Register Now for 2-Day Webinar: Challenging Racism & Building Equity in PrEP Uptake for BIPOC Communities (June 22 and 23)

Posted June 17, 2022

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Overview:

Please join Pacific AETC – Bay Area, North & Central Coast for an exciting two-day webinar in June!

Title: Challenging Racism and Building Equity in PrEP Uptake for BIPOC Communities

Dates: Wednesday, June 22nd and Thursday, June 23rd, 2022

Time: 10am – 2pm PST via Zoom

Speakers & Topics:

PrEP Data Overview in San Francisco and Alameda Counties

  • Hyman Scott, MD, MPH, Clinical Research Medical Director at Bridge HIV (SFDPH)

Challenges to PrEP uptake in BIPOC: Why are we doing so poorly?

  • Sheldon D. Fields, PhD, RN, Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion, College of Nursing at Penn State University

Addressing Medical Mistrust

  • Ace Robinson, MPH, Co-Chair, Federal AIDS Policy Partnership

Panel Discussions: “Best Practices to Improve PrEP Uptake among BIPOC People” & “Community Perspectives”

Model PrEP Projects: Reach LA and San Francisco City Clinic 

Learning Objectives:
  • Describe the role of structural racism in access to PrEP among BIPOC communities.
  • Summarize the importance of increasing PrEP utilization among BIPOC communities.
  • List barriers and opportunities to engage and retain BIPOC communities in PrEP uptake.

If you have any questions, please email jessica.price@ucsf.edu.

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