Key Decisions in HIV Care: Initiating PrEP
Jul 07, 2021•22 min•Ep. 63
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Episode description
In this episode, Latesha Elopre, MD, MSPH, explains how to initiate pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), including in underserved communities, with examples on overcoming barriers and improving access.
Listen as she gives her perspectives on:
- Evidence for PrEP efficacy in the DISCOVER study
- Recommendations in MSM, heterosexual men and women, injection drug users, and adolescents and adults weighing more than 77 lb
- CDC guidance
- How PrEP is underused, including racial/ethnic disparities
- Strategies to overcoming barriers
Presenter:
Latesha Elopre, MD, MSPH
Assistant Professor
Division of Infectious Diseases
Director of Diversity and Inclusion
General Medical Education
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
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