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Preconception ART Selection: Using HIV-ASSIST
Episode 281
Published 2 years, 10 months ago
Description
In this episode, Sonya Krishnan, MD, MHS, discusses using HIV-ASSIST to aid in the selection of an ART regimen for a virologically suppressed PWH who is planning a pregnancy. Listen as she covers:
- How to input patient specific factors into the HIV-ASSIST tool
- Discussion of available education sheets to review the data and recommendations for her current ART regimen in pregnancy
- An explanation of why some regimens are ranked lower because of adherence factors such as increased pill burden or dosing frequency
- Guidelines informing the HIV-ASSIST output, including DHHS and IAS-USA, and the frequency with which updates are incorporated
- How to use the HIV-ASSIST output to guide regimen selection in pregnancy
- Use of the HIV-ASSIST tool in shared decision-making and patient counseling
Sonya Krishnan, MD, MHS
Assistant Professor
Division of Infectious Diseases
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
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