Women and PrEP Symposium
Details
Mt. Washington Conference Center Pullen Plaza
5801 Smith Ave. Baltimore, MD. 21209
5801 Smith Ave. Baltimore, MD. 21209
Starts at: September 25, 2018 8:30am ET
Ends at: September 25, 2018 4:00pm ET
Free Admission
Description
This full-day symposium will provide discussion necessary to raise the awareness of PrEP availability for women in order to strengthen HIV prevention efforts in this population. Issues around reproductive health, sexual health, mental health, IPV, and current research will be discussed.
Targeted Audience:
Clinicians who prescribe PrEP/want to prescribe PrEP, allied health professionals, intervention specialists, clinics and agencies that provide servcies to women
Targeted Populations
A variety of the listed populations will be discussed at this event.
- Women
Materials
Alexander 2018 BHPHW Prep for Wo:
Topics
A variety of the listed topics will be discussed at this event.
- Behavioral Prevention
- Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP, occupational and non-occupational)
- Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
- Prevention of perinatal or mother-to-child transmission
- HIV diagnosis (i.e. HIV testing)
- HIV Epidemiology
- Linkage to Care
- Cervical cancer screening, including HPV
- Primary care screenings
- Reproductive health, including preconception planning
- Sexually transmitted infections
- Health literacy
- Stigma or discrimination
- Community linkages
- Team-based care (i.e. interprofessional training)