Persisting in HIV Care: Considerations for People With Substance Use Disorders

In this episode, Alexander Wong, MD, FRCPC, discusses how to optimize treatment and engagement in care for individuals with HIV and substance use disorder, including:  • Barriers to care for persons with substance use disorder  • Colocating HIV and other services (eg, addiction care medicine, social services)  • Leveraging a multidisciplinary approach to care  • Integrating a low-barrier model to foster an environment of open discussion  • Best practices for opioid agonist therapy implementation • Considerations for cultural dynamics to provide personalized treatment plans • Importance of supporting his team members  Presenter Alexander Wong, MD, FRCPC Associate Professor Division of Infectious Diseases Department of Medicine University of Saskatchewan Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada   Link to full program: https://bit.ly/3xicSeF Get access to all of our new podcasts by subscribing to the CCO Infectious Disease Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Spotify. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com (https://pcm.adswizz.com) for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.