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Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV Prevention | October 26, 2022

Date of Presentation: October 26, 2022

Type: Past Presentation  Training  

Audience: Clinical  

Program: Hepatitis C   Ending the Epidemics in Indian Country ECHO Program  

Keywords: #hiv  #pre-exposure prophylaxis  #prep  

In this presentation, Dr. Jorge Mera, Indian Country ECHO Medical Director and Director of Infectious Diseases at Cherokee Nation, discusses HIV PrEP, the evidence on effectiveness, monitoring, and best practices, including remote provision of PrEP care services.

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Presented by:

Dr. Jorge Mera

Jorge Mera, MD, FACP, is the Indian Country ECHO Medical Director and Director of Infectious Diseases for Cherokee Nation Health Services (CNHS), the largest tribally operated health care system in the United States. He completed his fellowship in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas and is Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) in Infectious Diseases. During recent years Jorge’s efforts have been dedicated to organizing the Cherokee Nation HCV elimination program, as well as the HIV/HCV ECHO project. He is also the Director of the HIV clinic since 2012 and the Principal Investigator of the End the HIV Epidemic for the CNHS. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine of the Oklahoma State University Health Science Center and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.

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Date added: October 11, 2022