Decera Clinical Education Infectious Disease Podcast15 Apr

Weighty Matters Podcast: A State-of-the-Art Update on Body Habitus Changes in People Living With HIV

Unwanted body habitus changes among people living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) can negatively affect physical and mental health and may even affect ART adherence. Listen to learn from experts Grace A. McComsey, MD, FIDSA, and Richard A. Elion, MD, how to identify people who may be candidates for pharmacologic weight interventions, and hear firsthand from patient advocates how unwanted weight gain impacts their daily life.

Topics covered include:

The burden of unwanted weight gain among people living with HIV
Potential causes for unwanted weight gain
Available pharmacologic agents for weight loss
Clinical trial data supporting pharmacologic agents for weight loss in people living with HIV
Patient advocate perspectives

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Link to full program:
https://bit.ly/4cpeJ1I

Presenters:

Richard A. Elion, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine
George Washington University School of Medicine
Washington, DC

Grace A. McComsey, MD, FIDSA
Vice Dean for Clinical and Translational Research
Director, Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
Principal Investigator, Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) of Northern Ohio
Gertrude Chandler Tucker Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
Research Integrity Officer
Senior Faculty, Pediatric and Adult Infectious Diseases
University Hospitals Health System
Cleveland, Ohio

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