Case 6. Is More Really More? Optimizing Options for a Healthy Patient
Download MP3Healthy 48-yr old man with HIV for 15 years, stable viral suppression, looking to optimize health—diet, exercise, immune-boosting supplements, safest HIV and HTN meds. Listen as Chris and Eileen discuss their approach to giving patients the good news about their health, health maintenance, supplement use, and whether to stay the course or switch ART regimens in patients who are doing well.
Resources:
Resources:
- NIH Office of Dietary Supplements: Dietary Supplement Fact Sheets
- FDA: Information for Consumers on Using Dietary Supplements
Related NYSDOH AIDS Institute Clinical Guidelines:
- Primary Care for Adults with HIV
- Second-Line ART After Treatment Failure or for Regimen Simplification
- Use of Injectable CAB/RPV LA as Replacement ART in Virally Suppressed Adults
- Prevention and Management of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Adults With HIV
Creators and Guests
Host
Christopher Hoffmann, MD, MSC, MPH
Dr. Hoffmann is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Johns Hopkins, where he provides care for adults with HIV and general infectious diseases. His research focuses on improving HIV and TB outcomes in low- and middle-income settings, primarily in Southern Africa.
Host
Eileen Scully, MD, PhD
Dr. Scully is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Johns Hopkins, where her clinical work focuses on inpatient and outpatient care of people with HIV. She serves on the Department for Health and Human Services Antiretroviral Guidelines Panel and also leads a lab focused on the immunopathogenesis of HIV and the impact of sex on immune responses to viral infections.
