State-of-the-Art: HIV Therapy for the Treatment Experienced
An Interview With Eric Daar, M.D., and Positively Aware Editor Jeff Berry from thebody.com
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What does it mean when your HIV develops resistance to many HIV medications? If you have drug resistance, what are your options? In the bad old days, if your HIV developed drug resistance, it was often a challenge for physicians to cobble together a powerful second regimen. As more and more people with HIV developed drug resistance, "salvage" therapy -- or, as we prefer calling it, "rescue" therapy -- became one of the hottest topics in HIV treatment.
But the times are changing. If you are someone whose HIV has developed resistance to lots of HIV drugs, there are now more HIV medications than ever before that can help you -- and there are even more drugs in development. The key is making sure that you and your HIV doctor have the knowledge you need to come up with a treatment regimen that works for you.
That's why, for our April edition of This Month in HIV, we've interviewed two experts who can break down this issue for people who aren't experts: physician and researcher Eric Daar, M.D., and Jeff Berry, an 18-year HIV survivor and director of publications for Test Positive Aware Network.
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HIV/AIDS and the Workplace
From: DiversityMatters.info
Episode 10
Rick Bejlovec and Barbara Marcotte – HIV/AIDS and the Workplace
Friday, June 2, 2006; 9AM (Eastern)
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Given medical advances in the treatment of HIV, people living with HIV/AIDS are much more likely to live longer and more productive lives than anyone thought possible, twenty years ago. This good news raises important issues for people with HIV/AIDS at work. What are some of the challenges with resuming work after an HIV diagnosis? What, if any special accommodations might someone living with HIV/AIDS need in the workplace? How can someone with HIV/AIDS know if a prospective employer is AIDS-phobic or if the workplace climate is open and inclusive? What have we learned over the past twenty years that help workplaces be inclusive of people who are infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS?
Join co-hosts Richard Friend and Judy Seidenstein as we address these and other provocative questions with our guests Rick Bejlovec, Executive Director and Barbara Marcotte, Program Director of Test Positive Aware Network (TPAN), a peer-led, peer-run agency that empowers people living with HIV through support services, information dissemination, and advocacy and publishes the internationally acclaimed magazine Positively Aware. Both Rick and Barbara have been HIV positive for more than 15 years and share their personal story as it relates to inclusiveness at work. |
