Susan C. Stewart, M.D.
Dr. Stewart reports no commercial conflict of interest.
This activity is made possible by an unrestricted educational grant from
.
Release Date: 08/05/2003
Termination Date: 08/05/2006
Estimated time to complete: 1 hour(s).
Albert Einstein College of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine is accredited
by the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education to provide continuing medical
education for physicians.
 
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this Cyberounds
®, the participant should be able to:
- Describe the changing demographics of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and the emergence of women as group at risk
- Describe special features of the infection in women, including viral load, risk factors and unique conditions
- Identify modes of vertical transmission (mother to child) of HIV and ways to decrease the risk
- List the steps providers should take to help protect women patients from contracting HIV.