Holistic HIV care: bridging the gap between primary and secondary care
Elizabeth FooteHIV Community Specialist Nurse, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Hospital Trust Welcome to the 2018 autumn issue of HIV Nursing. I would like to thank all those who have taken the time…
Peer mentorship to increase cervical cancer screening uptake in women living with HIV: a pilot project
Jacqueline Thomas1 and Aimee C Holland21DNP Candidate; 2Associate Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing, AL, USA AbstractBackground: Women living with HIV have a higher r…
Joint working to treat hepatitis C in hard-to-reach patients who are co-infected: a case study example
Lindsay Chalmers1, Sara Lamond2 and Linda Panton31Blood Borne Virus Clinical Nurse Specialist, Infectious Diseases Unit, NHS Lothian; 2Blood Borne Virus Clinical Nurse Specialist Team Leader, Infectio…
Managing a patient’s choice to opt out of treatment: three case studies
Elizabeth FooteHIV Community Specialist Nurse/Team Leader, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital Trust Ultimately, as healthcare professionals, our aim is to promote a healthy lifestyl…
HIV co-infections: TB, HCV and HBV
Juliet BennettIndependent Nurse Advisor AbstractImmunodeficiency caused by suboptimally treated HIV infection increases the risk of additional concurrent infections, both opportunistic and those th…
Report from the 22nd International AIDS Society Conference 23–27 July 2018, Amsterdam, the Netherlands: a nurse’s view
Shaun WatsonHIV Clinical Nurse Specialist (Community), Chelsea and Westminster NHS Trust, London My first ever International AIDS Society (IAS) conference ‘AIDS 2018’ certainly delivered. Held …