Interamerican College of Physicians and Surgeons

1. Interamerican College of Physicians and Surgeons

2. Agenda • Interamerican College of Physicians and Surgeons (ICPS) • Major Programs • Expanding Access Program • Summary

3. ICPS • Not for Profit (501-C-3) • Established in 1979 • Incorporated in the District of Columbia • National Hispanic Medical Society • Monthly Medical Journal • Monthly Health Awareness Digest • Grants - Government and Private

4. Major Programs Continuing Medical Education Academic Detailing HIV Prevention and Education Program National Immunization Partner’s Program Meetings and Congresses National Summit on Health Disparities Interamerican Medical Summit National Hispanic Academic Network National Hispanic Youth Initiative Electronic Medical Records Physician Recognition Awards PBS Series on Minority Health Disparities Database and Website Update MEDICO Interamericano Medico de Familia Hispanic Research Network HealthLink for the Americas Know Your Numbers

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

6. Expanding Access Program • Continuing Medical Education Program sponsored by the Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. • 10 hours of category 1 credit toward the AMA Physicians Recognition Award • Target Population: Hispanic physicians and physicians who serve the Hispanic community.

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

8. Needs Assessment • Disproportionately Affected • Males / Females • Historic Facts • Incidence and prognosis

9. Program Visits • FIRST VISIT - HIV / AIDS etiology, pathogenesis, natural history, and epidemiology (emphasizing epidemiological data corresponding to the area served by the physician). • SECOND VISIT - HIV / AIDS screening: risk assessment (taking sexual and drug histories), recognition of early signs and symptoms of HIV infection (general lymphadenopathy, Kaposi’s sarcoma, hairy leucoplakia, etc.,), principles of HIV / AIDS patient education in the office setting

10. Program Visits • THIRD VISIT - HIV / AIDS testing and pre- and post-test counseling, universal precautions for prevention of HIV transmission in health care settings, management of HIV occupational exposure. • FOURTH VISIT - HIV / AIDS local services and resources, general principles of HIV / AIDS medical management.

11. Independent Study • Clinical Guidelines – Adult • Clinical Guidelines – Pediatric • Clinical Guideline - Perinatal • Perinatal Fact Sheet • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

12. Program Evaluation • Pre- and Post- Course Practice Surveys • Pre- and Post- Course Attitudinal Survey • CME Evaluation

13. Summary • 4 Visits 1 hour each • Independent Study • 10 hours of category 1 credit toward the AMA Physicians Recognition Award • Physicians should claim only the hours spend on the program.