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Community-Based Implementation of CDC PrEP Guidelines - PrEParing: PrEP for Providers and Patients
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) using the antiretroviral medication emtricitibine/tenofovir approved in countries around the world is a highly effective means of reducing transmission of HIV through sexual encounters and needle sharing.
This Johns Hopkins University course PrEPares you with essential information, concepts and practical advice regarding PrEP from leaders in the field. A first of its kind learning opportunity, both providers and patients learn from the same experts through content that meets the needs of both audiences, while facilitating the opportunity for a shared community space.
Lessons for healthcare workers provide background on foundational and cutting-edge research and PrEP guidelines, how to initiate a PrEP program, clinical management and providing culturally sensitive sexual health and primary care to diverse communities.
Lessons for PrEP enthusiasts, PrEP users or the PrEP curious provide information regarding who can benefit from PrEP, how to access services, what to expect and how to stick with your PrEP program long-term.
OBJECTIVES:
At the conclusion of the session, the participant will be able to:
1. Describe the differences between foundational PrEP studies and demonstration projects
2. Describe the basic pharmacodynamics of tenofovir/emtricitibine including mechanism of infection prevention and time
to protective concentration in mucosal tissues
3. List recommendations from PrEP for Prevention of HIV Infection in the United States clinical practice guidelines, USPHS
and CDC, including initial and ongoing screening and testing
4. Describe the need for PrEP as an HIV prevention tool for priority in often stigmatized populations
5. Indicate the components for integrating PrEP services into clinical practice
6. Outline guidelines for screening and treatment of sexually transmitted infections
7. Describe how to take a thorough sexual history and to engage with clients around sex in an affirming and non-
judgmental manner
8. List the baseline and follow-up laboratory monitoring required
9. Explain key aspects of patient education for HIV prevention and sexual health
10. Describe protocols for ongoing PrEP services and when to discontinue
FACULTY/ CREDENTIALS:
Jason E. Farley, PhD, MPH, ANP-BC, FAAN, Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Chris Beyrer, MD, MPH, Professor
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Yusuf Ariyibi, BA, Disease Intervention Specialist
Baltimore City Health Department
Joyce Jones, MD, MS, Clinical Associate
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Neha Sheth Pandit, PharmD, AAHIVP, BCPS, Associate Professor
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Pierre-Cedric Crouch, PhD, ANP-BC, ACRN, Director of Nursing
San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Renata Arrington Sanders, MD, Assistant Professor
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Jenell Coleman, MD, MPH, Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Michele Decker, ScD, MPH, Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Deborah Dunn, PA-C, MBA, Physician Assistant
Chase Brexton Health Care
Jordan White, MS, Desmond Tutu Fellow of Public Health and Human Rights
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Gregory Lucas, MD, PhD, Professor
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Demetre Daskalakis, MD, MPH, Acting Deputy Commissioner, Division of Disease Control, NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene
David Dowdy, MD, PhD, Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Jessica LaRicci, PrEP Coordinator
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Susan Tuddenham, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Joseph Cofrancesco, MD, MPH, FACP, Associate Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Jill Crank, CRNP, MSN/MPH, Nurse Practitioner
Evergreen Healthcare
Paul Sacamano, MPH, ANP-BC, ACRN, PrEP Project Lead
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Shima Ge, BS, PrEP Peer Navigator
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
ORIGINATION DATE October 02, 2017
RENEWAL DATE: November 30, 2019
EXPIRATION DATE: November 30, 2021
URL: https://www.coursera.org/learn/prep/
HARDWARE/SOFTWARE: Computer Hardware; Internet connection; Browser
MATERIALS: None
TARGET AUDIENCE: physicians, physician assistants