Amanda
Allmacher,
DNP, RN, NP, -BC, AAHIVS
Associate Director, Midwest AIDS Education & Training Center, Michigan
Wayne State University
Dr. Allmacher is the Program Director of the Michigan local partner site of Midwest AIDS Education & Training Center (AETC) and HIV specialist nurse practitioner. Through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program's AETC network, she provides training, technical assistance, and workforce development to healthcare providers across the state of Michigan related to HIV care and prevention and as a doctorally prepared nurse practitioner, she provides comrpehenisve health care services to persons living with HIV.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Healthcare provider stigma is a systemic barrier to equitable care and widens healthcare disparities. 20-50% of persons living with HIV do not access the oral health services they need. Research shows healthcare professionals who hold stigmatizing attitudes towards PLWHA commonly manifest it in clinical encounters. Interprofessional collaborative, community, and patient engagement educational interventions help shape the attitudes and behaviors of the future oral healthcare professional workforce. Reduction in healthcare provider stigma begins in dental education through increasing awareness…