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Podcast: HIV stigma, cervical cancer, and depression

Season 3, Ep. 3

What impact has the HPV vaccine had on cervical cancer rates? How does stigma affect people with HIV? And what do GPs need to know about depression? 


In this episode of the Clinical Update podcast, we discuss how both the cervical cancer screening programme and the HPV vaccine have led to dramatic improvements in cervical cancer rates. 


Also, our guest speaker Professor Mark Nelson explains how the HIV landscape has changed over the decades. He says that as life expectancy for people with HIV has vastly improved – thanks to effective treatments – the focus now needs to be on improving quality-of-life. However, he believes stigma is ‘one of the major contributors to spoiling quality-of-life’. 


Finally, for our 3 key points feature, we look at what GPs need to know about depression.


You can access the website version of this podcast on MIMS Learning to make notes for your appraisal. MIMS Learning offers hundreds of hours of CPD for healthcare professionals, along with a handy CPD organiser.


Please note: this podcast is presented by medical editors and discusses educational content written or presented by doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals on the MIMS Learning website and at live events.


Useful links


Cervical cancer

Cervical cancer: clinical review


HIV

HIV-associated malignancies

Guidance update: latest guidance on HIV


Depression

Identifying and managing depression in primary care

Depression: clinical review


Health inequalities

Targeting health inequalities campaign


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