Background Syphilis infection may potentiate transmission of HIV. We sought to determine the extent to which HIV acquisition was associated with syphilis infection within an HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis trial (iPrEx) and whether Emtricitabine/Tenofovir (FTC/TDF) modified that association. Methods The Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Initiative (iPrEx) study randomly assigned 2499 … [Read more...]
Proud Study: Healthcare Worker Survey
Since 2012, the US Food and Drugs Administration have approved the use of daily Truvada (tenofovir co-formulated with emtricitabine) as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for reducing the risk of sexual transmission of HIV infection. If PrEP were to be available as a biomedical intervention in the UK, healthcare providers would play a critical role in its … [Read more...]
SSHA Conference Debate
SSHA CONFERENCE 2013 "This house believes that providing PrEP to HIV negative MSM’s is an effective health promotion strategy" FOR: Dr. Michael Rayment Mike is a Locum Consultant in Sexual Health and HIV Medicine at Homerton University Hospital, having recently completed his clinical training at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. He has a career-long research interest in … [Read more...]
PROUD Study / PrEP (Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV) in the UK
SSHA CONFERENCE 2013 Summary In July 2012, the US Food and Drugs Administration approved the use of a daily regimen of oral Truvada (tenofovir co-formulated with emtricitabine) as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce the sexual acquisition of HIV infection. Based on the existing evidence, the British Association of Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) and British HIV … [Read more...]
SSHA Conference 2013: London
Download Speaker biographies Following the successful 2012 SSHA one day annual conference in Liverpool, SSHA is having its 2013 one day conference in Location / Date Unite Offices, Holborn London. Saturday 21st of September 2013 Programme 09:30 Registration Tea & Coffee 09:45 Welcome from SSHA President 10:00 ‘Testing Times ‘[Sexual Health in Unis, … [Read more...]