Engagement in Care: Dialogues on Optimizing Engagement in HIV Care

In this podcast episode, Babafemi Taiwo, MBBS, and Vincent Crisostomo discuss the evolving treatment landscape for aging people living with HIV, encompassing the clinical and external resources necessary to support physical and psychosocial health. The topics discussed include:

• Mindful prescribing and understanding the impact an HIV diagnosis can have on one’s mental health, including social isolation

• How to address patients’ needs and establish a trusting relationship within the confines of a 15-minute clinic visit

• How research is helping healthcare professionals better understand this clinical situation and discover opportunities to equalize metrics

• The critical role of social workers and community organizations in patients’ overall care

• Accessing federal HIV disability resources

• Informed patient–provider discussion and counseling on medical decision-making regarding ART

• How healthcare professionals can move toward clinical practice that leaves no one behind

Presenter:

Babafemi Taiwo, MBBS
Gene Stollerman Professor of Medicine
Chief
Division of Infectious Diseases
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois

Vincent Crisostomo
Director
Aging Services
San Francisco AIDS Foundation
San Francisco, California

Link to full program:
https://bit.ly/3TqVnl1

 

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