CCO Infectious Disease Podcast

Effective Patient‒Provider Communication for PrEP Persistence

Episode Summary

Tony Brown, MPH, an HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) user and advocate, discusses the importance of open and honest patient‒provider communication to support PrEP persistence.

Episode Notes

In this episode, Tony Brown, MPH, discusses the importance of effective patient‒provider communication in supporting PrEP persistence including: 

• His own experience with PrEP and reasons for fluctuations in adherence over the years 
• The importance of open, honest, and judgement-free conversations about sexual health 
• Engaging patients in conversations about PrEP effectiveness, adverse effects, and changing life circumstances 
• Working together to find the most effective PrEP option for each individual patient that will help them to persist on PrEP long term 

Faculty: 

Tony Brown, MPH 
PrEP User and Advocate 
Doctoral Candidate 
Health Services Policy and Management 
University of South Carolina 
Columbia, South Carolina 

Link to full program: https://bit.ly/3ZlICsL