Managing Diabetes in HIV-infected Patients: Current Concepts
Todd T. Brown, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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At the completion of this educational session, learners will:
- Discuss the optimal methods for screening for diabetes in HIV-positive patients.
- Know first-line treatments for diabetes and their pros and cons.
- Understand the glycemic target, and possibilities for combination therapy for diabetes.
- Know what additional steps should be taken to prevent diabetes complications.
Todd T. Brown is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at Johns Hopkins University where he is also the primary endocrine consultant to the Johns Hopkins HIV Clinic. His research focuses on metabolic, endocrine, and skeletal abnormalities observed in HIV-infected patients, particularly as related to aging. Dr Brown is Chair of the Metabolic Working Group in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study and was appointed by the AIDS Clinical Trial Group to their newly formed Inflammation/End-organ Disease Transformative Science Group.
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