This one-page fact sheet provides information and guidance for patients around sexual health and COVID-19. The fact sheet covers basic information about COVID-19, answers questions about sexual practices and safety, and provides guidance around social distancing and sexual health.
Learning Resources — HIV/STI Treatment and Prevention
Pharmacy and Finance for PrEP
In this webinar Dr. Rupa Patel discusses pharmacy and financing considerations for initiating and managing PrEP. Dr. Patel, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Director of the PrEP for HIV Program at the Washington University of Medicine in St. Louis, will explore these topics and provide guidance for health centers providing PrEP to their patients.
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- Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
Sexual Health for Transgender and Gender-Diverse People (2020)
In this talk from the 2020 Advancing Excellence in Sexual and Gender Minority Health conference, Dr. Asa Radix discusses the epidemiology of STIs among transgender people, and reviews gender- and anatomy-based guidelines for patients of transgender experience.
STI Prevention and Treatment (2020)
In this talk from the 2020 Advancing Excellence in Sexual and Gender Minority Health conference, Dr. Ken Mayer discusses the epidemiology of syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and other STIs among LGBTQIA+ populations, summarizes optimal STI screening strategies, and outlines approaches to integrating STI control in primary care.
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- HIV/STI Treatment and Prevention
HIV Treatment and Prevention for Sexual and Gender Minority Patients (2020)
In this talk from the 2020 Advancing Excellence in Sexual and Gender Minority Health conference, Dr. Ken Mayer describes drivers for HIV/STI risk in LGBTQIA+ people, highlights current data around infections in the U.S., and provides recommendations and resources on how to prevent HIV/STI infection.
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- HIV/STI Treatment and Prevention
Taking an Affirming Sexual History (2020)
In this talk from the 2020 Advancing Excellence in Sexual and Gender Minority Health conference, Julie Thompson describes barriers to care experienced by LGBTQIA+ communities, provides recommendations for talking about sex and bodies with cultural humility, and outlines a trauma-informed approach to care.
Addressing HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections among LGBTQ People: A Primer for Health Centers
Some lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people face an increased risk for HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The increased risk of HV and STIs in these populations stems from both social and biological factors.Health center clinicians can help address HIV and STIs among LGBTQ people by screening appropriately based on a comprehensive sexual history, providing culturally appropriate safer sex counseling, and offering biomedical prevention strategies, such as vaccinations and pre-exposure prophylaxis for HV (PrEP).
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- HIV/STI Treatment and Prevention
Pre-and-Post Exposure Prophylaxis
In this series of videos, Dr. Kevin Ard will discuss various aspects of PrEP and PEP.
This video course is not currently eligible for CME credit.
Providing Trauma-Informed Care at Health Centers for HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men
This brief offers health centers an introduction to providing trauma-informed care for HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM). The overall aims are to help health center staff understand the disproportionate prevalence of trauma and stress-related disorders among HIV-positive MSM, recognize the relationship of trauma to overall health and decreased engagement in primary care among HIV-positive MSM. This brief will also outline the promising practices in trauma-informed care to improve engagement of HIV-positive MSM in behavioral health and primary care.
HIV Prevention in the South: Reducing Stigma, Increasing Access
The HIV epidemic disproportionately affects the Southern U.S., where 51% of new HIV diagnoses occurred in 2013. Despite substantial progress along the continuum of care, HIV remains a major health concern in the South, particularly for young, Black gay and bisexual men, other men who have sex men (MSM), and transgender women. Our new publication “HIV Prevention in the South: Reducing Stigma, Increasing Access” presents four strategic elements for preventing the further spread of HIV among vulnerable populations in the South, and suggests a more hopeful future for reducing the HIV epidemic.
