Contributions
How to Provide Culturally Competent Care
In this MD Newsline exclusive interview, internist/HIV specialist Dr. Pete Thomas and resident physician/public health professional Dr. Janelle Hadley sit down to discuss cultural competence and how to provide culturally competent care. Dr. Pete Thomas: What is cultural competency and what role does it play in your practice? How do doctors gauge and earn a patient’s...
HIV Treatment and the HIV Care Continuum
In this MD Newsline exclusive interview, internist/HIV specialist Dr. Pete Thomas sits down for an interview with resident physician/public health professional Dr. Janelle Hadley to discuss HIV treatment over the years and the HIV care continuum. Dr. Janelle Hadley: Can you speak on how HIV treatment has changed over the years? Dr. Pete Thomas: “When I...
PrEP and Shared Decision Making in HIV Prevention
In this MD Newsline exclusive interview, internist/HIV specialist Dr. Pete Thomas sits down for an interview with resident physician/public health professional Dr. Janelle Hadley to discuss PrEP and shared decision making in HIV prevention. Dr. Janelle Hadley: What role does PrEP play in your practice for HIV prevention? Dr. Pete Thomas: “So the good thing is...
Social Determinants of Health, HIV, and the Black Community
In this MD Newsline exclusive interview, internist/HIV specialist Dr. Pete Thomas sits down for an interview with resident physician/public health professional Dr. Janelle Hadley to discuss how social determinants of health contribute to HIV prevalence and outcomes in the Black community. Dr. Janelle Hadley: What social determinants of health contribute to HIV prevalence and outcomes in...
Why Black Representation Matters in Clinical Trials
Thanks to Henrietta Lacks, a woman whose cervical cancer cells have significantly contributed to numerous scientific and medical breakthroughs and advancements, the medical community understands so much more about human health and how to treat many diseases. Although Henrietta Lacks passed away in 1951, HeLa cells, as they are called, are still used as a...
Cultural Respect, Health Diversity, and the Black Transgender Population
In this MD Newsline exclusive interview, internist/HIV specialist Dr. Pete Thomas sits down for an interview with resident physician/public health professional Dr. Janelle Hadley to discuss cultural respect, health diversity, and the Black transgender population. Dr. Janelle Hadley: What does cultural competency mean to you? How can physicians with less experience treating minority patients provide culturally...
ADHD Clinical Trial Recruitment, Enrollment, and Stigma
In this MD Newsline exclusive interview with child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. Johnny Williamson, we discuss how to increase recruitment and enrollment of diverse groups in ADHD clinical trials. We also discuss how to improve mental health stigma. MD Newsline: How do you think we can increase recruitment and enrollment of diverse groups in ADHD clinical...
Dr. Johnny Williamson: ADHD and the Pandemic
In this MD Newsline exclusive interview with child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. Johnny Williamson, we discuss ADHD management challenges and disparities in the wake of the pandemic. MD Newsline: What are the biggest challenges that psychiatrists and other physicians treating ADHD are tasked with in the wake of the pandemic? Dr. Johnny Williamson: “You know the...
Dr. Johnny Williamson: Providing Culturally Sensitive Care
In this MD Newsline exclusive interview with child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. Johnny Williamson, we discuss how to provide culturally sensitive care and overcome language barriers. MD Newsline: How have you been able to implement culturally sensitive care in your practice? Dr. Johnny Williamson: “I work in an environment that’s diverse. Right? We have no...