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ForwardHIV Dementia Champion Training Program
Join us for an engaging series of free on-demand modules designed to strengthen your skills in dementia care for people aging with HIV!
As people living with HIV continue to live longer, the intersection of aging, cognitive decline, and complex medical and psychosocial needs is becoming increasingly important. Dementia in this population presents unique challenges, from early identification and accurate assessment to communication, care planning, and connecting patients with essential community resources. Despite this growing need, many healthcare professionals feel underprepared to recognize and manage cognitive impairment in people aging with HIV.
This comprehensive, case-informed training series equips interdisciplinary healthcare providers with practical strategies to deliver high-quality, person-centered dementia care. Across five modules, participants will build foundational knowledge of cognitive disorders and HIV-associated neurocognitive conditions, learn how to identify and assess dementia in clinical settings, and develop effective communication techniques to support patients and caregivers. The series also explores advanced care planning, transitions of care, and the critical role of community-based services in supporting safety, autonomy, and quality of life.
By the end of this series, learners will be better prepared to recognize cognitive decline, initiate appropriate interventions, and provide compassionate, coordinated care that reflects what matters most to patients and their families.
Improve your skills and earn free continuing education credit by clicking GET STARTED above!
Target Audience
This activity is designed for interdisciplinary healthcare providers, including nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians, physician assistants, psychologists, and social workers involved in the care of people aging with HIV and at risk for or living with dementia.
Learning Objectives
After this activity, the participants will be able to:
- Define key concepts related to dementia, aging, and HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND).
- Recognize clinical signs of cognitive impairment and identify patients who may benefit from dementia screening.
- Apply evidence-based tools and strategies to assess cognitive function and interpret results in a clinical context.
- Implement person-centered communication techniques to support patients with dementia and their caregivers.
- Integrate advanced care planning and care transition strategies into clinical practice to align care with patient goals.
- Coordinate community resources and interdisciplinary services to support the safety, autonomy, and quality of life of people living with dementia.
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WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Visit the Chicago Center for HIV Elimination's (CCHE) website. For more information about the program, contact CCHE via email.
ACCESSIBILITY The University of Chicago is committed to providing equal access appropriate to need and circumstances and complies fully with legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you are in need of special accommodation, please contact us via email.
PLANNING COMMITTEE
Jesus Estrada, BS
Research Coordinator
University of Chicago
Moira McNulty, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Chicago
Jessica Schmitt, LCSW
Director, HIV Clinical Engagement
University of Chicago
Jacob Walker, MD
Associate Professor
Colorado University Anschutz
Shellie Williams, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical Director
Montgomery Place Skilled Nursing Facility
University of Chicago
Research Coordinator
University of Chicago
Moira McNulty, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Chicago
Jessica Schmitt, LCSW
Director, HIV Clinical Engagement
University of Chicago
Jacob Walker, MD
Associate Professor
Colorado University Anschutz
Shellie Williams, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical Director
Montgomery Place Skilled Nursing Facility
University of Chicago
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Amber Boyd, BSN, RN
Infectious Disease Clinical Nurse
University of Chicago
Mary Clare Masters, MD
Assistant Professor
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Andrea Vernon-Cwik, LCSW
Director of Ambulatory Social Work
University of Chicago
Infectious Disease Clinical Nurse
University of Chicago
Mary Clare Masters, MD
Assistant Professor
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Andrea Vernon-Cwik, LCSW
Director of Ambulatory Social Work
University of Chicago
Disclosure Declarations
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone in a position to control the content of an education activity to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies. This includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Financial relationships are relevant if a financial relationship, in any amount, exists between the person in control of content and an ineligible company during the past 24 months, and the content of the education is related to the products of an ineligible company with whom the person has a financial relationship. Mechanisms are in place to identify and mitigate any relevant financial relationships before the start of the activity.
Additionally, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires Authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration at first mention and where appropriate in the content.
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone in a position to control the content of an education activity to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies. This includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Financial relationships are relevant if a financial relationship, in any amount, exists between the person in control of content and an ineligible company during the past 24 months, and the content of the education is related to the products of an ineligible company with whom the person has a financial relationship. Mechanisms are in place to identify and mitigate any relevant financial relationships before the start of the activity.
Additionally, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires Authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration at first mention and where appropriate in the content.
Physician Credit
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 3.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing Credit
University of Chicago Medicine is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Participants who successfully complete the entire activity and complete an evaluation form will earn 3.25 contact hours.
Social Worker Credit
University of Chicago Medicine is a Registered Social Work Continuing Education Sponsor through the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and will offer continuing education units for the HIV Dementia Champion Training Program for LSW and LCSW social workers in the state of Illinois.
University of Chicago Medicine is a Registered Social Work Continuing Education Sponsor through the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and will offer continuing education units for the HIV Dementia Champion Training Program for LSW and LCSW social workers in the state of Illinois.
3.25 social work continuing education units are provided for this live activity.
Other Healthcare Professions CreditOther healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME, please consult your professional licensing board.
REGISTRATION
This activity is free! You can proceed through each module at your own pace between now and April 30, 2029, and you'll receive a separate certificate for each module. Simply follow the steps below to complete each module.
1. Click "Enroll" at the bottom of the page to be automatically enrolled in each module.
2. Click the title of the module you'd like to complete.
3. Proceed to the "Complete Activity" tab for the module's completion information.
4. Click the "Complete Activity" button to get started!
2. Click the title of the module you'd like to complete.
3. Proceed to the "Complete Activity" tab for the module's completion information.
4. Click the "Complete Activity" button to get started!
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