Citizen Science Program Presents
Allison L. Agwu, M.D., ScM, FAAP, FIDSA
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
7:00 pm EST/GMT-5
7:00 pm EST/GMT-5
"The HIV Epidemic: Improving outcomes for adolescent youths"
Over thirty years into the HIV epidemic, tools exist to prevent and control the virus and for persons living with HIV to have a normal life span. However, despite these advances, certain groups, particularly adolescents and young adults are disproportionately being impacted, having higher rates of infection and poorer outcomes once infected. We will discuss the complexities of youth from a biologic, psychosocial, and developmental context, explore their increased risk for HIV, discuss disparities in HIV diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes. Further, we will assess the priorities and unfilled gaps for clinical care and research to optimize outcomes for this population. Allison Agwu, M.D., ScM is Associate Professor of Adult and Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) School of Medicine. Dr. Agwu received her B.S. from University of Maryland, M.D. from University of Maryland School of Medicine, and Masters of Science from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She completed her internal medicine/pediatric residency at Case Western Reserve University and adult/pediatric infectious disease fellowship at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Her clinical and research interest is in HIV/AIDS with a focus on youth living with HIV (YLHIV). She sees patients both in the pediatric and adult HIV clinics and as the founder and medical director of the Accessing Care Early (ACE) Clinic, has been integral to the transition of YLHIV from pediatric to adult care. Her overarching research goal is to optimize outcomes for youth by deciphering health disparities and optimal strategies both to treat HIV infection and identify and prevent co-morbidities for youth living with HIV. She chairs the IMPAACT (International Maternal Pediatric and Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials' Group) complications working group and has chaired protocols examining strategies to address ART and morbidities in young people living with HIV. She is a member of both the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Pediatric and Adult Antiretroviral Treatment Guidelines.
For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Time: 7:00 pm EST/GMT-5
Location: Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater