CCO Infectious Disease Podcast

Answering the Questions on Considering an ART Switch During Pregnancy

Episode Summary

Hear from expert faculty as they answer questions and discuss key considerations when determining whether and how to switch antiretroviral therapy in pregnant people with HIV.

Episode Notes

In this episode, Annette Haberl, MD, and William R. Short, MD, MPH, AAHIVS, discuss when to consider an ART switch during pregnancy, including:

• Current DHHS, EACS, WHO, BHIVA, and German/Austrian guidelines for the use of ARVs in pregnancy
• What data and recommendations for the use of ARVs during pregnancy are currently missing from the guidelines
• Available data on newer ARVs in the ARV pregnancy registry
• Pharmacokinetic data for newer ARVs including BIC/FTC/TAF and LA CAB + RPV in pregnancy
• Recommendations for 2-drug ART regimens in pregnancy
• What to do when someone becomes pregnant on a newer ART regimen that is not yet recommended by the guidelines

Annette Haberl, MD
Physician
Head of HIV and Women
HIVCENTER Frankfurt
Department of Infectious Disease
Hospital of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University
Frankfurt, Germany

William R. Short, MD, MPH, AAHIVS
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
Department of Medicine
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Link to full program:
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