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The 2026 Austin People + Purpose + Power (P3) HIV Symposium is a free, one-day educational program designed for HIV care and prevention providers, public health professionals, program staff, Planning Council representatives, community partners, and people with lived experience of HIV. The symposium features evidence-informed presentations, panel discussions, and collaborative learning focused on current approaches to HIV prevention, treatment, quality improvement, care coordination, and community engagement.
Participants will examine emerging practices, strategies to strengthen access to care, and approaches to improving health outcomes across the HIV care continuum. The program promotes interdisciplinary collaboration, responsible stewardship of public health resources, and the application of evidence-informed, person-centered practices that support high-quality care, strengthen the HIV workforce, and improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities.
Target Audience
This activity is designed for an audience of physicians, nurses, physician assistants, social workers, clinic administrators, patients and other healthcare professionals.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this educational activity, participants will be able to:
- Describe recent advances in HIV treatment and prevention and their implications for clinical practice.
- Recognize emerging HIV treatment options and non-medical factors affecting health outcomes.
- Apply patient-centered communication and culturally responsive approaches that strengthen engagement in care.
- Describe frameworks for identifying barriers to HIV care engagement.
- Identify practical strategies to improve retention and re-engagement across the HIV care continuum.
- Recognize the value of multidisciplinary care teams and community partnerships in improving patient outcomes.
- Integrate evidence-informed, whole-person care approaches that address clinical, behavioral, and social needs.
Commercial Support
There is no commercial support for this activity.
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provided financial support for this project. The award provided 100% of total costs and totaled $3,925,688. The contents are those of the author. They may not reflect the policies of HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government.
Criteria for Success
A certificate of completion will be awarded based on the participant's attendance and completion of the online evaluation/claim credit form. Please claim your credit by September 4, 2026. If you have questions about this CE activity, please contact AKH Inc at [email protected].
All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.
Disclosures
It is the policy of AKH Inc. to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, scientific rigor, and integrity in all of its continuing education activities. The author must disclose to the participants any significant relationships with ineligible companies whose products or devices may be mentioned in the activity or with the commercial supporter of this continuing education activity. Identified conflicts of interest are mitigated by AKH prior to accreditation of the activity. AKH planners and reviewers have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use and Investigational Product
This educational activity may include discussion of uses of agents that are investigational and/or unapproved by the FDA. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Disclaimer
This course is designed solely to provide the healthcare professional with information to assist in his/her practice and professional development and is not to be considered a diagnostic tool to replace professional advice or treatment. The course serves as a general guide to the healthcare professional, and therefore, cannot be considered as giving legal, nursing, medical, or other professional advice in specific cases. AKH Inc. specifically disclaim responsibility for any adverse consequences resulting directly or indirectly from information in the course, for undetected error, or through participants misunderstanding of the content. If you would like to opt out from future communications from AKH please send an email to [email protected] with your information with "Opt Out" in the subject line.
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support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and UT San Antonio SCAETC. AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare 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.
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 4.5 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
Available Credit
- 4.50 AAPA Category 1 CME
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 4.50 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. - 4.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Physicians
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 4.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. - 4.50 ANCC Contact Hours
Credit being awarded: 4.50 ANCC contact hours
- 4.50 ASWB continuing education credits
Social Workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. AKH Inc. Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 4.50 continuing education credits. - 4.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Non-MD
Non-Physicians Seeking AMA Credit
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 4.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.