
  • Identify the difference between primary and secondary transmission of HIV;
  • Describe the risk behavior in people with psychiatric disorders; 4) Identify the impact of body changes due to HIV and its treatment on psychological function.
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