CCO Infectious Disease Podcast

ART Safety Considerations in Aging Patients With HIV

Episode Summary

Hear from experts about their approach to caring for older patients with HIV, including deprescribing ARV and non-ARV medications to address polypharmacy and other geriatric syndromes.

Episode Notes

In this episode, hear Marta Boffito, MD, PhD, FRCP, and Julian Falutz, MD, FRCPC, discuss their approach to minimizing antiretroviral (ARV)-related intolerances in older patients with HIV, including:

• Consequences of polypharmacy
• Deprescribing ARV and non-ARV medications
• Complications associated with aging (eg, geriatric syndromes such as falls, frailty, multimorbidity)
• Mediations to avoid, such as anticholinergic medications, to minimize drug–drug interactions and risk of developing geriatric syndromes

Faculty:

Marta Boffito, MD, PhD, FRCP
Consultant Physician/Professor
HIV/Research
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
Imperial College London
London, United Kingdom

Julian Falutz, MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
McGill University School of Medicine
Director
Comprehensive HIV and Aging Initiative
Chronic Viral Illness Service
McGill
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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