CCO Infectious Disease Podcast

How Clinic Facilities Can Prepare for Long-Acting Injectable Antiretroviral Therapy

Episode Summary

In this podcast, Eric Florence, MD, PhD, discusses the steps that clinics should take to optimally implement long-acting injectable ART for people with HIV based on examples from his own clinic in Belgium.

Episode Notes

In this episode, Eric Florence, MD, PhD, discusses how clinics can prepare for the implementation of long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy, including:

• Clinical infrastructure
• Ensuring adequate space and injection equipment
• Maintaining drug supply and temperature requirements
• Staffing
• Ensuring there are staff able to focus on the implementation of LA ART, including well-trained nurses to administer the injections
• Implementing a system for scheduling follow-up injections and providing patient reminders
• Having knowledgeable staff available to answer patient questions on their LA ART

Eric Florence, MD, PhD
Physician
Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases & Tropical Medicine
University Hospital of Antwerp
Edegem, Brussels, Belgium

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