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HIV Prevention in High Risk Populations: Understanding PEP and PrEP

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Providence Community Health Centers Randall Square
1 Randall Square, Providence, RI 02904
Starts at: October 23, 2019 8:30am ET
Ends at: October 23, 2019 9:30am ET
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Description

Michaela Maynard, MPH, MSN, NP-C, WHNP-BC, will provide clinical consultation to Nurse Practitioner students at the Providence Community Health Centers Randall Square location. She will focus on how to prevent HIV in high-risk populations through the use of PEP and PrEP. She will cover the epidemiology of HIV, the populations at a higher risk for contracting HIV, prevention methods for HIV and STIs, and education on PEP and PrEP. This training is for PCHC Center staff only, it is NOT open to the general public.

Targeted Populations

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

  • Young Adults (ages 18 to 24)
  • Gay, lesbian, bisexual

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)
  • HIV diagnosis (i.e. HIV testing)
  • HIV Epidemiology
  • Hepatitis C
  • Sexually transmitted infections