CCO Infectious Disease Podcast

PrEP Today: An HIV Prevention Revolution

Episode Summary

Hear from global experts Linda-Gail Bekker, MBChB, DCH, DTM&H, FCP(SA), PhD; Kenyon R. Farrow; Andrew Grulich, MBBS, PhD; Brittany Williams, PhD; Jean-Michel Molina, MD, PhD; and Beatriz Grinsztejn, MD, PhD, on how current PrEP regimens represent a revolutionary step forward in enabling many individuals to avoid HIV acquisition.

Episode Notes

In this episode, global PrEP experts and advocates discuss how current PrEP regimens represent a revolutionary step forward in enabling many individuals to avoid HIV acquisition, including: 

• How PrEP has empowered people to take control of their sexual lives, revolutionized people’s sexual experiences, and, for some, improved their experiences with healthcare in general
• The extraordinary progress that has been made in New South Wales and specifically in inner Sydney toward HIV transmission elimination and the role of PrEP in the prevention of new HIV infections
• The importance of having PrEP options, including on-demand options and long-acting formulations, available to different populations who could benefit to see progress toward HIV transmission elimination globally

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

Andrew Grulich, MBBS, PhD
Scientia Professor
Head, HIV Epidemiology and Prevention Program
The Kirby Institute
University of New South Wales, Sydney
New South Wales, Australia

Jean-Michel Molina, MD, PhD
Professor of Infectious Diseases
University of Paris Cité
Head of the Department of Infectious Diseases
Hospital Saint-Louis and Lariboisière
Paris, France

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