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Podcast: Decera Clinical Education Infectious Disease Podcast
Episode: My Lived Experience as a Woman Aging With HIV
Description: In this podcast, Melanie Reese, a woman aging with HIV, shares her perspectives on the added challenges faced by older women with HIV—an underserved, underresourced, and underresearched group—and talks about potential solutions that should be considered, such as:Listen and prioritize concerns brought to you by older women with HIV to improve trust in you and the medical professionPromote self-advocacy for women to improve their interactions with healthcare professionals, such as opening the dialogue about sexual healthSupport mental health by ensuring a baseline neurologic exam to monitor for any cognitive declineEmphasize the importance of self-care and prio...