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Course

HIV Treatment and Prevention for All Women

Details

Published Date: 02/07/2025

Expiration Date: 09/09/2027

CE Credit: CME:1CNE: 1

Description

This course explores current trends and risks of HIV transmission specific to women, dives into potential concerns surrounding PrEP (Pre-exposure Prophylaxis) for both transgender and cisgender women, and examines current and future therapeutic options for optimal PrEP treatment across diverse women's health needs. Learners will be equipped to discuss women's vulnerability to HIV, address concerns that might prevent PrEP use, and recommend appropriate regimens considering individual needs and gender.

Presenter(s)

Stella Safo ,MD, MPH, AAHIVS

Stella Safo, MD, MPH, AAHIVS is a board-certified HIV primary care physician, public health advocate, and the founder of Just Equity for Health, a health care improvement company that uses advocacy, education and care model design to ensure equitable care delivery across all sectors of medicine. Dr. Safo has experience in clinical transformation and health care redesign at Mount Sinai Health System and Premier Inc, where she respectively serves as an Assistant Professor and Strategic Advisor. In addition to her commitment to population health and care model design, Dr. Safo is dedicated to equity within health care. She is a founding member of several organizations dedicated to gender and racial equity and to civic engagement in medicine, including Equity Now at Mount Sinai, Civic Health Alliance and the Coalition to Advance Antiracism in Medicine.

Learning Objectives

  • Discuss the epidemiology and trends of HIV transmission and risk for women.
  • Discuss the epidemiology and trends of HIV transmission and risk for women.
  • Review current and future therapeutics for optimal PrEP treatments for cis- and trans-women.

Continuing Education Credit Information