National HIV Curriculum Podcast

Épisodes

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  Evaluation and Management of Isolated Hepatitis B Core Antibody for Persons with HIV 30.07.2026 32min

  In this National HIV Curriculum podcast episode, Dr. Brian Wood, Editor for the podcast series, interviews Dr. Kim, an expert in viral hepatitis, to discuss the evaluation and management of isolated hepatitis B core positivity for people with HIV. View episode transcript and references at www.hiv.uw.edu. This podcast explores practice-changing issues and updates in HIV diagnosis, management, and prevention. The three podcast hosts include Lead Editor Dr. Brian Wood, Professor of Medicin...
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  Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Management of Chronic Diarrhea in People with HIV 23.06.2026 18min

  National HIV Curriculum Podcast Editors Dr. Jehan Budak and Dr. Aley Kalapila present a clinical case study to discuss the evaluation and management of chronic diarrhea in people with HIV, including cryptosporidiosis, cystoisosporiasis, and microsporidiosis. View episode transcript at www.hiv.uw.edu. This podcast explores practice-changing issues and updates in HIV diagnosis, management, and prevention. The three podcast hosts include Lead Editor Dr. Brian Wood, Professor of Medicine at...
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  Priority Immunizations for People with HIV (Part 2) 02.06.2026 26min

  Dr. Shireesha Dhanireddy, an expert in HIV prevention and treatment, once again joins National HIV Curriculum Podcast Lead Editor Dr. Brian Wood to discuss vaccinations for adults with HIV. This episode focuses on optimal management of hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccinations, as well as best practice strategies for measles immunization for adults with HIV. View episode transcript at www.hiv.uw.edu. This podcast explores practice-changing issues and updates in HIV diagnosis, management,...
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  Priority Immunizations for People with HIV 27.05.2026 19min

  Dr. Shireesha Dhanireddy, an expert in HIV prevention and treatment, joins National HIV Curriculum Podcast Lead Editor Dr. Brian Wood to discuss challenging clinical questions about vaccinations for adults with HIV. This case-based discussion will focus on how to select and prioritize immunizations for individuals with advanced HIV. View episode transcript at www.hiv.uw.edu. This podcast explores practice-changing issues and updates in HIV diagnosis, management, and prevention. The thre...
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  Occupational PEP Guidelines: 2025 Update 17.04.2026 15min

  National HIV Curriculum Podcast Editors Dr. Jehan Budak and Dr. Aley Kalapila discuss an occupational needlestick exposure as they highlight key updates to recommended medications regimens and laboratory monitoring included in the “2025 US Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Recommendations for Post-exposure Prophylaxis in Healthcare Settings.” View episode transcript at www.hiv.uw.edu. This podcast explores p...
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  The BEe-HIVe Study: Major Findings from Two Publications 26.08.2025 24min

  This episode reviews two recent papers on the practice-changing BEe-HIVe study, which assessed efficacy of a relatively new hepatitis B vaccine (known as HepB-CpG, or trade name Heplisav-B) for persons with HIV, and the resulting clinical implications. View episode transcript and references at www.hiv.uw.edu. This podcast explores practice-changing issues and updates in HIV diagnosis, management, and prevention. The three podcast hosts include Lead Editor Dr. Brian Wood, Professor of Medicin...
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  Hepatitis C and HIV Coinfection: Diagnosis and Management 15.07.2025 25min

  National HIV Curriculum Podcast Editors Dr. Jehan Budak and Dr. Aley Kalapila discuss the diagnosis and management of hepatitis C co-infection in persons with HIV, including direct acting antiviral (DAA) therapy, use of the simplified treatment algorithm, and post-treatment follow-up. View episode transcript and links at www.hiv.uw.edu. This podcast explores practice-changing issues and updates in HIV diagnosis, management, and prevention. The three podcast hosts include Lead Editor Dr. Bria...
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  PML: Evaluation and Management 24.06.2025 17min

  National HIV Curriculum Podcast Editors Dr. Jehan Budak and Dr. Aley Kalapila discuss their approach to diagnosing and managing Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) in a person with advanced HIV. View episode transcript at www.hiv.uw.edu. This podcast explores practice-changing issues and updates in HIV diagnosis, management, and prevention. The three podcast hosts include Lead Editor Dr. Brian Wood, Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW), Editor Dr. Jehan Bud...
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  Integrating Injectable ART into Clinical Practice 11.06.2025 41min

  Long-acting injectable ART (LAI) was not initially considered to be a treatment option for individuals with substantial barriers to taking oral ART. However, our understanding has evolved due to the experience of several clinics around the country, including the team at University of Mississippi Medical Center. In this episode, Dr. James “Ben” Brock, Associate Professor of Medicine, discusses practical aspects of implementing LAI into clinical practice, such as staffing models, patient counse...
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  Initial Laboratory Evaluation of a Person with HIV 21.05.2025 17min

  National HIV Curriculum Podcast Editors Dr. Jehan Budak and Dr. Aley Kalapila discuss their approach to the initial laboratory evaluation with a person newly diagnosed with HIV, including HIV-specific, co-infection screening, and healthcare maintenance labs. View episode transcript at www.hiv.uw.edu. This podcast explores practice-changing issues and updates in HIV diagnosis, management, and prevention. The three podcast hosts include Lead Editor Dr. Brian Wood, Professor of Medicine at the ...
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  CROI 2025: Four More Potentially Practice-Changing Abstracts 13.05.2025 24min

