CCO Infectious Disease Podcast

Beyond Viral Suppression—Pharmacist Perspectives

Episode Summary

Listen as Lucas Hill, PharmD, AAHIVP, BCACP, and Bernadette Jakeman, PharmD, PhC, BCPS, AAHIVP, discuss what pharmacists need to know to provide high-quality HIV care beyond viral suppression, including treatment strategies and tips for addressing and improving patients’ quality of life.

Episode Notes

In this episode, Lucas Hill, PharmD, AAHIVP, BCACP, and Bernadette Jakeman, PharmD, PhC, BCPS, AAHIVP,discuss what pharmacists need to know to provide high-quality HIV care beyond viral suppression, including treatment strategies and tips for addressing and improving patients’ quality of life.

Listen as they discuss:

• Reasons to consider regimen optimization in the setting of viral suppression
• Evidence that LA ART may reduce internalized stigma​
• DHHS recommendations on proviral DNA genotyping​

Faculty

Lucas Hill, PharmD, AAHIVP, BCACP​
HIV Pharmacist Specialist​
UC San Diego Owen Clinic​
Assistant Clinical Professor​
UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy​
San Diego, California

Bernadette Jakeman, PharmD, PhC, BCPS, AAHIVP​|
Associate Clinical Professor​
Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Sciences​
University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy​
Albuquerque, New Mexico