HEP 251 Discussion 2 Personal Learning Network

Job Title: HIV testing specialist. Department of HIV-AIDs World Health Organization.

What you learned from this connection: Cheryl Johnson as a HIV Testing Specialist, has been describing and focusing on new WHO guidance will assist nations in promoting self-testing and expanding access to HIV services around the world through social media platforms, especially her youtube video (WHO, 2016). As a recognized specialist in her industry who is dedicated to growth. She gave creative ideas to the Society for Family Health when offering technical help on HIV programs, which led to the organization implementing effective interventions. She excels in capacity building and can collaborate with individuals of various academic and ethnic diversity. She has many publications about HIV and STIs. Her recent publication is an article that evaluates, examines, and compares the uptake of HIV testing under opt-in, opt-out, and risk-based testing systems, intending to end the HIV pandemic (Cheryl, C et al, 2022).

How I’m Connected: I knew her through a friend of mine who works with her and I follow Cheryl on LinkedIn and Twitter. I follow up on her posts and watch her videos on youtube too. I have messaged her severally on LinkedIn and am yet to receive her feedback as she is a busy person.

Contact Info: linkedin.com/in/ccasejohnsonLinks to an external site., ccasejohnLinks to an external site. on twitter.

References

Cheryl C. J, Qi Rui Soh, Leon Y.J. Oh, Eric P.F. Chow, Muhammad S. Jamil, Jason J. Ong. (2022), HIV testing uptake according to opt-in, opt-out or risk-based testing approaches: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Retrieved from: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.03.10.22272235v1 Links to an external site.

WHO. (2016). WHO: HIV self-testing - Questions and Answers. Retrieved from:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA5E9wsEbPw Links to an external site.