[Care, a place of affectivity and emotions]. / Le soin, lieu d'affectivité et d'émotions.

Joy, fear, disgust, anger, sadness, surprise, emotions are fleeting and natural affects that catch us off guard. Care, as a face-to-face encounter with others, in a sometimes difficult context of serious or chronic pathologies, can become a place of affectivity, all the more so as care crosses the barriers of bodily intimacy. What to do with one's emotions in care?

[Alcohol consumption by health students: Ifsi protected?] / Consommation d'alcool des étudiants en santé : Ifsi protégé ?

A study of health students at the Université de Bretagne Occidentale showed that nursing students smoked more than those in other fields. The present study of health students in the same city shows that, conversely, students in nursing training institutes (Ifsi) consumed less alcohol.

[Living and aging with HIV]. / Vivre et vieillir avec le VIH.

HIV is not exclusive to the young population. Emotional life continues with age, and 20% of new cases of infection in France are among people over 50. This is therefore a public health issue for "seniors".

[A little background on the history of AIDS and HIV]. / Principaux rappels à propos de l'histoire du sida et du VIH.

As we have just commemorated the 40th anniversary of the discovery of AIDS, which was described in 1981 and declared a pandemic 20 years ago, in 2002, we are tracing the history of the disease in order to promote awareness of the imaginary nature of the disease. A useful approach to the care of the HIV-positive person.

[Risks and opportunities of reproduction with HIV]. / Risques et possibilités de la procréation avec le VIH.

As the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has become a chronic disease, the question of becoming a parent arises for HIV-positive people. There are several answers to this question, depending on the situation. Here is an overview of the risks and possibilities of procreation with HIV.

[Memories of the dark years]. / Souvenirs des années noires.

Without claiming to circumscribe the human experience and the distress of patients and caregivers, health professionals who lived through the "dark years" before 1996 and the advent of triple therapy testify and share their memories.

[Moving from a life-threatening to a chronic disease: a summary of treatments]. / Passage d'une maladie mortelle à une maladie chronique : récapitulatif des traitements.

HIV infection has gone from being an AIDS disease, with a more or less short term vital prognosis, in the 1980s, to a chronic disease, and a life of HIV positive people. From a formal point of view, how has HIV infection been prevented? Where are we today, between triple therapy treatments and pre- and post-exposure treatments?

[Continued breastfeeding upon return to work: a qualitative study at the Brest University Hospital]. / Poursuite de l'allaitement à la reprise du travail : étude qualitative au CHRU de Brest.

The objective of this qualitative study was to highlight the facilitating measures and difficulties encountered in continuing breastfeeding when returning to work at the Brest Regional University Hospital. The eleven mothers interviewed were able to take advantage of the solidarity in the care services to carry out their project, but simple institutional measures are still possible to facilitate this conciliation.

[Care and information for an HIV-positive patient]. / Parcours de soins et information d'un patient séropositif.

Since the year 2000, AIDS has become a chronic disease that can be treated and monitored. The two specific and necessary parameters for monitoring patients are the CD4 lymphocyte rate, which indicates the state of the immune system, and the viral load, which makes it possible to monitor the effectiveness of the antiretroviral treatments prescribed; in addition, blood antiretroviral drugs can be measured in certain cases. Today, it is clear that a patient who is effectively treated with an undetectable viral load is no longer a contaminant and that he or she will live with the disease, while facing the health issues common to everyone: emotional life, aging, other pathologies. Each caregiver, whether in the city or in a health care facility, will have a role to play in the care process.

[The place of therapeutic education in the care of an HIV-positive patient]. / Place de l'éducation thérapeutique dans le parcours de soins d'un patient séropositif.

Since the advent of triple therapy, HIV has become a chronic disease. Therapeutic patient education (TPE) seems to have a place in this accompaniment, which has sometimes lasted several decades. The role of a nurse in TPE is still essential for the accompaniment of an HIV positive patient.

[Covid-19, or the highlighting of a "gift of self-care"]. / La crise de la Covid-19, ou la mise en lumière d'un don de son "soi-soignant".

The pandemic has highlighted the self-sacrifice of caregivers, who are ready to give themselves for their patients. But what does it mean? The caregiver gives himself; but, by putting on a good face, he gives a distorted image of himself. This gift of a "non-self" is a gift of his "caregiver-self". Awareness of this aspect can help to better listen to oneself and provide some lines of thought for society.

[Students, responsible for their own health]. / Les étudiants engagés.

Like everyone else, students have the ability to adapt. They are socially creative and can become involved in promoting health and their rights. As mediators for their peers, they cultivate solidarity and help strengthen social ties.

[Supporting students to take care of their health]. / Permettre aux étudiants d'être acteurs de leur santé.

The current health crisis is impacting the vision of the present and the future. It is not a matter of feeling "sacrificed", but rather of discovering a new way of approaching the world around us. This is the case for our representations of health and the interdependence of people and generations.

[What the invisible microbiota shows about the care giving system]. / Ce que l'invisible microbiote donne à voir du soin.

When we talk about micro-organisms, the notion of hygiene prevails. However, this invisible ecosystem, which permeates us and connects us to patients, should make us aware of the intimate relationship among human beings.

[Smell and care: from professionalism to emotions]. / Odeurs et soins, du professionnalisme aux émotions.

The sense of smell presents itself to us as a means of forging an opinion of a situation, sending us back to our memories and giving us a form of knowledge of the patient. In addition, besides the obvious repulsion that certain wounds can engender, the sense of smell can also, conversely, lead us into an eroticization of care.

[COVID-19, student aid, public health and solicitude]. / Covid-19, aide aux étudiants, santé publique et sollicitude.

Student aid policies are broad organizational lines. They must not be confused, despite the obvious solicitude of public actors, with the caregiver's posture. It is then necessary to reinterrogate solicitude to defend a form of prevention by the mobilization of the actors, namely the students themselves.

[Paramedical students mobilized]. / Les étudiants paramédicaux mobilisés.

Health students mobilized during the first two epidemic waves of COVID-19. They demonstrated their capacity for autonomy and initiative. They were able to adapt to the reorganization of their training and maintain a strong professional identity. Two senior health managers pay tribute to their commitment, their courage and their professional conscience.

[Impact of the pandemic on students]. / Impact de la pandémie sur les étudiants.

French society has become aware of the distress of students, to the point of setting up systems dedicated to their mental health. To avoid confusion, it is important to qualify the mental health of students and to suggest ways to understand why this is a vulnerable population facing the health crisis.

[The university health service: Role of a mental health nurse]. / Apport d'une infirmière dédiée à la santé mentale au sein d'un service de santé universitaire.

University health services have been serving students for many years. During this very particular health crisis, they are actively caring for the health of their population, including psychological health. Nursing skills are essential here.

[Urban caregivers helping students]. / Les professionnels de santé libéraux au secours des étudiants.

In this period of pandemic, urban caregivers are directly concerned by the mental or social distress of students. In addition to university health services, psychologists through associations, social workers, doctors and nurses are listening to young people for individual situations, but sometimes also for group situations. So many access to health to propose to the suffering students as well as to their families.