SIGN-UP NOW! Friday, August 18th @ 9 am - Building Skills in Sexual Health: HIV Prevention

Washington State Health Care Authority sent this bulletin at 08/11/2023 01:45 PM PDT

August 11, 2023

Webinar: Building Skills in Sexual Health: HIV Prevention

The Health Care Authority (HCA) is sending this message on behalf of the Department of Health (DOH).

The Washington Association for Community Health, Washington AIDS Education and Training Center, and Washington State Department of Health are partnering to offer a monthly webinar series that will help health care providers leverage the whole care team to address patients’ sexual health.

Learning objectives

Review recommendations for providers to inform all sexually active adults and adolescents about PrEP.
Review recommendations for providers to prescribe PrEP to anyone who requests it.
Review guidelines for how to prescribe and monitor oral and injectable PrEP.

Webinar details

Date: Friday, August 18
Time: 9 - 10:30 a.m.

Intended audiences

Clinicians and nurses
Pharmacists and prescribers
Health educators and navigators
Behavioral health providers
Intake/front desk
Members of clinical care teams

Register for Zoom webinar

About the presenter

Joanne Stekler, MD, MPH
Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Global Health
University of Washington

Dr. Joanne Stekler is an infectious disease physician-scientist. Her research centers on HIV testing and HIV prevention. She is a national expert on HIV tests, particularly focused on acute HIV infection and point-of-care testing. She started the first community-based clinic for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in Seattle and is currently working to increase access to PrEP, reduce HIV-related disparities, and support PrEP adherence across Washington State. She is also Director of the UW/Fred Hutch Center for AIDS Research eHealth Scientific Working Group.

About the Health Care Authority (HCA)

The Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) is committed to whole-person care, integrating physical health and behavioral health services for better results and healthier residents.

HCA purchases health care for more than 2.5 million Washington residents through Apple Health (Medicaid), the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) Program, the School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB) Program, and the COFA Islander Health Care Program. As the largest health care purchaser in the state, we lead the effort to transform health care, helping ensure Washington residents have access to better health and better care at a lower cost.

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