CCO Infectious Disease Podcast

Unlocking the Promise of PrEP and the Future of PrEP

Episode Summary

Hear from global experts Linda-Gail Bekker, MBChB, DCH, DTM&H, FCP(SA), PhD; Kenyon R. Farrow; Brittany Williams, PhD; and Beatriz Grinsztejn, MD, PhD, on barriers that have prevented the full potential of today’s PrEP regimens from being delivered, how those barriers might be overcome, and how the next generation of PrEP modalities may address unmet needs and take us closer to a future without HIV.

Episode Notes

In this episode, global PrEP experts and advocates discuss barriers that have prevented the full potential of today’s PrEP regimens from being delivered, how those barriers might be overcome, and how the next generation of PrEP modalities may address unmet needs, including: 

• How access and implementation of PrEP have limited its benefit and led to disparities in uptake among racial and ethnic groups in the United States and among key populations globally
• The challenges of adherence to PrEP for healthy individuals who are required to consistently take medication and engage with the healthcare system when they aren’t sick
• The potential for longer-acting PrEP modalities and a greater number of PrEP options for individuals in the future to expand PrEP uptake and adherence with equitable global access

Faculty: 

Jessica L. Adams, PharmD, AAHIVE
Scientific Director, Infectious Diseases
Clinical Care Options
New York, United States

Linda-Gail Bekker, MBChB, DCH, DTM&H, FCP(SA), PhD
Professor and Director
The Desmond Tutu HIV Centre
University of Cape Town
South Africa
Chief Executive Officer
The Desmond Tutu Health Foundation
Cape Town, South Africa

Kenyon R. Farrow
PrEP Advocate
Vice President of Policy
Point Source Youth
Contributing Editor
TheBody.com
Ohio, United States

Beatriz Grinsztejn, MD, PhD
Director
STI/AIDS Clinical Research Laboratory
Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas-Fiocruz
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Brittany Williams, PhD
PrEP Advocate
Assistant Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration
Department of Education 
University of Vermont 
Vermont, United States

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