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ForwardPrEP Summit (MidAtlantic AETC AIDS Free Pittsburgh CoP)
This full day clinical conference will bring together experts in Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV Prevention in order to enable experienced and novice PrEP providers to develop skills to effectively care for those individuals at risk for HIV and to increase retention of PrEP patients in a diverse population. Experts will discuss special considerations including engagement, adherence and retention for female, transgender, and adolescent patients. This program will include interactive panels of community representatives and local providers for participants to discuss their particular clinical concerns.
Target Audience
The intended audience for this program includes experienced and novice PrEP providers and health professionals, including physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, PrEP navigators and case managers, interested in advanced clinical care and retention for patients eligible for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV prevention.
Learning Objectives
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to: | |
Review pathophysiology, clinical criteria and safety monitoring for PrEP | |
Identify importance of engagement, adherence and retention for building and maintaining PrEP clinic programs | |
Identify the key aspects of providing PrEP and HIV prevention services to youth and adolescents, and how reaching this population could affect the HIV Care Continuum | |
Describe special concerns for PrEP engagement, adherence and retention among youth and adolescents (lack of knowledge about PrEP and HIV, adherence/taking pills, retention and returning to clinic, insurance and parental consent for minors, etc) | |
Discuss opportunities to improve PrEP engagement, adherence and retention among youth and adolescents through illustrative case studies and model clinical programs | |
Identify the key aspects of providing PrEP and HIV prevention services to MSM, Trans Women, and PWID populations, and how reaching these populations could affect the HIV Care Continuum | |
Describe special concerns for PrEP engagement, adherence and retention among MSM, Trans Women and PWID (racial and ethnic disparities in HIV risk and uptake of PrEP, engagement in healthcare, stigma and discrimination, etc) | |
Discuss opportunities to improve PrEP engagement, adherence and retention among MSM, Trans Women and PWID through illustrative case studies and model clinical programs | |
Identify the key aspects of providing PrEP and HIV prevention services to women and how reaching this population could affect the HIV Care Continuum | |
Describe special concerns for PrEP engagement, adherence and retention among women (PK data for vaginal tissue, lack of knowledge about PrEP, importance of adherence, pregnancy related concerns and family planning, etc) | |
Discuss opportunities to improve PrEP engagement, adherence and retention among women through illustrative case studies and model clinical programs | |
Discuss engagement, adherence and retention of special populations in PrEP and HIV prevention services with community representative panel | |
Additional Information
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 PrEP Summit Handout Packet v4 10.7.19 (003) APPROVED.pdf | 177.85 KB |
PROGRAM AGENDA | |
30 minutes 8:00am-8:30am | Registration |
15 minutes 8:30am-8:45am | Welcome and Introduction Marilyn Blasingame, MPH Linda Rose Frank, PhD, MSN, ACRN, FAAN |
30 minutes 8:45am-9:15am | Conference Introduction: PrEP for HIV Prevention Ken Ho, MD, MPH |
60 minutes 9:15am-10:15am | Special Populations: Adolescents and Youth Lisa M. Henry-Reid, MD |
15 minutes 10:15am-10:30am | BREAK |
75 minutes 10:30am-11:45am | Special Populations: Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM), Trans Women, People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) Jason Farley, PhD, MPH, ANP-BC, AACRN, FAAN |
45 minutes 11:45pm-12:30pm | LUNCH |
60 minutes 12:30pm-1:30pm | Special Populations: Women Lealah Pollock, MD, MS, AAHIVS |
60 minutes 1:30pm-2:30pm | Community Representative Panel and Audience Interactive Q&A Moderator: Marilyn Blasingame, MPH Community Representatives |
60 minutes 2:30pm-3:30pm | Local Provider Panel and Audience Interactive Q&A Moderator: Ken Ho, MD, MPH Amy Kennedy, MD Stacy Lane, DO |
15 minutes 3:30pm-3:45pm | CLOSING REMARKS AND EVALUATION Marilyn Blasingame, MPH |
3:45pm | ADJOURNMENT |
All individuals in a position to control the content of this education activity including members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, and/or content reviewers have disclosed all relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients. The following relevant financial relationships were disclosed:
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No other planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.
CME ACCREDITATION AND DESIGNATION STATEMENT
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and the Pennsylvania Geriatrics Society – Western Division. The University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physicians
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Other health care professionals
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 6.25 Attendance