Release Date	November 6, 2026
Expiration Date	November 6, 2027
Format	Webcast
CME	1.0 credit
CE	1.0 contact hours

Acknowledgement

This activity is provided by Talem Health and RME Collaborative.

In collaboration with the Southeast AIDS Education & Training Center.



This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from Gilead Sciences, Inc.

Credit Available

• Physicians — maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
• Nurses — 1.0 Contact Hour
• Pharmacists — 1.0 Contact Hour (0.1 CEU)

All other healthcare professionals completing this course will be issued a statement of participation.

Target Audience

This activity is designed specifically for primary care clinicians including physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, pharmacists, and other members of the healthcare team who care for patients from rural and underserved communities. 

Program Overview

HIV remains a major public health challenge in the United States, and people in the Southeast continue to face significant barriers to care. Engaging individuals with HIV in rural and underserved areas requires strategies that reach beyond the clinic and draw on trusted community partners who can reinforce accurate health information and support earlier entry into care. Faith institutions often serve as trusted community hubs, yet are an underused avenue for increasing HIV education, awareness, and linkage to care and in reducing stigma. However, clinicians and faith leaders may face barriers to forming practical partnerships. In this activity, expert faculty will discuss strategies for building these partnerships and for implementing and expanding evidence-based, community-engaged HIV education. Faculty will also explore how clinicians can collaborate more effectively with faith-based and other community organizations to strengthen HIV prevention and care across the Southeast.

The content for this enduring activity was recorded on October 6, 2026.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to: 

• Describe the potential role of faith-based and other community organizations in supporting HIV prevention, testing awareness, and linkage to care in rural and underserved communities
• Identify practical strategies for developing collaborative relationships with faith leaders and community organizations to support HIV prevention and care initiatives
• Discuss the role of community-led stigma reduction efforts, including faith-based initiatives, in improving HIV prevention, testing, and engagement in care

Faculty

Onyema E. Ogbuagu, MBBCh, FACP, FIDSA
Professor of Medicine and of Pharmacology
Director, Antivirals and Vaccines Research Program
Yale School of Medicine
Attending Physician, Infectious Diseases
Yale New Haven Health, Yale Medicine 
New Haven, CT


Tiye Link, EdD, MS, MBA, MDIV
Program Director, Healthy University
Peer Educator
Nashville CARES
Nashville, TN
 

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Talem Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation Statement

Physician Continuing Medical Education
Talem Health designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Continuing Nursing Education
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.0 contact hour.

Continuing Pharmacy Education
Talem Health designates this continuing education activity for 1.0 contact hour (0.1 CEU) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
(Universal Activity Number – JA4008332-0000-26-082-H01-P)
Type of Activity: Application

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest

Talem Health adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others, are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All identified conflicts of interest are thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to Talem Health policy. Talem Health is committed to providing its learners with high quality accredited continuing education activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of an ineligible company.

Faculty

Onyema E. Ogbuagu, MBBCh, FACP, FIDSA, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: consultant/advisory board member for Gilead Sciences, Inc. and ViiV Healthcare.

Tiye Link, EdD, MS, MBA, MDIV, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Planners, Managers, and Reviewer

None of the Talem Health staff (planners, managers, or reviewer) for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies.

Instructions for Participation and Credit

This activity is offered at no cost to participants. To receive CME credit, participants must:

1. Read the CME/CE information, including learning objectives and disclosure statements.
2. Complete the pre-test.
3. View the online activity.
4. Complete the post-test and evaluation form.

A post-test score of 67% or higher is required to obtain credit. Your certificate will be made available for immediate download.

Course Viewing Requirements

Supported Browsers:
Desktop/laptop: Newest and last prior version of Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Microsoft Edge
Mobile devices: Newest and last prior version of Safari and Google Chrome

Supported Phones & Tablets:
All devices

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use

This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings. 

Disclaimer

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

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Media

Internet activity

Fee Information

There is no fee for this educational activity.

Contact Information

For questions about this activity, please contact RME Collaborative (a division of Talem Health) at 800-913-9370 or cme@cmeruralhealth.com.