45 - HIV and AIDS- Risk Factors, Prevention and Continuum of Care

The staff and experts from Heart to Hand, Inc, join us to discuss HIV/ AIDS prevention and care. As the only nonprofit dedicated to HIV/AIDS awareness and care in Prince Georges County,Md., Heart to Hand, Inc., helps their clients address all aspects of HIV/ AIDS treatment with a variety of services- from screening to ensuring client compliance with medical care. Dr.Theo Hodges, a infectious disease specialist, and Rev, Dustin Baker-Holley, a nonmedical case manager currently on PrEP medication, share their clinical experiences with the little blue pill, Truvada, that prevents HIV conversion in up to 92% of patients at risk for contracting HIV. Ms. Sharon Coker, community health outreach manager , and Mr. Leslie Demus, community health worker for Heart to Hands, Inc., also discuss the risk factors for HIV, and the increasing number of older patients newly diagnosed with HIV.