New HIV CME Activity: SCALE Virtual Clinic- MKT

Dear Colleague, On behalf of The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and The Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing, we are pleased to invite you to visit our latest online program: The SCALE (Screening, Counseling, and Linkage to Care Education) HIV- Virtual Clinic. The SCALE HIV Virtual Clinic features two virtual patients presenting to your practice. You’ll use your clinical skills to ensure that these patients are properly screened, counseled, and linked to proper care. The Virtual Clinic also offers goal tracking and the ability to network with your colleagues. Each activity offers 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™. We will soon be launching our SCALE HIV iPhone/iPod Touch application! The application includes the following tools: 1) Guidance on HIV Counseling and Testing 2) A database of HIV experts 3) Practitioner FAQs For more information or to register for the SCALE HIV Virtual Clinic, please visitwww.SCALEHIV.org. With best regards, Gail V. Berkenblit, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD         Joseph Cofrancesco, MD, MPH, FACP Associate Professor of Medicine Director, Institute for Excellence in Education Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing. The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. The Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing and the American Nurses Credentialing Center do not endorse the use of any commercial products discussed or displayed in conjunction with this educational activity. CREDIT DESIGNATIONS Physicians The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Nurses This 2.0 contact hour Educational Activity is provided by the Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing. Each patient carries a maximum of 1.0 contact hours or a total of 2.0 contact hours for the two patient in this program. Release date: 7/21/11 This activity expires two years from the date of publication. There are no prerequisites and no fee. CONFIDENTIALITY DISCLAIMER FOR CME CONFERENCE ATTENDEES I certify that I am attending a Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine CME activity for accredited training and/or educational purposes. I understand that while I am attending in this capacity, I may be exposed to "protected health information," as that term is defined and used in Hopkins policies and in the federal HIPAA privacy regulations (the "Privacy Regulations"). Protected health information is information about a person’s health or treatment that identifies the person. I pledge and agree to use and disclose any of this protected health information only for the training and/or educational purposes of my visit and to keep the information confidential. I understand that I may direct to the Johns Hopkins Privacy Officer any questions I have about my obligations under this Confidentiality Pledge or under any of the Hopkins policies and procedures and applicable laws and regulations related to confidentiality. The contact information is: Johns Hopkins Privacy Officer, telephone: 410-735-6509, e-mail:HIPAA@jhmi.edu. “The Office of Continuing Medical Education at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, as provider of this activity, has relayed information with the CME attendees/participants and certifies that the visitor is attending for training, education and/or observation purposes only.” For CME Questions, please contact the CME Office at (410) 955-2959 or e-mailcmenet@jhmi.edu. For CME Certificates, please call (410) 502-9634. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Office of Continuing Medical Education Turner 20/720 Rutland Avenue Baltimore, Maryland 21205-2195 Reviewed & Approved by: General Counsel, Johns Hopkins Medicine (4/1/03) Updated 4/09