<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div class="gmail_quote">From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Michael H. Chung</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mhchung@u.washington.edu">mhchung@u.washington.edu</a>></span><br>
Date: Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 3:24 PM<br>Subject: University of Washington HIV Course in HCMC, Hanoi, and Hai Phong<br>To: "Michael H. Chung" <<a href="mailto:mhchung@u.washington.edu">mhchung@u.washington.edu</a>><br><br><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><p class="MsoNormal">Dear colleagues,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Please see enclose brochure and information below on the University of Washington HIV online course being offered in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, and Hai Phong in January 2013.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Best,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Michael<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Michael H. Chung, MD, MPH<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Assistant Professor, Departments of Global Health, Medicine, and Epidemiology<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Director, Treatment, Research, and Expert Education (TREE)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">University of Washington<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Seattle, Washington<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">USA<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center">
<b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#336699">University of Washington <u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center">
<b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#336699">Department of Global Health<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center">
<b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#336699">GH 573: Clinical Management of HIV<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:red">Application Deadline: December 7, 2012</span></b><span style=""><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">VENUES in Vietnam:</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Tropical Disease Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Bach Mai Training Institute, Hanoi<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Hai Phong Medical University, Hai Phong<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">TIME:</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Once a week<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Between January 14 and April 5, 2013</span><span style=""><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u></u> <u></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">TO APPLY:<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Before December 7, 2012,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Complete the online application at:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.tree4health.org/distancelearning/gh573/application-process" target="_blank">http://www.tree4health.org/distancelearning/gh573/application-process</a> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">WEBSITE INFORMATION:<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">For more information please read below or visit the following URL: </span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.tree4health.org/distancelearning/gh573" target="_blank">http://www.tree4health.org/distancelearning/gh573</a> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Course Description </span></b><span style=""><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">This free certificate course is offered by the University of Washington Department of Global Health and the Treatment, Research, and Expert Education (TREE) program in Seattle, Washington, USA. Delivered in over 20 other countries, this is the third time this course will be offered in Vietnam and the first time in HCMC. Those who pass this rigorous course will earn a printed certificate from the University of Washington. The class provides in-depth training in the diagnosis and clinical management of HIV as practiced around the world. Through a web-based curriculum and weekly classroom seminars, students participate in more than 70 cases involving HIV & sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The web-based homework focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of these diseases using US-based guidelines. The weekly case-based seminars address differences in the diagnosis and treatment of HIV and STIs in different settings. The seminars feature joint discussants who can provide first-hand perspectives on treating HIV and STIs in the United States versus the developing world. Distant students from resource-limited regions participate both synchronously and asynchronously from countries in the Caribbean, Latin America, Africa, and Asia. </span><span style=""><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Vietnam Course Site and Co-Coordinators</span></b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">The course in HCMC will be held at the Tropical Disease Hospital (TDH). On-site course facilitation and coordination will be provided by Dr. Vo Minh Quang of TDH.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">The course in Hanoi will be held at the Bach Mai Training Institute. On-site course facilitation and coordination will be provided by Dr. Do Duy Cuong of Bach Mai Hospital.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">The course in Hai Phong will be held at Hai Phong Medical University. On-site clinical course facilitation and coordination will be provided by Dr. Van Anh Pham of Hai Phong Medical University. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Dr. Michael H. Chung from the University of Washington Department of Global Health is based in Hanoi and will oversee the courses in Vietnam.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">University of Washington Course Directors</span></b><span style=""><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Michael H. Chung, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Global Health and Medicine, University of Washington; Director, TREE</span><span style=""><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">H. Nina Kim, MD, MSc, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Washington</span><span style=""><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Robert Harrington, MD, Professor of Medicine, University of Washington</span><span style=""><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Course Lecture Titles<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p style="margin-left:45.0pt"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span>1)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Diagnosing HIV and the Initial Evaluation of HIV-infected patient<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-left:45.0pt"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span>2)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Opportunistic Infections 1: Non-Neuro, non-TB<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-left:45.0pt"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span>3)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Intro to Antiretroviral Therapy<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-left:45.0pt"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span>4)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Opportunistic Infections 2: TB, Cryptococcus, Toxoplasmosis and Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-left:45.0pt"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span>5)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">HIV-associated Malignancies & Dermatology<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-left:45.0pt"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span>6)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Antiretrovirals: Adverse Effects, Drug Resistance, and Drug Interactions<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-left:45.0pt"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span>7)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Management of Sexually Transmitted Infections in HIV-infected Patients<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-left:45.0pt"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span>8)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Pediatric HIV<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-left:45.0pt"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span>9)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Post-exposure Prophylaxis for HIV and Preventive Care<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-left:45.0pt"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span>10)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">HIV Vertical Transmission and Pregnancy<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style=""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Online Homework</span></b><span style=""><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">The bulk of the primary course materials and required reading are included in the HIV case website <strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">HIV Web Study</span></strong> (</span><a href="http://hivwebstudy.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#0084b5">http://hivwebstudy.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">). In addition to these web-based cases, there may be articles recommended by lecturers for reference. Students must complete a brief self-assessment module for each homework case in order to receive credit.</span><span style=""><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Course Certificate<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">A University of Washington certificate of course completion is granted if the following requirements are met:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p style="margin-left:45.0pt;text-align:justify"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span>1)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Attend at least 80% of the weekly lectures</span><span style=""><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-left:45.0pt;text-align:justify"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span>2)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Complete at least 90% online homework assignments </span><span style=""><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-left:45.0pt;text-align:justify"><u></u><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><span>3)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Score at least 70% on online quizzes overall</span><span style=""><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">The certificate will be printed with the student�s name and the University of Washington title and seal. Only those who pass the course can earn this certificate. A record will be kept of those who pass the course and this can be checked by employers, institutions, and agencies.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Eligibility<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">The course is aimed at students with a basic proficiency in history, physical exam and differential diagnosis. Examples of potential students include medical students, medical residents, physician assistants, advanced nursing students, international AIDS and research training scholars, doctors, nurses, clinical officers, pharmacists, and infectious diseases fellows. Students must be fluent in understanding written and spoken English. </span><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">In addition, students must have easy access to the internet to complete weekly online homework and quizzes and be able to physically attend at least 80% of the lectures in HCMC, Hanoi, or Hai Phong. Anyone is welcome to attend any lecture, but if one wants to receive a certificate then he or she must meet the above eligibility requirements and submit the online application by December 7, 2012.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Course Time and Location <u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">The course will begin during the week of January 14, 2013. Exact course venue details, day of the week, and times to follow. There are 10 lectures of about 2-3 hours in length that will be delivered weekly from January 14 to April 5, except during the Tet holidays, during the weeks of February 4 and 11. Instructors will use a web-based videoconferencing mechanism to broadcast recorded lectures from Seattle to Vietnam. The course is free of charge.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">To Apply<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Before December 7, 2012,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Complete the online application at:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.tree4health.org/distancelearning/gh573/application-process" target="_blank">http://www.tree4health.org/distancelearning/gh573/application-process</a> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p></div></div></div></body></html>