Impact of COVID-19 on HIV and HCV Screening and Lessons Learned for 2022

Martin Hoenigl, MD, FECMM
Assistant Professor
Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health
University of California San Diego

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About the Presenters:

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Martin Hoenigl obtained his venia docendi in internal medicine in 2012 and is author to 185 pub med listed publications in the field of infectious diseases. His research currently focuses on acute HIV infection and HIV prevention, and also Clinical Mycology. Dr. Hoenigl received the Researcher of the Year award (2011) at the Medical University of Graz, and the Research Promotion award (2014) from the German Speaking Mycological Society.

Learning Objectives:

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At the completion of this educational session, learners will:
1. Know that HIV screening and linkage to care rates dropped significantly during the early phases of the pandemic, and that EMR driven automated emergency department HIV screening programs play a significant role in keeping up HIV screening during this public health emergency.
2. Understand the dynamics of HCV testing and treatment initiations during COVID-19, with HCV treatment rates failing to rebound.
3. Appreciate the important role of community-based programs for no-cost HIV and STI testing and treatment services and learn how these programs can be optimized to serve our client’s needs.

Disclosure Statement:

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Policies and standards of the Medical Society of the State of New York and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education require that speakers and planners for continuing medical education activities disclose any relevant financial relationships they may have with commercial interests whose products, devices, or services may be discussed in the content of a CME activity.

- Dr. James F. Braun (Course Director) has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

- Dr. William M. Valenti (Moderator) has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

- Dr. Martin Hoenigl (Presenter) has had the following personal financial relationships in the past 24 months with manufacturers of the products or services that may be presented in this CME activity: Research funding from Gilead, MSD, Scynexis, F2G, Euroimmune, Pfizer, Astellas, and Pulmocide. Dr. Hoenigl submitted their slides in advance for adequate peer review and will support their presentation and clinical recommendations with the best available evidence from the medical literature. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.