Module Category: Comorbidities

Empowering Healthy Aging: Combating Frailty and Supporting Mental Health in Older Adults Living with HIV

This engaging two hour session will focus on helping older adults living with HIV stay strong in body and mind. Learn how to fight frailty, boost emotional wellness, and build resilience among older adults living with HIV – helping them to not just survive, but truly thrive!

Part I – Fighting Frailty: Empowering Older Adults Living with HIV to Thrive

As people with HIV live longer, frailty has emerged as a new challenge, a condition limiting mobility, independence, and overall quality of life. Join us for this powerful webinar exploring the clinical and social factors contributing to frailty in older adults living with HIV and discover evidence-based strategies to build resilience, strengthen independence, and improve health outcomes.

Part II – Mental Health Matters: Addressing the Psychosocial Needs of Older Adults Living with HIV

Faculty will explore the unique mental health challenges faced by older adults living with HIV. Participants will learn about the psychological and emotional factors that impact older adults including anxiety, depression, isolation, and cognitive decline.

HIV and Older Adults: Managing Chronic Disease and Polypharmacy

This webinar will focus on the unique healthcare needs of older adults living with HIV. Faculty will explore the challenges of managing multiple chronic conditions alongside HIV, as well as the complexities of using multiple medications, known as polypharmacy. The session will review strategies for optimizing care, minimizing drug interactions, and improving overall health outcomes in this growing population.

This course is jointly provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and HealthHIV.

The Heart of the Matter: Cardiovascular Health in People Living with HIV

The Heart of the Matter: Cardiovascular Health in People Living with HIV webinar is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among people living with HIV.

Target Audience: This activity is intended for physicians, pharmacists, registered nurses, PAs, psychologists, social workers and other healthcare providers engaged in the care of patients with HIV.

Managing Diabetes and HIV in the DMV: An Integrated Approach for Healthcare Providers

This webinar is designed to offer an in-depth exploration of the complex relationship between HIV and diabetes, two chronic conditions that increasingly intersect within patient populations. Designed for healthcare professionals in the DMV (District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia), this one-hour session will provide key insights into preventive strategies and management techniques for patients living with both conditions. This webinar will address the rising prevalence of diabetes among individuals living with HIV and offer practical, region-specific guidance on managing these coexisting conditions. Participants will examine how HIV therapies impact metabolic health and the unique challenges faced by those with both HIV and diabetes. The session will equip participants with actionable knowledge to enhance patient care and outcomes. Additionally, the discussion will cover cultural competency and the challenges faced by vulnerable populations in the DMV, including the impact of social determinants of health and disparities in care, and how to address these disparities for diverse populations affected by both conditions.

Target Audience: Clinicians, Medical Providers, Community Health Workers, Pharmacists

Beyond the Basics: Navigating the HIV-Cancer Intersection

This webinar will shed light on the reasons behind increased risk of certain cancers among people living with HIV and why their cancer outcomes are worse compared to people without HIV. The faculty will delve into evidence-based strategies to improve survival in HIV-associated cancers. The webinar also will cover potential treatment options that may exploit unique characteristics of these cancers to improve outcomes.

This course is jointly provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and HealthHIV.

Target Audience

This activity is intended for Clinicians, Community Health Workers, and Direct Service providers.

Faculty

Dr. Kathryn Lurain MD, MPH-Associate Research Physician, National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Health
Dr. Lurain is a hematologist-oncologist and an expert in the treatment of virus-associated cancers and lymphoproliferative disorders. ShDr. e is the Clinical Director of the HIV and AIDS Malignancy Branch and an associate research physician at the National Cancer Institute. She earned her B.A. in Biology from Oberlin College and Masters in Global Public Health from George Washington University. She received her M.D. from the University of Virginia and completed Internal Medicine residency at the University of Chicago before completing fellowship in hematology and oncology at the National Cancer Institute. Her clinical research is focused on the development of new treatments for HIV-associated lymphomas using immunotherapy approaches. Her translational work focuses on understanding the changes in cellular and humoral immune function at the onset of virus-associated cancers and how immune function is affected by treatment. Dr. Lurain is an advocate for people living with HIV and their inclusion in clinical trials, and she is trained in the clinical care of sexual and gender minorities.