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Women and HIV: Sexual and Reproductive Health Education Summit

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Starts at: February 6, 2026 8:30am ET
Ends at: February 6, 2026 12:30pm ET
Free Admission
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Description

NEAETC Women’s Health & HIV Summit

Session 1: PrEP for Black Women
Speaker: Ayiti Maharaj-Best, MD 
Medical Director, Planned Parenthood of Southern New England

Session 2: Sexual Health Literacy and HIV Prevention for Young Women and Girls
Speaker: Dr. Jessica Addison, MD, MPH 
Boston Children’s Hospital HAPPENS Program

Session 3: Reproductive Health and Aging for Women Living with HIV
Speakers:
Sara E Looby, PhD, ANP-BC, FAN
Menopausal Hormone Therapy for Women Living with HIV, Massachusetts General Hospital

Bridgette Picou, LVN, ACPLN
The Well Project

Intended Audience

Anyone interested in women's health and HIV

Contact

Person: Robyn Reed
Email: robyn.reed1@umassmed.edu

Materials

Topics

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

  • Behavioral Prevention
  • HIV Transmission Risk Assessment
  • Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
  • Sexual Health History Taking
  • Other Prevention
  • Clinical manifestations of HIV
  • HIV diagnosis (i.e. HIV testing)
  • HIV monitoring lab tests (i.e. CD4 and viral load)
  • Linkage to Care
  • Age-related screening and care (e.g., cognitive acuity, bone density, etc.)
  • Non-infectious comorbidities of HIV or viral hepatitis (e.g., cardiovascular, neurologic, renal disease, etc.)
  • Primary care screenings and care
  • Sexually transmitted infections
  • Adolescents (ages 13 to 17)
  • Young adults (ages 18 to 24)
  • Women