SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner)

Increasing Access to Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Through Collaborative Capacity Building (Code 84)

Primary Presenter(s)

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  Britt Nigon, MPH

  Outreach Coordinator
  Arizona AETC/ Petersen Clinics
  Tucson, Arizona

Co-Presenter(s)

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  Shannon Smith, MBA

  Director of Special Projects
  Petersen HIV Clinics, University of Arizona College of Medicine: Infectious Disease Division
  Tucson, Arizona

Hear how an HIV clinic collaborated with community partners to increase access to post-exposure prophylaxis for survivors of sexual assault.

Learning Outcome(s). Increased knowledge about:

• PEP clinical guidelines and risk assessment tools.
• PEP patient assistance programs for financial coverage of medication.
• how to build or improve a PEP protocol and policy to implement within an organization.