Panelists to discuss HIV/AIDS treatment during event today at LSU

Panel discussions on “Finding a Place at the Pharmacy: Questions of Experience,
Policy and Framing in HIV/AIDS Treatment” are set for 11 a.m. today in the Atchafalaya Room of the LSU Union.

Stephanie Grey, assistant professor of communication studies at LSU, is coordinating the event, which is an outreach activity related to a faculty research grant funded by the LSU Council on Research, according to an LSU news release.
Panelists will explore the debates surrounding HIV/AIDS treatment use and access. Panelists will include HIV patients, health-care professionals and scholars who have analyzed the policies used to frame the production and distribution of pharmaceuticals.

"The goal of this panel is to understand the current state of HIV/AIDS health care from the inside out and project new ways of seeing and understanding to improve medical care for those with these conditions," the release states.

Panels include:

-- “HIV/AIDS From the Professional and Personal Perspective: A Practitioner's Journey.” Janie Adams, RN

-- “Negotiating the Maze: Struggles and Obstacles on the Road to Living with HIV.”
Darryl Molin, graphic artist

-- “Pills, Profits: Consumer-Directed Ads and the HIV/AIDS Medical Marketplace.”
Joy Fuqua, Tulane University

-- “The Global Challenge: Exploring the Personal and Political Faces of AIDS.”
Krisana Kraisintu, international AIDS researcher and Chancellor’s
Lecturer 2007