A few yrs ago, @IDDoc1978 gathered a group of ID/SUD physicians @IDWeekmtg, & ID-CIRCUS was born: the ID Coalition for improving Care 4 ppl using Substances. This yr, Dr Madeline McCrary made us official with swag 🎪. This is the energy we need to transform care!
I’m just a doctor, in a state w/o Medicaid expansion, trying to get access to long-acting, injectable buprenorphine for my patients. Between insurance access, prior authorizations, & pharmacy limitations, it shouldn’t be this hard 2 get lifesaving meds for ppl w/ addiction in AL
Daniel Foster from Hosp Germans Trias i Pujol showed association of alcohol w mortality in PWH in Spain.
👉 4.3% drinking >40g/d. 26% in PWID.
👉 MR for >40g/d was 2.09 (RR 4.85)
👉 ⬆️ mortality w >40g/day (HR 4.28), HCV (HR 5.05), CD4 below median (HR 2.58), PWID (HR 4.72)
Love that substance use and infections is well represented at #CROI2024! Really enjoying this session, “Hazards Ahead: The Intersection of HIV and Substance Use.” Here are the highlights:
Amanda Miller from SDSU showed how alcohol use is a predictor of poor HIV care outcomes in women living with HIV (WLWH) in Uganda. Of 304 WLWH in the study,
👉 18% w hazardous alcohol use
👉 alcohol use associated with 3x odds of detectable viral load at 12mo
Really thankful for @CFAR_ISURC putting together a wonderful networking session during #CROI2024. Great catching up with old friends and making new ones!
It is so cool when you get to work with people fierce about health equity for people who use drugs. @KinnaThakarar @JayCdoesID@AyeshaAppaMD and Kathleen Fairfield, Jessica Brown, Amelia Goff, Chasity Tuell. INSERT FIRE EMOJI HERE x 3. https://t.co/TSsPbnnZMZ
Join the next #NIDA#HIV Seminar on October 25 at 11 AM ET 🗓️ with Dr. Monica Gandhi and Dr. Katerina Christopoulos from @UCSF discussing Long-Acting ART for Vulnerable Populations. https://t.co/V4EaEvO7DA
A new narrative review offers guidance on the care of patients exposed to #xylazine, or #tranq, an animal sedative that has made its way into the illicitly manufactured #fentanyl supply: https://t.co/kqGRZXjRut