The “Why” “Who” “When” and “How” of nPEP and PrEP in a Community Health Center
November 6, 2014
Presenter:
- Peter Meacher, Chief Medical Officer of Callen-Lorde Community Health Center
Summary:
The National Center for Health in Public Housing is pleased to present an HIV webinar on the use of HIV Pre Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Non-Occupational Post Exposure Prophylaxis (nPEP). The overall goal of this training is to offer health centers serving residents of public housing the tools they need to apply national guidelines for the use of nPEP and PrEP, understand the evaluation and monitoring required for prescribing nPEP and PrPEP, and the challenges to apply the HIV guidelines.
Objectives:
- Apply national and state guidelines for the use of Non-Occupational Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (nPEP) and Pre Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
- Understand the evaluation and monitoring required for prescribing nPEP and PrEP
- List the challenges for a community health center to apply the guidelines in the real world and start thinking of solutions