Grace McComsey, MD, FIDSA

A multidisciplinary panel concludes a discussion on best practices for managing patients with HIV in various healthcare settings and overcoming social health disparities.

Drs Todd Brown and Osama Hamdy comment on various key players who help support patients with HIV.

The importance of establishing strong relationships with patients with HIV and expert advice on building rapport.

Lifestyle management interventions that can help patients with HIV on antiretroviral therapy manage their weight.

Considerations for switching therapies used to manage patients with HIV following resistance or progression on prior treatment.

Drs Osama Hamdy and Tavell Kindall react to the association between weight gain and antiretroviral therapies used to treat HIV.

A discussion regarding the safety profile and use of bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide as treatment for HIV.

Interpretations of data supporting the use of single-tablet darunavir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide as treatment for patients with HIV and its effects on patient weight.

Considerations for more widespread use of 2-drug regimens to treat patients with HIV.

Dr Tavell Kindall reacts to the importance of rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy for patients with HIV.

The significance of treating HIV with single-tablet darunavir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide based on data demonstrated by the EMERALD and AMBER clinical trials.

The relationship between diabetes and obesity and therapies commonly used to manage patients with HIV infections.

Strategies to help counsel and support newly diagnosed patients with HIV.

Criteria used to help establish and reach treatment goals for patients on antiretroviral therapy for HIV.

Todd Brown, MD, PhD, of The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, recommends best practices for monitoring and managing patients with HIV for comorbid conditions.

A discussion regarding the benefits of training primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants on strategies to help manage patients with HIV infections.

Recommendations for primary care physicians to help properly identify patients who should be tested for HIV, and an overview of available screening tests.

John Koethe, MD, of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, reacts to current trends in new HIV diagnoses among various patient populations.