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Training Video: PrEP and PEP (3/20/2019)

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Description

7 minute video recorded on March 20, 2019.

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Dr. Kevin L. Ard, MD, MPH, Medical Director of The National LGBT Health Education Center, a program of The Fenway Institute, and the Director of the Sexual Health Clinic at Massachusetts General Hospital, delivers a segment on PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) and PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis), the difference between the two, and best practices for prescribing and monitoring.

Targeted Populations

A variety of the listed populations will be discussed at this event.

  • Gay, lesbian, bisexual

Materials

Topics

A variety of the listed topics will be discussed at this event.

  • Behavioral Prevention
  • Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
  • Acute HIV
  • Adult and adolescent antiretroviral treatment
  • Antiretroviral treatment adherence, including viral load suppression
  • Basic science
  • HIV diagnosis (i.e. HIV testing)
  • HIV Epidemiology
  • HIV monitoring and lab tests (i.e. CD4 ad viral load)
  • Linkage to Care
  • Sexually transmitted infections
  • Health literacy
  • Stigma or discrimination
  • Relationship Building