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  • 1.  Five things New Patients need to know and PrEP

    Posted 11-10-2024 19:17

    As an HIV-positive peer in an ID Clinic that's redoing its Peer Program, what are the top five things you want your newly diagnosed patients and those having issues adhering to their meds to know? Do you see gaps or common basic unknowns on their side? How can we help them to better help you? 

    Also, our Ryan White grand for our PrEP Navigator has not been renewed, and I'm going to begin meeting with people we feel would benefit from PrEP. Do you have any talking points or info decks you can point me to to better explain their risks, especially for straight women? 

    Thank you all I appreciate your wealth of knowledge.

    Brooke Davidoff 



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    Brooke Davidoff
    Brookedavidoff@gmail.com
    Kansas City, MO
    PWN, HIV.net, SisterLove, LWS, PLW HIV Caucus
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  • 2.  RE: Five things New Patients need to know and PrEP

    Posted 01-27-2025 12:59
    I would say 5 things that I always want to incorporate in the new patient visit:
    1. HIV treatment, management, and mediations can give you a long, health life. Stating proper medication and care, PLWH can live as long as those without the virus. 
    2. Definitely reiterate at least three times, Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) 
    3. Starting treatment asap is great from a biomedical standpoint to reduce virus reservoir/ increase immune strength.
    4. Discussing support options locally, nationally, and globally as well as publication and research networks.
    5. Missing doses happens, but consistent use is the goal

    And addendum to all of these, that the patient will need to find their own advocation through this process and will likely need some form of regular medical provider visits to track viral load, CD4 counts, and overall health.



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    Ashwin Gupta
    PA
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