Harm Reduction: A Missing Piece to the Holistic Care of Patients Who Inject Drugs.
Nathanial S NolanSarah M Fracasso FrancisLaura R MarksSusan E BeekmannPhilip M PolgreenStephen Y LiangMichael J DurkinPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2023)
Almost all ID physicians report screening PWID for HIV and viral hepatitis and discussing the risks of these infections. Despite frequently encountering PWID, fewer than half of ID physicians provide safer injection advice. Opportunities exist to standardize harm reduction education, emphasizing safer injection practices in conjunction with other strategies to prevent infections (eg, HIV PrEP or hepatitis A virus/hepatitis B virus vaccination).
Keyphrases
- hepatitis b virus
- primary care
- healthcare
- hiv positive
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv testing
- men who have sex with men
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- end stage renal disease
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv aids
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- quality improvement
- chronic kidney disease
- palliative care
- liver failure
- pain management
- patient reported outcomes
- chronic pain
- health insurance