Managing type 2 diabetes (T2D) is more than lowering blood sugar. In this short whiteboard animation, you’ll see the connection between T2D and cardiovascular disease (CVD), which includes heart attack and stroke. The good news is that a combination of balanced nutrition, regular exercise, and newer medications for T2D can both lower blood sugar and lower your risk of CVD.
HIV health literacy is essential for people living with HIV (PLWH) to be able to navigate all of the information available, from testing and diagnosis to treatment options and outcomes. This series of webisodes seeks to promote patient education, focusing on the needs of diverse populations of PLWH, to empower learners and improve their understanding and HIV health literacy.
Vincent Guilamo-, PhD, is Dean and Bessie Baker Distinguished Professor of the Duke University School of Nursing and Vice Chancellor for Nursing Affairs, Duke University.
Dr. Ramos is a nurse practitioner with a clinical focus on the HIV prevention and treatment needs of Latinos. He is widely regarded as an expert, scholar, and leader in preventing and treating HIV and sexually transmitted infections in adolescents and young adults, particularly among Latinos and other underserved communities.
In 2020, Dr. Ramos and colleagues published “The Invisible US Hispanic/Latino HIV Crisis: Addressing Gaps in the National Response” in the American Journal of Public Health, which increased the visibility of pronounced HIV inequities among Latinos in the United States.
He serves as a member of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, the HHS Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Advisory Committee on HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Prevention and Treatment, and on the boards of the Latino Commission on AIDS and the HIV Medicine Association.
Christina Madison, PharmD, FCCP, AAHIVP, is the Founder and CEO of The Public Health Pharmacist, PLLC, a public health consulting firm. She is also an Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice with Roseman University of Health Sciences and works as a clinical pharmacist specializing in public health with a focus on infectious communicable diseases. Dr. Madison maintains two active practice sites with Huntridge Family Clinic and Volunteers in Medicine of Southern Nevada (VMSN). She has been caring for those affected and infected with HIV for over 15 years in the Las Vegas Metropolitan area and has been credentialed with the American Academy of HIV Medicine since 2013. A trusted and valued health care professional who has been asked to share her clinical public health and infectious disease expertise with local, state, and international media outlets and non-governmental organizations.
Since January 2020, Dr. Madison has been featured in over 250+ on-air television appearances related to the pandemic and public health. Advocating for public health and the profession of pharmacy to improve the health and wellness of vulnerable populations and the underserved is her passion and mission.
This easy-to-understand animated video will provide you with useful information to better understand HIV, its routes of transmission, and currently available prevention and treatment strategies.
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Download this guide to understand the basics of HIV, from how HIV is transmitted to the importance of testing, and for useful links and resources including an HIV patient risk questionnaire.
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