Episode 1 - 40 Years Later: Looking Back at the Beginning of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic

Episode 1 – 40 Years Later: Looking Back at the Beginning of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic

In this episode of Going anti-Viral, we revisit a panel discussion titled “40 Years Later: Looking Back at the Beginning of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic,” sponsored by the IAS–USA.

Dr Gerald Friedland moderates a panel of key medical figures who served at the frontlines of the HIV/AIDS epidemic during its early years. The panel, consisting of Dr Kathryn Anastos, Dr Donna Futterman, Dr Sheldon Landesman, and Dr Fred Valentine discusses their experiences, the systemic responses, and the stigma associated with the disease. They contemplate on how the lessons learned from HIV are relevant to the current COVID-19 pandemic and the potential pandemics that may come in the future.

The discussion took place on June 13, 2022, at the Scott M. Hammer Annual Update on HIV Management in New York City.