Persons Living with HIV: Tailoring the Global Response to Their Needs
Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH
Director, ICAP at Columbia University
Director, Global Health Initiative (GHI)
University Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine
Columbia University, New York, NY
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Wafaa El-Sadr is University Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine and Mathilde Krim-amfAR Professor of Global Health at Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health and College of Physicians and Surgeons. She received her medical degree from Cairo University, a masters in public health from Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health and a masters in public administration from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. She was named as McArthur fellow in 2008 and is a member of the National Academy of Medicine. Dr. El-Sadr’s research interests are diverse and include research on the prevention and treatment of HIV, tuberculosis, non-communicable diseases, maternal-child health among others. Through ICAP at Columbia University, the Center she established more than a decade ago, she was instrumental in support of establishment of large-scale programs in sub Saharan Africa and Asia that integrate research, education, training and practice. ICAP’s work in 29 countries around the world is focused is on confronting and advancing major public health challenges including HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health, women’s health, non-communicable diseases among other health threats. ICAP aims to bridge the divide between knowledge and action, taking discoveries to implementation in the real world, and works closely with international organizations, academic institutions, private sector, community-based organizations and civil society groups in the pursuit of responsive, inclusive, sustainable and innovative approaches to addressing global health threats and achieving public health impact.
At the completion of this educational session, learners will:
- Appreciate the current status of the global HIV epidemic, accomplishments that have gotten us here, and the challenges we face in the ongoing response.
- Know the meaning of Differentiated Service Delivery (DSD) and the current models of DSD that have evolved.
- Understand the potential role of DSD in achieving epidemic control.
This PRN CME activity is funded in part by unrestricted educational grants from:
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences, Merck & Co, and ViiV Healthcare.
