Addressing Provider and Structural PrEP Barriers

CCO Infectious Disease Podcast

In this episode, Roger Bedimo, MD, MS, FACP, examines provider-based and structural PrEP barriers and discusses practical methods for healthcare professionals to overcome these challenges. Topics covered include:

• Potential provider barriers to prescribing PrEP
• Strategies to facilitate conversations about PrEP
• Addressing the gap in PrEP provider training
• Structural barriers for PrEP coverage, such as lack of insurance and complexity of billing
• Informed consent for minors
• CDC guidelines on HIV testing and renal or lipid monitoring while on PrEP
• The role of PrEP champions or PrEP navigators, such as in the SNAPS PrEP Navigation Program
• Solutions to common problems with PrEP persistence, such as use of telehealth and same-day PrEP initiation
• Expanding PrEP options

Presenter:

Roger Bedimo, MD, MS, FACP
Professor of Medicine
Interim Director, Office of Global Health
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Chief, Infectious Diseases Section
VA North Texas Health Care System
Dallas, Texas

Content based on an online CME program supported by an independent educational grant from ViiV Healthcare.

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