In this episode, Isolde Butler, MD, and Brenda E. Crabtree Ramírez, MD, discuss rapid ART initiation for people newly diagnosed with HIV, including:The HIV care continuum in the United States and Latin AmericaBarriers to HIV diagnosis, including stigma, discriminatory laws and policies, social determinants of health, and lack of access to healthcareFactors that predict delayed care linkage and inconsistent HIV care and treatmentImproved clinical outcomes that have been shown with rapid ART initiation, first in low- and middle-income countries and now worldwideRecommendations for rapid ART—and regimen choices—from the DHHS, IAS-USA, CENSIDA, EACS, and WHORecommendations for transitioning from PrEP to ART when someone seroconverts while receiving either oral PrEP or LA CAB for PrEPBarriers to rapid ART initiation in their individual care settingsThe future of LA injectable ART for initial treatment and rapid initiationIsolde Butler, MDChief Medical OfficerCrescentCareNew Orleans, LouisianaBrenda E. Crabtree Ramírez, MDAssistant Professor, HIV ProgramDepartment of Infectious DiseasesInstituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición, Salvador ZubiránMexico City, MexicoLink to full program: bit.ly/3HPu4Lk