Breaking the stigma: Making HIV and COVID screening routine in primary care

<p>In this episode, we welcome clinical research assistant professor, Maranda C. Ward, to discuss the importance of routine screening for both HIV and COVID-19 in primary care. During the COVID pandemic, we became familiar with answering questions about our risk of exposure and symptoms, yet we have failed to make the same routine screening for HIV a priority. This lack of screening is due in part to the stigma associated with both diseases, which disproportionately impact minoritized populations. Maranda will share her research on how to reduce the stigma by routinizing screening in primary care, and the impact this could have in decreasing the number of new HIV infections and improving vaccination rates. Don't miss this opportunity to learn about the important role of primary care in the fight against HIV and COVID-19.</p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/marandaward/" target= "_blank" rel="follow noopener noreferrer" data-wpel-link= "exclude">Maranda C. Ward</a> is a clinical research assistant professor.</p> <p>She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD article, "<a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/2022/11/why-hiv-and-covid-19-vaccine-screening-should-go-together.html">Why HIV and COVID-19 vaccine screening should go together</a>."</p> <p><a href="https://nuance.com/daxinaction"><img class= "alignnone wp-image-424286 size-medium" src= "https://www.kevinmd.com/wp-content/uploads/NuanceLogo_Horz_k-2-300x62.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="62" /></a></p> <p><em>The Podcast by KevinMD is brought to you by the <a href= "https://nuance.com/daxinaction">Nuance Dragon Ambient eXperience</a>.</em></p> <p><em>With a growing physician shortage, increasing burnout, and declining patient satisfaction, a dramatic change is needed to make health care more efficient and effective and bring back the joy of practicing medicine. AI-driven ambient clinical intelligence promises to help by revolutionizing patient and provider experiences with clinical documentation that writes itself.</em></p> <p><em>The <a href="https://n