Events Archive

The Power Of PrEP: Pleasure and Prevention In The Black Community

Recording To address disparities in the utilization of preexposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention (or PrEP) in the Black community, Black HIV prevention advocates from across the U.S. gathered in Atlanta, GA this Fall for the first PrEP In Black America Summit. This follow-up webinar will discuss outcomes of the summit and the need for patient-centered,…

Trans Inclusion: Charting HIV Research into the Future: A Manifesto and Scorecard for Advocates and Researchers

Recording / Slides / Resources Trans and gender diverse folx are here! We are more and more visible in our lives, the media, the world, and the lives of people in our communities. And, after years of omission from HIV trials, people are beginning to awaken to the reality that trans-inclusive and trans-centered research is…

More than Vessels: Pregnant People Deserve Inclusion in HIV Prevention Clinical and Implementation Research

Recording / Slides / Resources Pregnancy and the post-partum period after giving birth are times of heightened HIV risk. Cisgender women are two to three times more likely to acquire HIV during pregnancy and four times more likely post-partum than otherwise. Women who acquire HIV during pregnancy have an 18 percent chance of transmitting HIV…

Parents, Partners, and Peers: The role of influencers in adolescent girls’ and young women’s PrEP use

Recording / Slides / Key Takeaways We know that adolescent girls and young women live complex lives full of important relationships that shape the decisions they make. Yet too often efforts to generate demand for PrEP fail to reach beyond the individual user to her support system— those trusted people in her life who she…

Long-acting Injectable Cabotegravir (CAB for PrEP) for HIV Prevention: Community perspectives

During this 90-minute webinar, speakers will discuss community acceptability of and preferences for different PrEP options, including CAB for PrEP, barriers to implementation of CAB for PrEP, and engagement with communities as CAB for PrEP projects are being planned. This webinar is presented by the Global PrEP Network, a WHO-led forum designed to facilitate global…

Uptake and Use of Oral PrEP among Heterosexual Men: Results and lessons from a pilot study in Johannesburg, South Africa

Although most PrEP strategies and programs have focused on other populations, formative research conducted by the Mpilo Project in South Africa found that PrEP may also be beneficial and appealing to a substantial segment of heterosexual men. From August 2021 to July 2022 the project implemented a pilot study providing PrEP to 564 men, free…

The Global Men and HIV Technical Working Group (MENHT) Webinar Series -Episode #5 – Men and PrEP

Global data shows that men living with HIV, in all their diversity, are less likely than women to know their HIV status, less likely to initiate ART, less likely to remain engaged in care, and less likely to be virally suppressed. Oral PrEP is recommended under one of the five key HIV prevention pillars and…

ICAP Grand Rounds Webinar- Long-Acting Injectable Cabotegravir for HIV Prevention: Promises and Pitfalls

Recording / Slides Two recent landmark HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) studies demonstrated the efficacy of long-acting, injectable cabotegravir (CAB) as PrEP against HIV. These studies showed that CAB for PrEP injected once every eight weeks was superior to daily oral tenofovir/emtricitabine (TDF/FTC) for PrEP among cisgender men and transgender women who have sex with…

PrEP Trends & the Redesigned PrEPWatch

Recording / Slides / Resources PrEPWatch is a one-stop online clearinghouse for resources and information to help the global community effectively deliver every proven method of PrEP to everyone who needs it. This webinar will explore the newly relaunched site and walk-through some of the latest features including better-than-ever curation, navigation, and search. Hear from…

PEP needs some pep! Addressing PEP Neglect in HIV Prevention Research, Programming and Uptake

Recording / Slides / Resources PEP, post-exposure-prophylaxis, is an HIV prevention intervention marked by both great promise and profound neglect. It is useful in both occupational and non-occupational contexts – yet uptake, especially in non-occupational contexts – is poor in most places on the planet. Our panel will unpack the issues and offer research, policy,…