Posts by Estela Balderas
Updates to the Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Adults and Adolescents with HIV
This notice updates and corrects an announcement on this subject sent January 20, 2022. The Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents (the Panel) updated the following sections of the Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Adults and Adolescents Living with HIV. Highlights are summarized below: Early (Acute and Recent) HIV Infection…
Read More#HIV Alert: Updated HIV PrEP Guidelines
December 8, 2021: Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published its updated Clinical Practice Guideline for Preexposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention and Clinical Providers Supplement. The updated guideline and supplement reflect the latest science and are intended to help physicians effectively prescribe all FDA-approved pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medications to patients and increase PrEP use among all…
Read MoreUpdates to the Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents with HIV
November 18, 2021: The Panel updated the following sections of the Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents with HIV. Highlights from the sections are summarized below: Appendix B: Panel Roster and Financial Disclosures: Updated member conflict of interest information for 2021-2022.Updated roster to include 22 new members, 6 new Section…
Read MoreHiring! Project Director, MATEC Regional Headquarters
MATEC is hiring a Project Director at our Regional Headquarters located at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Department of Family and Community Medicine. The Project Director oversees the day-to-day management of the MATEC program. This position provides leadership and management of the program while working closely with the Principal Investigator, Medical…
Read MoreMATEC Missouri is hiring! Regional Instructional Design Coordinator.
Regional Instructional Design Coordinator Remote work opportunity! The MATEC (Midwest AIDS Training + Education Center) Regional Instructional Design Coordinator is responsible for leading regional MATEC efforts to deliver state-of-the-art distance-based trainings. This position will involve collaboration and communication with all other MATEC sites across the region as well as within the MATEC-Missouri team. This position…
Read MoreFDA approves COVID-19 vaccine for everyone 16+
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, and will now be marketed as Comirnaty (koe-mir’-na-tee), for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older. The vaccine also continues to be available under emergency use authorization…
Read MoreUpdates to the Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents with HIV
August 18, 2021: The Panel updated the following section of the Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents with HIV. Highlights from the section are summarized below: Human Papillomavirus Disease:New recommendation for cervical cancer screening to start at age 21 based on the HIV/AIDS Cancer Match Study with no…
Read MoreOhio Department of Health Releases Health Alert: Increase in Cases of Congenital Syphilis
On July 15, 2021, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) issued a health alert regarding a rise in the number of cases of congenital syphilis (CS). Since 2016, CS in Ohio has increased 146% from 13 cases in 2016 to 32 cases in 2020. CS occurs when the sexually transmitted pathogen treponema pallidum infects a…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Vaccines for Moderately to Severely Immunocompromised People
CDC now recommends that people whose immune systems are compromised moderately to severely should receive an additional dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine after the initial 2 doses. Widespread vaccination is a critical tool to help stop the pandemic. Read CDC’s statement. What You Need to Know People who are moderately to severely immunocompromised are especially vulnerable to COVID-19…
Read MoreUpdates to the Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Adults and Adolescents with HIV
August 16, 2021: The Panel updated the Hepatitis C Virus / HIV Co-infection section of the Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Adults and Adolescents Living with HIV.
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