Ending the HIV Epidemic: Reaching the Undiagnosed
Listen to Babafemi Taiwo, MBBS, discuss key barriers to identifying people with HIV who have not yet been diagnosed and steps to take to reduce rates of late diagnosis and improve rates of HIV testing. Included is a patient perspective on the importance of getting tested for HIV.
Decera Clinical Education Infectious Disease Podcast · Nagalingeswaran Kumarasamy MBBS FRCP PhD, Linda-Gail Bekker MBChB DTM&H DCH FCP(SA) PhD, Babafemi Taiwo MBBS, Chloe Orkin MBChB FRCP MD
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Show Notes
In this episode, Babafemi Taiwo, MBBS, discusses strategies for reaching people with HIV who are not yet diagnosed. His overview includes:
- HIV diagnosis by global region
- Disparities in serostatus awareness
- Patient perspective on importance of HIV testing
- Barriers to HIV diagnosis
- Complications from late HIV diagnosis
- Strategies to improve rates of HIV testing
Presenter:
Babafemi Taiwo, MBBS
Gene Stollerman Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois
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
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
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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