Recognising an HIV infection can be challenging and could go unnoticed for a long time. Achieving timely diagnosis remains a challenge in the healthcare setting. These videos will support you in how early identification of HIV indicator conditions can reduce late diagnoses.
Indicator conditions in HIV
What is HIV and what are indicator conditions?
Recorded: October 31st 2022
Duration: 5 mins
Listen as Dr Tristan Barber explains the basics of HIV and the importance of indicator conditions in identifying potential HIV diagnoses with increased routine HIV testing, aiming to reduce late diagnoses and HIV transmission.
What is a late diagnosis of HIV and why does it persist?
Recorded: October 31st 2022
Duration: 4 mins
Learn about late diagnoses in HIV and how you as a healthcare professional can support your patients in reducing the number of late diagnoses in HIV. You will also hear Dr Barber’s thoughts on why late HIV diagnoses persist and how normalising HIV testing and reducing stigma can help your patients.
What training and resources are required?
Recorded: October 31st 2022
Duration: 2 mins
Find out more about what training and resources are required to enable routine HIV testing and the importance of testing throughout our healthcare system in the NHS.
Speakers
Dr Tristan Barber, Royal Free London
Dr Tristan Barber, Royal Free London
Dr Barber is a Consultant Physician with expertise in HIV and sexual/reproductive health. He is an international leader in the HIV field who drives clinical improvements whilst always championing patient-centred and holistic care, collaborative and shared decision making and instilling a culture of exceptional treatment. He is the clinical lead for a bespoke service focused on HIV, frailty and ageing.
UK-BVY-0705 Date of preparation October 2023
