This two-part webinar series will explore the unique healthcare needs of aging individuals living with HIV and provide primary care providers with strategies to deliver comprehensive, patient-centered care. Attendees will learn how to address the complex medical, social, and psychological challenges that arise as people with HIV age, and how to integrate HIV care with general aging-related health concerns.
Learning Resources — HIV/STI Treatment and Prevention
Supporting HIV and SUD Care Retention through Community Outreach and Mobile Health Care Units
Join the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center and the National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC) for a webinar highlighting street medicine and mobile units as a promising practice for HIV and SUD retention.
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- HIV/STI Treatment and Prevention
STI Care Demonstration Videos
These videos highlight best practices in sexually transmitted infection (STI) care. They feature modeled patient-provider conversations on key topics, including delivering a new HIV diagnosis, initiating post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), discussing pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), and introducing doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (DoxyPEP).
Barriers and Facilitators to HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in Health Centers
While PrEP is highly effective at preventing HIV infection and has been available for more than 10 years, many people who might benefit from taking it have not received a prescription. Through focus groups with health centers across the United States, The Fenway Institute and the Bureau of Primary Health Care identified barriers and facilitators to PrEP use. A lack of provider knowledge about PrEP, discomfort discussing sexual behavior, patients’ negative perceptions of PrEP, financial and staffing limitations, medical mistrust, and low health literacy all impeded PrEP access. However, focus group participants also identified multiple strategies to ease PrEP use, including provider training and resources, visit templates that include sexual history questions, patient outreach and education through trusted community members, and use of telemedicine.
HIV Prevention for Cisgender Women, Transgender Men, and All People Assigned Female at Birth
Cisgender women, transgender men, and all people assigned female at birth continue to be affected by HIV, both nationally and globally. In 2019, 6,897 HIV infections were diagnosed among cisgender women, and 46 were diagnosed among transgender men, with significant disparities by race. Among people assigned female at birth who have HIV, those who identify as Black or African American are disproportionately affected.
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Infectious Disease Outbreaks and Impact on LGBTQIA+ People
Presented by Dr. Kevin Ard in collaboration with the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center, this webinar will update health centers on responding to outbreaks of syphilis and other sexually transmitted infections among MSM in their communities. Discussions will include culturally responsive, evidence-based screening, testing, treatment, and outreach in coordination with public health departments.
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- HIV/STI Treatment and Prevention
Long-Acting Injectable PrEP for LGBTQIA+ Populations: Implementation in Health Center
Join Dr. Ard from the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center and Jeannie McIntosh from Community Health Center, Inc. for an informative webinar on the benefits and practical implementation of long-acting injectable PrEP in health centers. Focused on improving care for LGBTQIA+ communities, this webinar will explore eligibility and assessment of candidates, administering long-acting injectable PrEP, and common challenges in prescribing and integrating injectable long-acting injectable PrEP.
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- Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
The Intersection of HIV, Aging, and Housing: Considerations for Health Centers
This webinar from the National Center for Equitable Care for Elders (NCECE), the National Center for Health in Public Housing (NCHPH), and the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center will focus on integrated solutions for supporting older adults living with HIV to safely age in their community of choice.
HIV Prevention and Care for People Assigned Female at Birth
Presented by Dr. Whitney Irie and Dr. Kevin Ard in collaboration with the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center, this webinar will train health centers on best and promising practices for prevention and treatment of HIV among cisgender women, non-binary people assigned female at birth, and transgender men.
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- HIV/STI Treatment and Prevention
PrEP Action Kit (2024)
This PrEP Action Kit includes clinical resources to help providers incorporate PrEP into their practices. Including helpful resources such as tips on taking a comprehensive sexual history, frequently asked questions about PrEP and information on PrEP prescribing and monitoring. This action kit is an essential resource for all providers treating LGBTQIA+ patients or patients at risk of HIV infection.
