HIV Care Conversations

In this episode, we invited Dayna Morrison, MPH, Senior Director of the Oregon Primary Care Association, a regional partner of the Mountain West AETC, and Jill Coleman, MS, Program Manager of the South Central AETC’s Oklahoma regional partner, to highlight the impact of partnering with their Primary Care Associations to implement sustainable models of care for people with HIV and address the burden clinics in their remote regions s...

The new season of HIV Care Conversations will focus on challenges and opportunities for increasing the HIV workforce. In this episode, we discuss the emergence of and need for HIV training pathways in Family and Internal Medicine residency programs to increase the number and diversity of providers serving people with HIV in the U.S. We invited Dr. Phil Bolduc, Principal Investigator of the New England AETC, and Dr. Chris Bositis, C...

In episodes one and two of HIV Care Conversations, we discussed increasing communication between medical and dental providers and increasing awareness about the benefits of trauma-informed dental care for people with HIV. Still, non-clinical team members can play an essential role in supporting this interprofessional interaction by advocating for their clients, helping them navigate the healthcare system, and emphasizing the import...

Up to 95% of people with HIV (PWH) report having at least one traumatic experience in their lifetime, and up to 54% of PWH meet the criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder. Trauma-informed care (TIC) has the potential to improve treatment, patient engagement, and health outcomes for PWH, and dentists are uniquely positioned to identify evidence of head and neck trauma early on; however, training and education about TIC integrat...

A recent study revealed that less than 40% of people in the US reported receiving medical and dental care within one year. Dr. Steve Abel and Ms. Laura O'Shea discuss with host Judy Collins, the importance of bi-directional communication between medical and dental professionals to improve healthcare acquisition, delivery, and outcomes. Our guests share strategies and examples of interventions they have employed to increase com...