In the United States, some of our most innovative steps forward in HIV care and research are taking place at one of the oldest HIV care facilities in the world. Humbly named Ward 86, this unassuming wing of San Francisco General Hospital opened 40 years ago as the first U.S. clinic dedicated specifically to the treatment of people living with HIV. Since then, it has been at the forefront of a host of initiatives and programs that seek to improve access to HIV prevention and treatment—and to increase the quality of the care we provide.     That mission includes, most recently, a heavy focus on people who are unstably housed; people who are on public assistance; who are dealing with substance dependency; or who have mental illness. The effort underway at Ward 86 aims to prove that these patients are not nearly as “hard to treat” as has often been traditionally assumed.     The medical director of Ward 86, and our guest on the podcast this month, is Monica Gandhi, M.D., M.P.H. She joins us to talk about Ward 86’s recent initiatives and thought-provoking study findings. We’ll also explore whether Ward 86’s approach to care can realistically serve as a model for clinics across the country.     Read the transcript: https://www.thebodypro.com/article/future-hiv-care-podcast-15-gandhi-hard-to-treat    

This month’s episode is hosted by Myles Helfand. Our executive producer is Myles Helfand; our project manager is Alina Mogollon-Volk; our audio producers/engineers are Alex Portaluppi and Lucy Mueller; and our series editors are Maria Elena Perez and Juan Michael Porter II. Audio for this episode was edited by Kimberly Buikema.

This month, we speak with Kathie M. Hiers and Jean Hernandez of AIDS Alabama about how to overcome barriers to care for vulnerable people -- and how administrators and clinicians alike can better ensure that everyone accesses the services they need.     Read the transcript:https://www.thebodypro.com/article/future-hiv-care-podcast-16-aids-alabama    

This month’s episode is hosted by Juan Michael Porter II. Our executive producer is Myles Helfand; our project manager is Alina Mogollon-Volk; our audio producers/engineers are Alex Portaluppi and Lucy Mueller; and our series editors are Maria Elena Perez and Juan Michael Porter II. Audio for this episode was edited by Kimberly Buikema.

This month, we’re going to explore a significant set of recent changes to U.S. HIV clinical guidelines. These changes are momentous in and of themselves, but they also reveal an important ongoing shift in how we fundamentally approach the clinician-patient relationship, especially when it comes to pregnant and infant-feeding people who are living with HIV.     Joining us for this conversation are two people who have been deeply involved in these guideline changes: Lealah Pollock, M.D., and Ciarra (Ci Ci) Covin. Dr. Pollock is an associate professor of Family Community Medicine at the University of California-San Francisco School of Medicine, and she’s a member of the expert panel that recently updated the guidelines we discuss. Ci Ci Covin is an HIV advocate and mother of two who has been living with HIV since 2008, and she’s a program manager at The Well Project, a nonprofit organization devoted to informing and supporting women who are living with, or vulnerable to, HIV.     Read the transcript: https://www.thebodypro.com/article/future-hiv-care-podcast-15-breastfeeding-chestfeeding    

This month’s episode is hosted by Myles Helfand. Our executive producer is Myles Helfand; our project manager is Alina Mogollon-Volk; our audio producers/engineers are Alex Portaluppi and Lucy Mueller; and our series editors are Maria Elena Perez and Juan Michael Porter II. Audio for this episode was edited by Kimberly Buikema.

It’s Black History Month, the shortest month of the year. It's not enough to simply talk about racism in health care as an issue or to acknowledge that the house is on fire; at a certain point, one has to formulate a game plan for addressing the issue effectively beyond analyzing data and conducting studies.     We speak with Susan Cole-Haley, an incredible HIV advocate and Black woman who is living with HIV, about her experience and creating a way forward. We also speak with John Schneider, M.D., M.P.H., a white physician who is researching and developing practical applications around HIV within clinical settings to help listeners transform their practices.     Read the transcript: https://www.thebodypro.com/article/future-hiv-care-podcast-14-medical-racism-solutions    

This month’s episode is hosted by Juan Michael Porter II. Our executive producer is Myles Helfand; our project manager is Alina Mogollon-Volk; our audio producers/engineers are Alex Portaluppi and Lucy Mueller; and our series editors are Maria Elena Perez and Juan Michael Porter II. Audio for this episode was edited by Kimberly Buikema.

