Volume 8, Issue 11

Overcoming Stigma among People Living with HIV

In this issue:

Stigma and HIV. It’s something both clinicians and the patients they treat have been hearing a lot more frequently.

In this issue of eHIV Review, David Pantalone, PhD, Professor of Psychology and Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Massachusetts Boston, dissects the concept of HIV-related stigma, breaking it down to its component parts to provide a deeper understanding of the hurt stigma inflicts on PLWH. And as importantly, describes what’s been done, what’s being done, and what needs to be done to defeat this widespread barrier to improved patient care. 

Learning objectives:

  • Describe the psychological consequences of stressors and stigma in individuals living with HIV.

  • Discuss the challenges in developing successful stigma reduction interventions in individuals living with HIV.

Authors:

David Pantalone, PhD
David Pantalone, PhD

Professor of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Boston

Affiliated Investigator, The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health

Boston, MA

Erin Pereida, MA
Erin Pereida, MA

Doctoral Candidate, Department of Psychology
University of Massachusetts
Boston, MA

Program Directors:

Ethel D. Weld, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences
Division of Infectious Diseases
Division of Clinical Pharmacology
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
(she/her/hers)

Matthew Spinelli, MD, MAS

Assistant Professor
HIV, ID, and Global Medicine
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital
San Francisco, California
(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: December 19, 2023
Expiration date: December 18, 2025