Get Schooled on PrEP:
Know The ABCs
A World AIDS Day Event:
Video Series Premiere of “PrEP 101” and Live Panel Discussion/Webinar
PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) is a powerful HIV prevention tool. On the eve of World AIDS Day (Nov. 30) at The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, Callen-Lorde launched its exciting new PrEP 101 video series during a live screening event and panel discussion/webinar with medical experts, advocates, and community members. The panel was moderated by Andrew Seaman, Senior Medical Journalist at Reuters Health, and panelists included Doug Wirth, Amida Care NY, CEO; William J. Nazareth Jr., Callen-Lorde, Director of Creative Media; Cresencio Hernandez, PrEP consumer; Andrew Goodman, MD, Associate Director of Medicine at Callen-Lorde; and Cristina Herrera, The Center, Transgender HIV Prevention Coordinator.
Discussions Covered
- How PrEP works
- What PrEP does (and doesn’t) do
- Who should take PrEP
- Access to PrEP
- and more…
What PrEP Does Do
What PrEP Doesn’t Do
What You Need to Know About PrEP
What You Need to Do for PrEP
Who Can Get PrEP
Who is Right for PrEP
- Like Amida Care, Callen-Lorde, and The Center on Facebook
- Follow @AmidaCareNY, @CallenLorde, and @LGBTCenterNYC on Twitter, and continue the conversation: #PrEP101
Resources
- Download a PDF of Amida Care’s brochure for more information on PrEP
Links for more information on PrEP:
- New York Times: “AIDS Prevention Medicine” by Amida Care President and CEO, Doug Wirth
- New York Times: “Preventing HIV” by Dr. Daskalakis, deputy commissioner of disease control at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and Mark Harrington, executive director of Treatment Action Group (TAG)
- Edge Media Network: “Amida Care, Callen Lorde and The Center Present ‘Get Schooled on PrEP’”
- Callen-Lorde Community Health Center
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- PrEP Watch
- PrEP Facts
- What is PrEP?