The Current Landscape of Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Focus on PrEP

Add-on activity

This activity is part of an HIV PrEP resource center

Program Description

It is well documented that preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective in preventing the transmission of HIV. Although 1.2 million people in the United States are eligible, just 26% are accessing PrEP. Multiple challenges exist in the PrEP landscape surrounding uptake, monitoring, and persistence as well as challenges encompassing health equity and disparities by race, gender, age, and other social determinants of health. Improving PrEP coverage calls for improved awareness, prescribing, and reach in high-risk yet underreached and vulnerable groups. This activity will assist managed care professionals in gaining an understanding of the current status of HIV in the United States, recognizing populations eligible to receive PrEP, and identifying where challenges and disparities exist in HIV prevention across the population.

Target audience: Health-system, managed care, retail, and specialty pharmacists

Type of activity: Application
Release date: September 27, 2022
Expiration date: September 27, 2023

Time to complete activity: 1.0 hour
Fee: Free

Educational Objectives

At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Explain the current landscape of HIV prevention and initiatives to end the HIV epidemic
• Identify populations eligible for HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
• Investigate disparities in the optimal uptake of HIV PrEP including those related to race, gender, age, and other social determinants of health

Pharmacy Times Continuing Education™ is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This activity is approved for 1.0 contact hour (0.10 CEU) under the ACPE universal activity number 0290-0000-22-486-H02-P. The activity is available for CE credit through September 27, 2023.

Instructions for Completing the Activity and Receiving CPE Credit

To receive CPE credit, participants must complete the pretest, review the activity in its entirety, complete the posttest, and complete the online activity evaluation. After successful completion of the online activity evaluation, you can submit your credit to CPE Monitor. You may view your credit within 48 hours at www.mycpemonitor.net. All participants must request credit before the activity expiration date. CE credit will not be issued after this date.

Disclosures

The following contributors have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose:

Faculty

Trisha A. Miller, PharmD, MPH, BCACP

Pharmacy Times Continuing Education™ Planning Staff—Jim Palatine, RPh, MBA; Maryjo Dixon, RPh; Rose Namissa-Buszka, PharmD, BCPS, CHCP; Abigail Dill; Susan Pordon; Brianna Winters; and Chloe Taccetta

An anonymous peer reviewer was used as part of content validation and conflict resolution. The peer reviewer has no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

Educational Disclaimer
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