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Prof. Ricardo Diaz, World AIDS Day 2021: The importance of healthcare professional support for people living with HIV, from screening to long-term treatment

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Published Online: Nov 29th 2021

Here at Touch Medical Media we are supporting World AIDS day (01 December 2022), to raise awareness and help improve health and wellbeing for patients living with HIV and AIDS.

Prof. Ricardo Diaz (Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil) shared with us his experience in managing and supporting people living with HIV in Brazil, from the importance of screening campaigns, to adherence to antiretroviral treatment and the quality of life of people ageing with HIV.

Questions:
1. What are the barriers to HIV screening and early diagnosis?
2. How can healthcare professionals support people living with HIV through antiretroviral therapy initiation and long-term treatment to ensure adherence and therapy success?
3. How can healthcare professionals support people living with HIV to achieve improved and sustained quality of life beyond effective antiretroviral therapy?

Disclosures: Prof. Ricardo Diaz has nothing to disclose in relation to this video.

Support: The production of this video was supported by Touch Medical Media.

Other content available in support of World AIDS Day includes:

Dr Marta Boffito talks about the importance of early antiretroviral treatment and the barriers to adherence to treatment

An interview with Dr Bruno Spire around supporting the needs of patients living with HIV

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