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At IDWeek in LA at premier session “What’s Hot In ID and HIV” - so proud that Dr Allison Agwu HIV Medicine Association highlighted our ACTG Network LATITUDE study on use of long acting ART in PWH with adherence challenges !

We are learning fantastic clinical pearls and having a great discussion at our 8am Meet the Professor Session- “Peace of Mind: Optimizing Mental Health in the HIV Clinic” with Drs. Jason Halperin, Tara Vijayan, and Elizabeth Holcomb IDWeek

What an honor to co-moderate with Dr Seble Kessaye “Strong Like Her: Women and HIV” and learn from these brilliant scholars Drs Elizabeth Bukusi, Elizabeth King, and Whitney Irie on HIV in women across the care continuum, the lifespan, and the world! IDWeek

Congratulations to J. Martin Rodriguez ⁦UAB Medicine⁩ on winning the Chatrchai Watanakunakorn award in recognition of outstanding achievement in the clinical practice of infectious diseases. Felicidades Martín!

What a terrifically raucous Squabble session on how to manage weight gain among PWH by Drs Cecile Lahiri and Kristine Erlandson and nPEP as EHE priority strategy by Drs Darrel Tan and Latesha Elopre ! IDWeek UAB CFAR UAB Infectious Diseases Division

The “Mind Blown: Challenging HIV Clinical Cases” moderators and panelists are ready for you to join them in Petree B ! IDWeek Brown Infectious Disease Fellowship WuidQ: Washington University ID Questions

Starting the IDWeek afternoon sessions we have UAB Infectious Diseases Division fellowship director Todd McCarty 💊🐉👨‍⚕️ moderating “Tackling Social Determinants of Health in ID” and ID fellow Dr Aditi Jani Aditi Jani moderating “Insights in HIV Testing and Epidemiology” ! Go blazers 🐉!!

Our afternoon moderators and squabblers are ready to debate prioritizing switching to 2-drug regimens in PWH, and the scale-up of PreP initiation in pharmacies! IDWeek Darcy Wooten she/her

And that’s a wrap on #IDWeek2024 from the Category H/HIVMA ID Week Program Committee! Vivek & I will miss our fearless Chair Colleen & look forward to Amesika Nyaku as incoming vice-chair. Send session suggestions @ IDWeek.org & see y’all in Atlanta at IDWeek2025!

👏 The UAB Hospital stewardship program, led by Dr. Josh Stripling, has been designated as an Antimicrobial Stewardship Center of Excellence by IDSA! Great job, team! UAB Infectious Diseases Division

📢Join us for World AIDS Day on December 2nd 3:00 - 4:30pm in Bevill Biomedical Research Building 170! Don’t miss out on the opportunity to learn more about recent efforts in HIV prevention. See you there!

Planning is underway for IDWeek 2025! Mark your calendars for Oct. 19-22, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. See you there! idweek.org

Impact of NIH funding in ALABAMA: NIH AWARDS FUNDING: $386 M JOBS SUPPORTED: 4,769 ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED: $909 M Bio Industry Impact in AL : Jobs: 12,786 Businesses: 1,235 Cutting NIH indirects will end jobs & cause a recession. h/t Carlos del Rio unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-st…

If these NIH cuts stick -- who knows in this environment -- my whole metro will to be screwed. Not to mention the actual lives affected in a very red state. Talk about cutting off your nose just for spite. al.com/news/2025/02/n…

1. Donald Trump promised that, as president, he would drastically lower Americans' energy bills. But hundreds of Alabama residents are receiving a $100 surcharge on their energy bills as a direct result of Trump's actions in the White House.

1/ After residency at Mass General Hospital, I reported to Atlanta to meet my fellow CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service Officers. I have never felt so intimidated by my peers The best and the brightest, they were star clinicians, had served in disaster zones; MD/PhDs and MSF.

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Long-acting injectable ART is changing #HIV care for patients struggling with daily pills. The #LATITUDEStudy shows it can improve viral suppression—but challenges like insurance coverage remain. bit.ly/4gXrnoZ #HIVCare #LongActingART Aadia Rana MD

25 hospitals are at risk of closing in Alabama if cuts go through- Over 15 will likely close immediately. 88 percent of Rural Alabama Hospitals are in the red- they rely on federal funding.

This decision — and other federal efforts to undermine well-established science about vaccine safety — puts everyone at risk, says IDSA President Tina Tan, MD, FIDSA, FPIDS, FAAP. Our statement in response to the cancellation of the FDA meeting: idsociety.org/news--publicat…