This month, we take stock of the most notable developments in 2022 that affected HIV medicine and clinical practice in the U.S. — and we'll also take a glimpse at the highlights that 2023 may hold in store. Our guide on this journey is David Alain Wohl, M.D., a professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of North Carolina. He's the author of an annual opus on TheBodyPro in which he delves deeply into the top 10 HIV-related clinical developments of the year.     Read the transcript: https://www.thebodypro.com/article/future-hiv-care-podcast-13-top-clinical-developments     Read David Alain Wohl's Top 10 HIV Clinical Developments of 2022: https://www.thebodypro.com/gallery/gallery/top-10-hiv-clinical-developments-of-2022    

This month’s episode is hosted by Myles Helfand. Our executive producer is Myles Helfand; our project manager is Alina Mogollon-Volk; our audio producers/engineers are Alex Portaluppi and Lucy Mueller; and our series editors are Maria Elena Perez and Juan Michael Porter II. Audio for this episode was edited by Kimberly Buikema.

Over the long term, successful HIV treatment is not about addressing a single issue; it requires a full continuum of care. Anita Ravi, M.D., M.P.H., the founder and medical director of the PurpLE Clinic, shares how clinicians can best address the small-but-critical moments in the patient-provider relationship that make the difference between optimal outcomes and people falling out of care.     Read the transcript: https://www.thebodypro.com/article/future-hiv-care-podcast-12-continuum-of-care     This month’s episode is hosted by Juan Michael Porter II. Our executive producer is Myles Helfand; our project manager is Alina Mogollon-Volk; our audio producers/engineers are Alex Portaluppi and Lucy Mueller; and our podcast editors are Maria Elena Perez and Juan Michael Porter II.

Drug use is highly stigmatized not only within U.S. society, but within our health care system as well. This is all the more concerning in the context of HIV care, given the stigmas already associated with HIV. But it's within our power as health care providers to change that. In this month's episode, Joshua Barocas, M.D., of University of Colorado School of Medicine, explains how -- and why it's both cost-effective and morally imperative to do so.     Read the full transcript: https://www.thebodypro.com/article/future-hiv-care-podcast-11-opioid-use-disorder-treatment    

This month's episode is hosted by Juan Michael Porter II. Our executive producer is Myles Helfand; our project manager is Alina Mogollon-Volk; our audio producers/engineers are Alex Portaluppi and Lucy Mueller; and our podcast editors are Maria Elena Perez and Juan Michael Porter II.

For providers of HIV-related care and services in the U.S., the legal landscape has grown more fraught in recent years. Despite protections baked into the Affordable Care Act, acts of medical discrimination are on the rise -- and are sometimes even encouraged by a provider's institution. We speak with Valerie Blake, J.D., of West Virginia University about these current realities, and how providers can work within the law to administer just, equitable, and science-based care to their patients.   Read the full transcript: https://www.thebodypro.com/article/future-hiv-care-podcast-10-medical-discrimination   This month's episode is hosted by Juan Michael Porter II. Our executive producer is Myles Helfand; our project manager is Alina Mogollon-Volk; our audio producers/engineers are Alex Portaluppi and Lucy Mueller; and our podcast editors are Maria Elena Perez and Juan Michael Porter II.

This month, we talk with Joseph Cherabie, M.D., M.Sc., of the Washington University School of Medicine about the keys to successfully taking a sexual history and discussing sex with your patients.   Though sexuality is an essential aspect of our humanity, taking a sexual history can often be a challenging experience for providers and a traumatizing one for patients. But to provide effective HIV care, speaking to patients about their sexual health is crucial. We discuss how to communicate with patients about sex in a way that honors who they are without stigmatizing them or their choices.   Read the full transcript: https://www.thebodypro.com/article/future-hiv-care-podcast-9-sexual-history  

Our podcast team: This month's episode is hosted by Juan Michael Porter II. Our executive producer is Myles Helfand; our project manager is Alina Mogollon-Volk; our audio producers/engineers are Alex Portaluppi and Lucy Mueller; and our podcast editors are Maria Elena Perez and Juan Michael Porter II.

We talk with Gregorio (Greg) Millett, M.P.H., a longtime HIV and public health advocate, about the implicit (and explicit) stigmas that harm our ability to fully tackle the new monkeypox epidemic—and about how we can do better as a clinical community. We'll also dispel a few medical misconceptions about monkeypox along the way.     Read the full transcript, which includes links to the many studies cited throughout this conversation: https://www.thebodypro.com/article/future-hiv-care-podcast-8-monkeypox-clinical-bias  

 

Our podcast team: This month's episode is hosted by Juan Michael Porter II. Our executive producer is Myles Helfand; our project manager is Alina Mogollon-Volk; our audio producers/engineers are Alex Portaluppi and Lucy Mueller; and our podcast editors are Maria Elena Perez and Juan Michael Porter II.