hiv treatment uptake
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Jae Condon (NAPWHA) gives and overview of the the barriers and enablers to uptake of HIV treatment in Australia. This presentation was given at the AFAO National HIV Forum, 17 October 2014.TRANSCRIPT
Treatment uptake
7th National HIV Strategy
Benefits of treatment
• HIV impacts health from the time of seroconversion
• Earlier treatment can offer a range of health benefits
• Opinion of when to start treatment changing
• Treatment reduces risk of transmission
• Individual preferences need to be respected
Barriers to treatment• Medicare ineligibility
• Engagement with information care & support
• Costs of multiple prescriptions - Centrelink
• AOD use – treatment breaks
• Mental health
• Prescriber preferences
Campaign work
The future
• Improved treatments & accesso AHOD Temporary Residents Access Scheme (ATRAS)
• Address HIV as well as gay, bi & MSM related stigma
• Continued partnerships
• Positive voice – inclusion of all PLHIV
• Changing trends – health & treatmentso support research