  Dr. Jehan Budak and Dr. Raaka Kumbhakar, University of Washington Assistant Professors of Medicine, discuss CROI 2025 abstracts on the complexities of treating TB during pregnancy, the use of tenofovir alafenamide for people with TB, switching to the investigational ART combination doravirine/islatravir, and data on why people stop injectable cabotegravir/rilpivirine. View episode transcript and references at https://www.hiv.uw.edu/podcast/episode/conference-summaries/croi-2025-four-more-pote...
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  CROI 2025: CARES and BEeHIVe Studies and Their Potential Practice-Changing Impacts 06.05.2025 23min

  What were the CROI 2025 major scientific research themes and the key findings from the CARES trial on long-acting injectable ART and the BEeHIVe study on hepatitis B vaccines for people with HIV? Drs. Jehan Budak and Raaka Kumbhakar, co-assistant directors of a Ryan White-funded HIV Clinic, discuss major themes, the two studies, and how their clinical practice has already changed. View episode transcript and references at https://www.hiv.uw.edu/podcast/episode/conference-summaries/croi-2025-c...
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  Initial Visit & Evaluation for a Person with HIV 19.03.2025 16min

  National HIV Curriculum Podcast editors Dr. Jehan Budak and Dr. Aley Kalapila discuss their approaches and key questions they ask during an initial visit and evaluation with a person who’s new to their clinic. View episode transcript at www.hiv.uw.edu. This podcast explores practice-changing issues and updates in HIV diagnosis, management, and prevention. The three podcast hosts include Lead Editor Dr. Brian Wood, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW), Editor D...
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  LATITUDE Study: Interim Findings and Implications 21.02.2025 47min

  Dr. Aadia Rana, University of Alabama Birmingham Professor of Medicine and LATITUDE Study Chair, discusses the LATITUDE Study’s key findings to date and considerations for prescribing long-acting ART for individuals who struggle to take oral medications or who have detectable viral loads. View episode transcript at www.hiv.uw.edu. This podcast explores practice-changing issues and updates in HIV diagnosis, management, and prevention. The three podcast hosts include Lead Editor Dr. Brian Wood...
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  Implementation of the New HHS Anal Cancer Screening Guidelines 06.02.2025 40min

  Dr. Jeff Schouten, UW faculty in Surgery and in Allergy and Infectious Diseases as well as ANCHOR trial co-investigator, discusses the new anal cancer screening guidelines for persons with HIV then focuses on implementation barriers and considerations for integrating the new recommendations into HIV primary care clinical practice. View episode transcript and access links at www.hiv.uw.edu. This podcast explores practice-changing issues and updates in HIV diagnosis, management, and prevention...
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  The ANCHOR Study: Does Treatment of Anal HSIL Prevent Anal Cancer? 06.02.2025 16min

  This episode reviews a landmark study published in 2022 that aimed to answer the question of whether treating anal high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) prevents anal cancer for persons with HIV, a question that was previously unanswered and that was key to informing the new anal cancer screening guidelines. View episode transcript and link to the article at www.hiv.uw.edu. This podcast explores practice-changing issues and updates in HIV diagnosis, management, and prevention. T...
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  The SLIM LIVER Study: Use of Semaglutide for Persons with HIV 06.02.2025 23min

  This episode reviews literature about the recent SLIM LIVER study which evaluated the impact of semaglutide, a GLP-1 receptor agonist, on persons with HIV and discusses the important implications on clinical practice. View episode transcript, links to the literature, and the tables at www.hiv.uw.edu. This podcast explores practice-changing issues and updates in HIV diagnosis, management, and prevention. The three podcast hosts include Lead Editor Dr. Brian Wood, Professor of Medicine at the ...
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  Neurosyphilis: Evaluation and Management 24.01.2025 22min

  National HIV Curriculum Podcast Editors Dr. Jehan Budak and Dr. Aley Kalapila discuss their approach to diagnosing and treating neurosyphilis in a person with HIV, including clinical manifestations, diagnostics, treatment, and therapeutic monitoring. View episode transcript at www.hiv.uw.edu. This podcast explores practice-changing issues and updates in HIV diagnosis, management, and prevention. The three podcast hosts include Lead Editor Dr. Brian Wood, Associate Professor of Medicine at th...
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  Switching ART Regimens: A Discussion 06.01.2025 35min

  The three National HIV Curriculum Podcast editors discuss the multiple factors they consider before switching to another oral ART option or to injectable cabotegravir/rilpivirine, including adherence, patient preference, weight gain, NRTI resistance, HBV status, and dosing schedules. View episode transcript at www.hiv.uw.edu. This podcast explores practice-changing issues and updates in HIV diagnosis, management, and prevention. The three podcast hosts include Lead Editor Dr. Brian Wood, Ass...
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  Disseminated MAC: Evaluation and Management 09.12.2024 23min

  National HIV Curriculum Podcast Editors Dr. Jehan Budak and Dr. Aley Kalapila discuss their approach to diagnosing and treating disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex in a person with advanced HIV, including prophylaxis and management of the infection and immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS). View episode transcript at www.hiv.uw.edu. This podcast explores practice-changing issues and updates in HIV diagnosis, management, and prevention. The three podcast hosts include Lead E...