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Ending the HIV Epidemic: Care Pathways After HIV Testing
Episode 187

Ending the HIV Epidemic: Care Pathways After HIV Testing

Listen to Nagalingeswaran Kumarasamy, MBBS, FRCP, PhD, discuss the HIV care cascade following a positive diagnosis of HIV. Included is a patient perspective on how to engage patients in their HIV care.

Decera Clinical Education Infectious Disease Podcast · Chloe Orkin MBChB FRCP MD, Linda-Gail Bekker MBChB DTM&H DCH FCP(SA) PhD, Nagalingeswaran Kumarasamy MBBS FRCP PhD

August 24, 202212m 10s

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Show Notes

In this episode, Nagalingeswaran Kumarasamy, MBBS, FRCP, PhD, discusses the importance of linking people to care after a positive HIV diagnosis. His overview includes:

  • HIV care continuum
  • Factors that delay linkage to care
  • Organized strategies to improve linkage to care for people with HIV
  • Interventions that may improve linkage to care for people with HIV
  • Patient perspective on how to engage patients in their HIV care 

Presenter:

Nagalingeswaran Kumarasamy, MBBS, FRCP, PhD​
Chief and Director
VHS Infectious Diseases Medical Centre​
Director, Chennai Antiviral Research and Treatment (CART) Clinical Research Site​
Voluntary Health Services​
Chennai, India

Panelists:

Linda-Gail Bekker, MBChB, DTM&H, DCH, FCP(SA), PhD​
Director
Desmond Tutu HIV Centre​
Past President
International AIDS Society​
Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa​

Chloe Orkin, MBChB, FRCP, MD​
Professor of HIV
Queen Mary, University of London​
Consultant Physician​
Lead for HIV Research
Barts Health NHS Trust​
The Royal London Hospital​
London, United Kingdom​

Content based on an online CME program supported by an independent educational grant from Gilead Sciences.

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