HIV/AIDS updates for PCPs to review on World AIDS Day
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Dec. 1 marks the 32nd annual World AIDS Day, which was started to support people living with HIV/AIDS and to commemorate those who have died from the disease.
By the end of 2018, the CDC estimated that 1.2 million people in the United States were living with HIV, 14% of whom were not yet diagnosed.
This year’s theme for World AIDS Day, “Global solidarity, shared responsibility,” was chosen in recognition of how the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the role health plays in other issues, including inequality, human rights, social protection, economic growth and gender equality, according to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDs.
To commemorate World AIDS Day, Healio Primary Care compiled a list of articles from the last year that can help primary care physicians manage their patients with HIV.
Q&A: IDSA updates guidance on HIV management in primary care
The Infectious Diseases Society of America recently published updated guidance on providing evidence-based primary care to patients with HIV. To learn more about the guidance, Healio Primary Care spoke with Michael A. Horberg, MD, MAS, FACP, FIDSA, of the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Research Institute and director of the HIV/AIDS and STD program at Kaiser Permanente and Care Management Institute. Read more.
Few PCPs take complete sexual histories, perform HIV tests
A complete sexual history was taken at less than 2% of initial visits to a PCP in 2015 in the United States, and HIV testing occurred at less than 1% of PCP office visits annually from 2009 to 2017, data show. Read more.
Cost of initial HIV regimens on the rise
Initial regimens of antiretroviral therapy for most people living with HIV cost up to $48,000 per year, and prices have risen by an average of 6% each year since 2012, according to research published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Read more.
Adding maraviroc to standard treatment for advanced HIV does not improve outcomes
Adding maraviroc (Selzentry, Pfizer) to a standard three-drug antiretroviral therapy regimen in patients with advanced HIV did not improve outcomes, according to research published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Read more.
Researchers suggest COPD screening in certain patients with HIV
People with HIV had a higher rate of COPD incidence and were diagnosed at a younger age than those without HIV, according to research published in CMAJ Open. Read more.
STD clinical service recommendations define which services PCPs should provide
The CDC’s Recommendations for Providing Quality Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinical Service report highlights the important role of all health care providers in reversing the increasing trend of STDs in the United States and outlines which clinical services should be available in primary care settings. Read more.
Truvada payments totaled more than $2B in 2018
Third-party and out-of-pocket payments for a 30-day supply of Truvada (emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate; FTC/TDF) for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis added up to $2.08 billion in 2018, data show. Read more.
Q&A: Primary care intervention significantly increases STD screening among LGBT patients
Those in the LGBT community often face disparities in access to quality health care, leading to poorer outcomes like higher rates of STDs, researchers wrote in Annals of Family Medicine. Read more.
References:
CDC. Statistics Overview. https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/statistics/overview/index.html. Accessed Nov. 30, 2020.
UNAIDS. World AIDS Day 2020. https://spark.adobe.com/page/OdpIRTRApOghp/. Accessed Nov. 30, 2020.