Tag: #UNMCHIV
Testimony: A Patient with HIV Speaks Up to Share her Status and Try to Change Minds
I don’t know how to sum up the last 24 years into just a few paragraphs, but I will try. Words can be quite powerful. The most unforgettable were the ones I read when my adult life was just beginning. At the age of 17, I received a certified letter stating that I had a “potentially […]
Dec 8, 2017
A New Paradigm in HIV Medicine: Undetectable = Untransmittable
Have you heard about the U=U campaign related to HIV transmission? U=U is a simple but important campaign based on a solid foundation of scientific evidence. In recent months, the global medical and scientific HIV community has come together to support the statement, “undetectable equals untransmittable”. This means that persons living with HIV, who take […]
Dec 7, 2017
What Ryan White’s Legacy Means for HIV Care
Ryan White (1971-1990) became the national poster child for HIV/AIDS after he was expelled from middle school because of his HIV infection. He was diagnosed with AIDS after receiving a contaminated blood transfusion at the age of 13. His legal battles with the school system made him a national celebrity and spokesman for AIDS research and […]
Dec 5, 2017
UNMC Specialty Care Clinic welcomes you, from the moment you enter!
The University of Nebraska Medical Center Specialty Care Clinic (SCC) provides comprehensive care of persons living with HIV, at all stages of the disease, as well as specialty Transgender clinics. The team is composed of Physicians, Pharmacists & Pharmacy Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Social Workers & Case Managers, Medical Assistants, Front Desk Assistants, Patient Resource […]
Dec 4, 2017
World AIDS Day represents an opportunity for reflection – how far we’ve come since the beginning of the epidemic with unprecedented advances in treatment, and also reflection about the early days of fear and confusion. I have a vivid memory of the first patient I took care of with HIV infection. It was 1986 and […]
Dec 1, 2017
The UNMC College of Medicine offers a unique Enhanced Medical Education Track (EMET) program which provides an opportunity for medical students to delve into particular disciplines of interest in the field of medicine throughout their four year degree program. Track students attend seminars, preceptorships and complete a research project culminating in a poster or conference […]
Nov 27, 2017
Seeking a Full-time Physician to Join UNMC’s HIV Program
We are looking for a board-eligible/board-certified ID physician to join our HIV team. As the largest provider of care to patients living with HIV in the Omaha area, the HIV clinic provides quality health care in a truly integrated system wherein medical care, case management and advocacy are provided via a multidisciplinary approach. Alongside the […]
Sep 18, 2017
HIV Clinic Nurse Case Manager Receives a Community Award
Precious Davis, BSN, MSN received the “Field of Medicine Award” on Saturday, August 26th from the Omaha Section of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW). This organization recognizes individuals in the community for outstanding achievement. Each year individuals are recognized for excellence in medicine, education, leadership, community involvement, embodiment of the Mary McLeod Bethune […]
Sep 5, 2017
Dr. Sue Swindells on “Why I Love ID”
Dr. Sue Swindells on “Why I Love ID”: “So, I found myself in a fancy maternity hospital in San Francisco not too long ago, while my daughter was having a baby. The nurses there were very excited to have an Infectious Diseases doctor in the room. I had thought they might be a bit nervous […]
Aug 3, 2017
HIV prevention – Are you PrEPared?
HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is the strategy of administering antiretrovirals to HIV uninfected, at-risk individuals in order to prevent HIV infection. Tenofovir-emtricitabine (Truvada) was approved for HIV PrEP by the FDA in 2012 and is over 90% effective in preventing HIV infection when taken as directed. UNMC’s HIV clinic has been offering HIV PrEP for […]
Jul 6, 2017
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