Publications by authors named "G Berk"

Introduction: It is unclear whether neurotoxicity due to the antiretroviral drug efavirenz (EFV) results in neurocognitive impairment in people living with HIV (PLWH). Previously, we found that discontinuing EFV was associated with improved processing speed and attention on neuropsychological assessment. In this imaging study, we investigate potential neural mechanisms underlying this cognitive improvement using a BOLD fMRI task assessing cortical and subcortical functioning.

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Background: Confirming the efficacy of dolutegravir/lamivudine in clinical practice solidifies recommendations on its use.

Methods: Prospective cohort study (DUALING) in 24 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment centers in the Netherlands. HIV RNA-suppressed cases were on triple-drug antiretroviral regimens without prior virological failure or resistance and started dolutegravir/lamivudine.

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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual/aromantic (LGBTQIA+) providers improve health outcomes of sexual and gender minority (SGM) patients, which demonstrates the importance of understanding the state of LGBTQIA+ representation at all levels of medical training. The U.S.

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Objectives: To describe the practical experience of delivering a proactive and integrated consultation-liaison (C-L) psychiatry service model (PICLP). PICLP is designed for older medical inpatients and is explicitly biopsychosocial and discharge-focused. In this paper we report: (a) observations on the training of 15 clinicians (seven senior C-L psychiatrists and eight assisting clinicians) to deliver PICLP; (b) the care they provided to 1359 patients; (c) their experiences of working in this new way.

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Background: Doravirine is a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor with demonstrated efficacy as a third agent in treatment-naive and treatment-experienced people living with HIV (PLWH) in registration studies. However, limited real-world data are available.

Methods: By searching electronic health care records, PLWH using doravirine-based regimens were selected with at least 1 year of follow-up after their first prescription.

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