Be an Ally: How to Improve Care for Transgender Persons Living With HIV

In this episode, Colleen F. Kelley, MD, MPH, and Jemma Samitpol discuss key considerations to improve the patient experience among transgender persons with HIV, including: Unique circumstances faced by transgender people trying to access HIV care (eg, stigma, discrimination)Best practices to improve access and linkage to HIV careWays to integrate gender-affirming care into HIV careCreating a welcoming and inclusive environmentOffering same-day HIV treatmentAddressing potential drug–drug interactions with gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT), including ART and natural remediesUnderstanding and communicating expectations of GAHT (eg, treatment response, timing of effects)Providing information on the safety of gender-affirming surgeriesImportance of providing person-centered care (eg, mental health, substance abuse, housing, harm reduction)Strategies on how to promote a gender-affirming environment (eg, wearing pronoun buttons, staff training)Consequences to the lack of gender recognition lawsHow to “be an ally” for transgender people with HIVPresentersColleen F. Kelley, MD, MPHProfessor of MedicineDivision of Infectious DiseasesDepartment of MedicineCo-Director, Emory Center for AIDS ResearchAssociated Dean for Research, Emory at GradyEmory University School of MedicineAtlanta, GeorgiaKritima Jemma SamitpolTangerine Clinic SupervisorInstitute of HIV Research and InnovationBangkok, ThailandGet access to all of our new podcasts by subscribing to the CCO Infectious Disease Podcast channel on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Spotify.