CCO Infectious Disease Podcast

First Cohort With HIV: Paving the Path for the Future

Episode Summary

As someone who is part of the first cohort of people living with HIV, activist Marc Thompson shares his thoughts on persistent and added issues experienced by the aging HIV population, including actions needed to better prepare the next generation.

Episode Notes

In this episode, hear HIV activist Marc Thompson share his perspectives on aging with HIV including: 

• His early experiences after receiving his diagnosis
• Persisting issues of the HIV epidemic including stigma and discrimination
• Changes in healthcare with the advent of HIV treatment
• Added issues of aging with HIV like polypharmacy, multimorbidity, and mental health concerns (eg, loneliness, social isolation)
• Actions needed to improve the path for the future: addressing opportunities to expand research, improve collaboration between HIV and other healthcare professionals and gain wisdom and knowledge from others aging with HIV

Presenter:

Marc Thompson
Director, The Love Tank

Link to full program: 
https://bit.ly/3yIkntc

You can also join Marc Thompson and a panel of patient advocates and healthcare professionals in person or in a live simulcast as they discuss healthy aging with HIV at our live symposium at AIDS 2022 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They will discuss the challenges faced by older people with HIV, including medical and nonmedical issues, and specific challenges faced by subgroups of older patients such as women and patients in resource-limited settings.