This self-paced e-learning module explores the unique opportunities and challenges of using long-acting antiretroviral therapy (LA-ART) across diverse populations. Through real-world insights and expert perspectives, it highlights the needs of adolescents, aging individuals, migrants, and people experiencing homelessness - groups for whom daily oral therapy can be particularly difficult. The module also provides lessons learned from early implementation of LA-ART in different healthcare systems, showcasing clinical benefits, patient acceptance, and improvements in quality of life. Designed to be practical and evidence-driven, this module equips clinicians with strategies to optimize HIV care with LA-ART across varied patient populations.

What Will Set You Apart?​

After following this educational series, participants will:

• Recognize the unique challenges of adherence to oral therapy in adolescents, older adults, and vulnerable populations
• Understand the role of LA-ART in improving adherence, clinical outcomes, and quality of life across diverse groups
• Gain practical strategies for introducing LA-ART in real-world settings, including tips for patient selection and management

Is This Program for You?

The program is aimed at physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals providing care to people living with HIV, particularly those interested in optimizing treatment strategies for diverse patient populations.

What Will You Cover in This Module?

• Challenges in treating adolescents with HIV and opportunities for LA-ART to support adherence
• The impact of aging, polypharmacy, and neurocognitive decline on daily therapy, and the role of LA-ART in addressing these challenges
• HIV care considerations in the context of migration and homelessness, including stigma, poor history, and pregnancy
• Early insights and positive experiences from the real-world rollout of LA-ART: patient acceptance, clinical benefits, and system-level advantages

Program Director: Jonathan Schapiro