Cross-Cutting

International

Geriatric Rehabilitation

Symposium

Living Past Hope: An Overview of HIV Rehabilitation (637116)

Presenter(s)

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  Kaile Eison, DO

  Chief Resident
  New York Presbyterian Columbia and Cornell
  New York, New York

Panelist(s)

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  Akin Beckley, MD

  Assistant Professor
  Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  New York, New York

Presenter(s)

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  Geraldine Yu, PT, DPT, OCS

  Assistant Supervisor of Outpatient Therapy
  New-York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia

Non-presenting author(s)

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  Jennifer Reid, PT, DPT, NCS

  Senior Physical Therapist
  New York Presbyterian Hospital
  New City, New York

As patients with HIV are living longer thanks to advancements in antiretroviral therapies, they are developing functional deficits as a result of extended exposure to the virus and opportunistic infections, side effects of the treatments, and the aging process, which has not previously been on the forefront of concern given the medical complexity and illness severity of this population. This lecture will provide an overview of the functional complications encountered, a review of current literature, as well as an introduction to rehabilitation management of this patient population.

Learning Objectives:

• Upon completion, participants will be able to describe the role of physiatry in the care of individuals living with HIV.
• Upon completion, participants will have a broader understanding of the pertinent research in the field.
• Upon completion, participants will be able to describe the functional impairments and complex quality of life issues faced by this population.
• Upon completion, participants will be able to delineate the role of the outpatient physical therapist in the care and management of patients living with HIV.