The HIV Care Continuum - A Quality Improvement Project to Reconnect with HIV-positive Patients Lost to Follow-up Care

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Authors

Kate Romero, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Medical Student
Janet Lombardi
Carmen DeMarco, Corewell Health East
Paul C. Johnson, Corewell Health East

Description

• Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): incurable illness transmitted through sex, blood, and trans placentally • Consistent management of HIV prevents progression to AIDS.
• 2013 study à HIV-positive patients who failed to attend their follow-up visit within 4-6 months of the prior visit were more likely to have virologic failure.
• Not much published on barriers to care, but one prior study found barriers shown in Figure 2 below – What are barriers to care faced by HIV-positive patients in Southeast Michigan?

Publication Date

5-2024

Keywords

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Disciplines

Infectious Disease

Recommended Citation

Romero K, Lombardi J, DeMarco C, Johnson PC. The HIV care continuum - a quality improvement project to reconnect with HIV-positive patients lost to follow-up care. Poster presented at: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Embark Capstone Colloquium; 2024 May; Rochester Hills, MI.

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The Embark Capstone Colloquium at the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester Hills, MI, May, 2024.