AIDS Seminar Series-20261109 1833-1

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Title: HIV and Aging, Protecting Brain Health, Building Skills in Cognitive Assessments and Interventions

Presenter: Shibani S. Mukerji, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology · Mass General Brigham Neuroscience Institute

Learning Objectives:

Assess cognitive concerns in an older adult with HIV on antiretroviral therapy.
Intervene on modifiable dementia risk as treatable traits.
Identify referral pathways to strengthen when cognitive concerns require intervention.

Description:
Most people with HIV in the United States are now 50 or older, and cognitive concerns in this group rarely come from a single cause. This session uses a short clinical framework, Assess, Intervene, Refer, to work through a composite patient case. It covers a brain health workflow for primary care clinics, bedside cognitive screens and who can administer them, modifiable dementia risk from the 2024 Lancet Commission, review of brain-active medications, and the referral pathways for sleep, hearing, and pain that our clinics are working on strengthening.

Target Audience: Largely clinical staff including attending physicians, nurses, fellows, and mental health providers.

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