Indications and Contraindications to PrEP | November 12, 2021
Date of Presentation: November 12, 2021
Type: Past Presentation
Audience: Clinical
Program: PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)
Keywords: #pre-exposure prophylaxis #prep
In this presentation, Jorge Mera, MD, FACP, ECHO faculty member, infectious disease physician and director of Infectious Diseases at Cherokee Nation Health Services, discusses indications and contraindications for PrEP, review methods for obtaining a sexual history, and answers questions about who is a good candidate for PrEP.
Recording:
Presented by:
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.
Resources Provided:
- PrEP as Peri-conception HIV Prevention for Women and Men (Curr HIV/AIDS Rep)
- National HIV Curriculum (Univ of WA)
- Preexposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection in the United States – 2017 Update Clinical Practice Guideline (CDC)
- Taking a Sexual History (CDC)
- PrEP to Prevent HIV and Promote Sexual Health: Clinical Guidelines Program (NY DOH AIDS Institute)
- ‘Stealthing’ Is a Dangerous Type of Sexual Abuse—Here’s What You Need to Know About It (Health.com)
Date added: September 16, 2021