For persons living with HIV infection, the good news is that early diagnosis and appropriate medical care can lead to a life expectancy similar to that of all Alaskans.The bad news is that 1 in 7 people with HIV still do not know that they are infected. Join Dr. Jay Butler and his guests for an update on HIV testing and care in Alaska.
HOST: Jay Butler, MD
GUEST:
- Heather Davis, Executive Director, Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association
- Terry Brammel, clinical specialist and Ryan White Program Director ANTHC
- Jessica Harvel, HIV Program Coordinator Alaska Division of Public Health
LINKS:
- Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association (Four A's)
- Information on National HIV testing day
- Reliable HIV/AIDS information on a large variety of topics from the National Institutes of Health
- Overview of HIV Program at the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services with links to data and resources
- Information on HIV and STD prevention programs available through the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
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LIVE BROADCAST: Monday, June 25th, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. AKDT
REPEAT BROADCAST: Monday, June 25th, 2018, at 8:00 p.m. AKDT
DR. WOODARD’S FAVORITE HEALTH AND SCIENCE LINKS:
- This is a good site to start with, if you want to learn how to find reliable health information on the internet
- Mayo Clinic
- Cleveland Clinic
- MedlinePlus
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HealthyChildren.org
- Denying to the Grave: Why We Ignore Facts That Will Save Us
- American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI)
- Science Based Medicine
- Quackwatch
- Carl Sagan’s Baloney Detection Kit and common logical fallacies
- Michael Shermer’s suggestion for Baloney Detection: How to draw boundaries between science and pseudoscience
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