CCO Infectious Disease Podcast

A Triumphant Return: Welcoming People Back to HIV Care

Episode Summary

Using a case study, Linda-Gail Bekker, MBChB, DTM&H, DCH, FCP(SA), PhD, illustrates why patients living with HIV may disengage with their care, especially when unexpected barriers present. Learn why the return to care should be celebrated, how to support people living with HIV as they reengage in care, and how to prevent future loss to follow-up.

Episode Notes

In this episode, Linda-Gail Bekker, MBChB, DTM&H, DCH, FCP(SA), PhD, uses a case study to illustrate why patients living with HIV may disengage with their care and how best to reengage them once they present at the clinic, including discussion of:

• The valid reasons patients have for disengaging with their HIV care
• Why the return to care should be celebrated
• How to support people living with HIV as they reengage in care
• How to prevent future loss to follow-up

Presenter:
Linda-Gail Bekker, MBChB, DTM&H, DCH, FCP(SA), PhD
CEO, Desmond Tutu Health Foundation
Director, Desmond Tutu HIV Centre
Professor of Medicine
Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa

Content based on an online CME program supported by an educational grant from Gilead Sciences, Inc.

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