#34 Understanding HIV in 2023

In this episode of the HSE Talking Health and Wellbeing podcast, host Eamon Keogh discusses HIV with Professor Fiona Lyons, HSE Clinical Lead of the Sexual Health and Crisis Pregnancy Program and Consultant in Genitourinary Medicine at Saint James’ Hospital Dublin, and Aoife Commins, a practicing nurse who is living with HIV. They cover the progress made in HIV treatment, the importance of early intervention, and the challenges of stigma and discrimination. Fiona highlights the decrease in first-time HIV diagnoses as she explains the need for normalising HIV testing. Aoife shares her personal experience living with HIV, including her initial misdiagnosis and the stigma she has faced. Fiona discusses the highly effective treatments and how science has progressed. We also hear about the importance of creating a safe space for individuals to disclose their status. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to reach out to us at healthandwellbeing.communications@hse.ie

 

If you are looking for more information about HIV, you can visit any of the links below:

HIV Ireland: https://www.hivireland.ie/,

GOSHH: https://goshh.ie/

Sexual Health West: https://sexualhealthwest.ie/

Information about treatment and HIV care: https://www.aidsmap.com/

Useful information for people living with or affected by HIV: https://www.sexualwellbeing.ie/sexual-health/sexually-transmitted-infections/information-on-hiv/

For healthcare professionals looking for more information, please click https://www.eurotest.org/testing-tools/hiv-indicator-conditions/

 

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