CCO Infectious Disease Podcast

Forging a Path Back to HIV Care

Episode Summary

In this episode, expert patient navigators Shellye Jones and Lauren Jackson discuss the key take-home points of our online educational program on facilitating engagement in HIV care. Listen as they propose a framework for effectively retaining people in care.

Episode Notes

In this episode, expert patient navigators Shellye Jones and Lauren Jackson discuss the key take-home points of our online educational program on facilitating engagement in HIV care and propose a framework for effectively retaining people in care. Topics covered include: 

• How to approach a patient with complex barriers to engagement in healthcare
• Resources for staying in care, such as wraparound services
• Setting SMART goals and formulating action plans with patients
• Deconstructing stigma and implementing a trauma-informed approach to care

Presenters:

Shellye Jones, MSW, LCSW
Clinical Supervisor
Charles R. Drew University, Drew CARES
Los Angeles, California

Lauren Harris Jackson
Street Medicine Patient Navigator
Healthcare in Action
Los Angeles, California

Link to full program: 
https://bit.ly/3Wh4Z1T

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