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Decera Clinical Education Infectious Disease Podcast

PrEP Initiation: Answering the Questions

13 Jul 2023

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In this episode, Linda-Gail Bekker, MBChB, DTM&H, DCH, FCP(SA), PhD, and Meredith Clement, MD, discuss PrEP initiation, including:The importance of taking a sexual history and getting to know your patientRecommendations for who should be considered for PrEPPracticalities of PrEP initiation including laboratory assessments, interview and physical exam, evaluating concomitant medications, counseling, and prescribingSummary of PrEP eligibility by regimenReview of the clinical trial and real-world data for each PrEP modalityThe likelihood of cross-resistance between PrEP options and ART options if someone were to become infected with HIV while receiving PrEPTime to effective concentrations of PrEP after initiationWhether there are data for on-demand dosing of FTC/TAFRecommendations for FTC/TDF on demand for heterosexual cisgender menIndividualizing PrEP for each person to increase the likelihood of adherence, persistence, and efficacyRecommendations for the use of LA CAB for PrEP during pregnancy and in people of childbearing potentialSTI and point-of-care testing for people receiving PrEPThe possibility of implantable PrEP in the futurePresenters:Linda-Gail Bekker, MBChB, DTM&H, DCH, FCP(SA), PhDProfessor and DirectorThe Desmond Tutu HIV Centre University of Cape TownCape Town, South AfricaMeredith Clement, MD Assistant ProfessorSection of Infectious DiseasesLouisiana State University Health Sciences CenterUniversity Medical CenterNew Orleans, Louisiana Link to full program:https://bit.ly/3HPu4Lk Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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