Long-Acting PrEP: Strategies to Support PrEP Persistence and Reengagement

In this episode, Sarah M. Wood, MD, MS, discusses data and recommendations for long-acting pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as a strategy to support PrEP persistence and engagement for adolescents, including: The PrEP care continuum for adolescentsSystem barriers to PrEP coverage and privacy concerns for adolescentsThe benefits and challenges of same-day PrEP initiation and real-world data to support itInterventions to support PrEP persistencePrEP options for different populations and the data to support the efficacy of long-acting cabotegravir (CAB) PrEP from HPTN 083 and HPTN 084Data and recommendations for a CAB PrEP oral lead-inData from HPTN 083 showing no interaction between feminizing hormone therapy and long-acting CAB PrEPProject LifeSkills: a culturally specific, empowerment-based, group-delivered behavioral HIV prevention intervention for young transgender womenFacultySarah M. Wood, MD, MSAssistant Professor of Pediatrics Division of Adolescent MedicinePerelman School of MedicineUniversity of Pennsylvania Children’s Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaFollow along with the slides: https://bit.ly/3Ha9KmtLink to full program: https://bit.ly/3ZlICsLTo automatically get new episodes as soon as they launch, subscribe to the CCO Infectious Disease podcast show.