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Past Presentation

HIV & STIs | June 23, 2022

Date of Presentation: June 23, 2022

Type: Past Presentation  

Keywords: #hiv  #reproductive health  #sexual health  #sti  

Did you know: That advances in treatment mean that HIV can be treated like a chronic disease? That there’s a one-pill-a-day medication that’s more than 99% effective in preventing sexual transmission of HIV? That sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are on the rise nationally, especially in Indian Country? That gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis and other STIs can have no symptoms, and cause long term health damage? Prevention, education, early screening and testing, partner notification, partner expedited therapy, and other options can help reduce the toll of HIV and STIs in our communities. This session will discuss HIV and STI transmission and prevention, as well as medical services and recently approved recently approved treatment options.

Recording:

Presented by:

Dr. Jorge Mera

Jorge Mera, MD, FACP, is the Director of Infectious Diseases for Cherokee Nation Health Services (CNHS), the largest tribally operated health care system in the United States. He completed his fellowship in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas and is Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) in Infectious Diseases. During recent years Jorge’s efforts have been dedicated to organizing the Cherokee Nation HCV elimination program, as well as the HIV/HCV ECHO project. He is also the Director of the HIV clinic since 2012 and the Principal Investigator of the End the HIV Epidemic for the CNHS. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine of the Oklahoma State University Health Science Center and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.

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Date added: June 22, 2022