Easing the Transition of HIV-Infected Adolescents to Adult Care

Joseph S. Cervia, MD, MBA, FACP, FAAP, FIDSA, AAHIVS
Clinical Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY & Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, Hempstead, NY

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Learning Objectives: Top of page

At the completion of this educational session, learners will:
  1. Know how improved therapeutic outcomes with cART have changed the face of the HIV epidemic, and with it the needs of young patients and families.
  2. Better understand some of the challenges faced by HIV-infected adolescents in transitioning to adult care.
  3. Appreciate the elements of family-centered, youth-friendly, multidisciplinary primary care with integrated HIV subspecialty services, and how such models of care may ease transitional challenges.

About the Presenter: Top of page

A board-certified internist, pediatrician, adult and pediatric infectious diseases and HIV medicine specialist, Dr. Cervia has dedicated much of his career to establishing and leading multi-disciplinary teams in battling HIV and other infectious diseases, and to education and research in prevention, therapeutics, complicating illnesses, and quality of life issues.

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