In the Clinic: HIV and Aging

Volume 5, Issue 8

In the Clinic: HIV and Aging

In this issue:

In the US, nearly half of all people living with HIV are now aged 50 years or older. Their health care providers face new challenges in managing the effects of aging in their patients. In this eHIV Review podcast, Dr. Maile Young Karris from the University of California San Diego provides clinical insight into HIV and aging.

Learning objectives:

Identifying the five "M's" of geriatrics and incorporating them into HIV care.
Recognize a prescription cascade and moderate its impact.

Author:

Maile Young Karris, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine
University of California San Diego
San Diego, CA

Guest Faculty Disclosures

Dr. Karris has indicated that she has no financial interests or relationships with a commercial entity.

Unlabeled/Unapproved Uses

Dr. Karris has indicated that there will be no references to the unlabeled/unapproved uses of any drugs or products.

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)

Guest Faculty Disclosures:

Dr. Karris has indicated that she has no financial interests or relationships with a commercial entity.

Unlabeled/Unapproved Uses:

Dr. Karris has indicated that there will be no references to the unlabeled/unapproved uses of any drugs or products.

Length of activity:

0.5 hour Physicians
0.5 contact hour Nurses

Launch date: May 8, 2020
Expiration date: May 7, 2022

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