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PrEP Navigator Community of Practice Session 1

Details

Schrafft's City Center
529 Main Street Charlestown, MA 02129
Starts at: September 23, 2022 9:00am ET
Ends at: September 23, 2022 11:00am ET
Free Admission

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Description

PrEP Navigator Community of Practice Brunch and Learn event for networking, resource sharing, and guided discussion focused on sharing successes and challenges of Suffolk County PrEP navigators.  Harm reduction focused training provided by Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program's Prevention Team. 

Targeted Populations

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

  • Young Adults (ages 18 to 24)
  • Asian
  • Black or African American
  • Hispanic or LatinX
  • Women
  • Gay, lesbian, bisexual
  • People Experiencing Homlessness
  • People with Incarceration Experience
  • Immigrants or Refugees

Topics

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

  • Harm Reduction/Safe Injection
  • HIV Transmission Risk Assessment
  • Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
  • HIV diagnosis (i.e. HIV testing)
  • HIV monitoring and lab tests (i.e. CD4 ad viral load)
  • Linkage to Care
  • Retention and/or re-engagement in care
  • Primary care screenings
  • Sexually transmitted infections
  • Substance use disorders
  • Opioid use disorder
  • Cultural competence
  • Health literacy
  • Cultural Competency/Cultural Humility
  • Community linkages
  • Care coordination
  • Funding or resource allocation
  • Health care coverage (i.e., Affordable Care Act, health insurance exchanges, managed care)
  • Organizational infrastructure
  • Quality Improvement
  • Telehealth
  • Use of technology (i.e. electronic health records)
  • Relationship Building