HIV Health Literacy: 3-Part Webisode

Christina Madison, PharmD, FCCP, AAHIVP, is the Founder and CEO of The Public Health Pharmacist, PLLC, a public health consulting firm. She is also an Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice with Roseman University of Health Sciences and works as a clinical pharmacist specializing in public health with a focus on infectious communicable diseases. Dr. Madison maintains two active practice sites with Huntridge Family Clinic and Volunteers in Medicine of Southern Nevada (VMSN). She has been caring for those affected and infected with HIV for over 15 years in the Las Vegas Metropolitan area and has been credentialed with the American Academy of HIV Medicine since 2013. A trusted and valued health care professional who has been asked to share her clinical public health and infectious disease expertise with local, state, and international media outlets and non-governmental organizations.

Since January 2020, Dr. Madison has been featured in over 250+ on-air television appearances related to the pandemic and public health. Advocating for public health and the profession of pharmacy to improve the health and wellness of vulnerable populations and the underserved is her passion and mission.

Vincent Guilamo-, PhD, is Dean and Bessie Baker Distinguished Professor of the Duke University School of Nursing and Vice Chancellor for Nursing Affairs, Duke University.

Dr. Ramos is a nurse practitioner with a clinical focus on the HIV prevention and treatment needs of Latinos. He is widely regarded as an expert, scholar, and leader in preventing and treating HIV and sexually transmitted infections in adolescents and young adults, particularly among Latinos and other underserved communities.

In 2020, Dr. Ramos and colleagues published “The Invisible US Hispanic/Latino HIV Crisis: Addressing Gaps in the National Response” in the American Journal of Public Health, which increased the visibility of pronounced HIV inequities among Latinos in the United States.

He serves as a member of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, the HHS Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Advisory Committee on HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Prevention and Treatment, and on the boards of the Latino Commission on AIDS and the HIV Medicine Association.