Yale AIDS Colloquium Series - Sarah Calabrese

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Channel: Yale University · 2014 · Education

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"Prescribing Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention: Barriers and Biases among Healthcare Providers" 

HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has emerged as a promising biomedical prevention strategy for people at high risk for HIV acquisition. However, its establishment has been met by mixed reactions within the healthcare community. In this Yale AIDS Colloquium Series session, I will discuss the controversy surrounding PrEP as well as the potential for provider bias in the prescription of PrEP to Black MSM and other socially marginalized groups at elevated risk for HIV.

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