Category: HIV/AIDS
UNMC Specialty Care Clinic Presents Work at National HIV Conference
Back in March, we ran this Sneak Peak post announcing that Lance L. Burwell, LIMHP, PC, behavioral therapist at the UNMC SCC, was invited to co-present an ongoing project titled “Bridging HIV Care Gaps through Telehealth: An Evidence-Informed Intervention to Support Engagement in Care” at the 2024 National Conference on Social Work and HIV/AIDS. This is a huge honor, and we congratulate Lance on a fantastic presentation and commitment to a project that has improved care for many SCC patients. Read below for Lance’s recap of the presentation and the impact of this important work.
Jun 13, 2024
Sneak Peak: UNMC Specialty Care Center to Present Work at National Conference
A huge congrats to the Telehealth and Text to Improve Engagement in Care (i2TEC) initiative team, including Lance L. Burwell, LIMHP, PC- behavioral therapist at the UNMC SCC, who will be presenting work at the 2024 National Conference on Social Work and HIV/AIDS between May 22nd and 25th.
Mar 6, 2024
UNMC to Host Black HIV & AIDS Awareness Event
Come join us for an educational evening to learn about HIV & AIDS in the black community. This event, sponsored by the UNMC/Nebraska Medicine Community Wellness Collaborative, Office of Inclusion, and the Nebraska AIDS Project, will feature wisdom from Dr. Precious Davis, director of the community collaborative academy, and Darryl Brown Jr., senior director of programs and advocacy at Black & Pink National and a board member at the Nebraska AIDS Project. Food, beverages, and light music with a live DJ will complement this evening of education.
Feb 12, 2024
Today is National HIV Testing Day!
Each year, June 27th is observed as National HIV Testing Day (NHTD). This year’s NHTD theme is “HIV Testing is Self Care.” The act of getting tested is the first step in either treatment or prevention that leads to individuals being empowered to live long and healthy lives.
Jun 27, 2023
Meeting Recap: Nebraska HIV Prevention & Care Update
The 2023 Nebraska HIV Prevention & Care Update was a great success on 5/18/23 at UNO Barbara Weitz Center for Community Engagement. Hosted by the Nebraska Dept of Health and Human Services and KS/NE AIDS Education and Training Center, the program featured presenters and panelists representing the health department, Nebraska Medicine/UNMC Specialty Care Center, community-based organizations, and consumers of HIV care. Over 100 participants joined in person and virtually from across the region.
Jun 6, 2023
UNMC ID in the Community: HIV Awareness and Education
Earlier this month, UNMC ID’s Specialty Care Clinic participated in the annual Cinco De Mayo festivities, using this opportunity to spread awareness and education about HIV. Read on for Valentina’s report from this great community outreach event.
May 30, 2023
Beyond HIV: Applying Long-Acting Formulations to other Infectious Diseases
This post is part of an ongoing series on HIV/AIDS in recognition of HIV/AIDS awareness month 2022. In this series, we focus our posts on education, research, achievements, and medicine pertaining to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. In our previous post, we reviewed the merits of long-acting HIV treatments as a recent breakthrough in HIV/AIDS medical research. […]
Dec 29, 2022
Long-Acting Formulations of Infectious Disease Treatments
oday, we feature a new supplement in Clinical Infectious Diseases, edited by UNMC ID’s Dr. Susan Swindells. This supplement contains articles chronicling and exploring the use of long-acting formulations in the treatment of infectious diseases.
Dec 20, 2022
Microbe Monday: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Today, we start a new series of posts on the UNMC ID Blog: Microbe Monday. This is a monthly installment introducing the microbiology behind the pathogens routinely encountered in the clinic. While these posts are geared more towards education, recent research advances and interesting historical context should be broadly interesting to all readers. Our first microbe is the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Read on to learn more about this important pathogen.
Dec 13, 2022
December is HIV/AIDS Awareness Month
Beginning with World AIDS Day on December 1st, the month of December is a time to raise awareness and reflect on the impact this epidemic has had on our communities and the world.
Dec 9, 2022
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