Volume 8, Issue 1

Stigma and ART Engagement in the Trans Community

In this issue:

Among the LGBTQ+ population, why is HIV virologic suppression lower in the transgender and gender-diverse (trans) populations? Why are trans women 66 times more likely to be diagnosed with HIV than other individuals? What role does stigma play in delayed ART initiation? What do clinicians need to know about integrating trauma-informed care and education into their practices? 

These are some of the questions advanced practice nurse Dallas Ducar, CEO of Transhealth, discusses in this issue of eHIV Review. 

Learning objectives:

  • Describe the unique mental health concerns that face the trans community and possible interventions to reduce stigma.  
  • Explain the effect of peer-led affirmation and empowerment interventions to increase engagement in HIV care in the LGBTQ+ population. 

Author:

Dallas Ducar, MSN, RN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CNL, FAAN
Dallas Ducar, MSN, RN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CNL, FAAN

Chief Executive Officer, Transhealth
Faculty, Columbia University, Northeastern University, Universityof Virginia, the MGH Institute for Health Professions
(she/he/hers)


Program Directors:

Ethel D. Weld, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Physiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
(she/her/hers)

Matthew Spinelli, MD, MAS

Associate Professor
HIV, ID, and Global Medicine
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital
San Francisco, CA
(he/him/his)

Justin Alves, RN, FNP-BC, ACRN, CARN, CNE

Nurse Educator
Boston Medical Center
Boston, MA
(he/him/his)

Length of activity:

1.0 hour Physicians
1.0 contact hour Nurses

Launch date: January 10, 2023
Expiration date: January 9, 2025