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Posted January 17, 2025
From HIV.gov: CMS Releases Joint Informational Bulletin on Opportunities to Improve HIV Testing, Prevention, and Care Delivery for Medicaid and CHIP Beneficiaries
From HIV.gov: State Medicaid programs have an essential leadership role in working toward ending the HIV epidemic in the United States. [On January 15, 2025], the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), along with…
Posted November 25, 2024
Learn How to Prescribe and Monitor Doxy PEP in New National HIV PrEP Curriculum Info Guide
In June 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released clinical guidelines on the use of doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (doxy PEP) for bacterial sexually transmitted infections. The NEW 16-page National HIV PrEP Curriculum Clinician’s Information Guide: Doxy PEP…
Posted November 4, 2024
From CDC Newsroom: CDC Recommends Second Dose of 2024-2025 COVID-19 Vaccine for People 65 Years and Older and for People Who are Moderately or Severely Immunocompromised
October 23, 2024 – Today, CDC Director Mandy Cohen endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation for people 65 years and older and those who are moderately or severely immunocompromised to receive a…
Posted October 24, 2024
From HIV.gov: Updated Coverage Guidance Under the Affordable Care Act: Long-Acting PrEP
From HIV.gov: On October 21, 2024, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury (the Departments) issued new guidance. The guidance clarifies that with the United States Preventive Services Task Force’s (USPSTF)…
Posted October 24, 2024
Upcoming Event: PrEP Financing Update, Nov. 15, 2024
Friday, November 15, 11am-12pm (PT) Pacific AIDS Education & Training Center and the California Prevention Training Center invite you to our PrEP Financing Update, Friday, November 15, 11am-12pm PT. We will discuss changes to the Gilead Advancing Access® Patient…
Posted October 24, 2024
Upcoming Event: Supporting HIV Care Providers: Resources for Rural and Underserved Populations, Nov. 21, 2024
Thursday, November 21, 2024, 10:00am – 11:30am (PT) Join us for an informative online session designed for HIV care providers in California’s rural and underserved areas. This session will focus on practical tools, resources, and…
Posted October 21, 2024
CDPH Health Update: New and Updated Syphilis Screening Recommendations
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has shared the New and Updated Syphilis Screening Recommendations in response to the rise in syphilis and congenital syphilis rates across California. These recommendations are applicable statewide, and inclusive of all…
Posted October 18, 2024
From HIV.gov: Engaging Black Women in HIV Prevention and Testing
From HIV.gov: Sponsored by the HHS Office of Minority Health, in partnership with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP), the Innovative Community Engagement Strategies…
Posted October 18, 2024
From HIV.gov: Updates to the Guidance for People With HIV Displaced by Disasters
From HIV.gov: The Guidance for People With HIV Displaced by Disasters, which was last updated in 2018, provides guidance to health care providers attending to the medical needs of adults and children with HIV who have…
Posted October 10, 2024
From HIV.gov: Seeking Your Input on the Next National HIV/AIDS Strategy and National Strategic Plans for STIs, Vaccines, and Viral Hepatitis
From HIV.gov: The HHS Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP) is in the process of developing the 2026–2030 national strategic plans for sexually transmitted infections, vaccines, and viral hepatitis. Our office is also…
