HIV PrEP Resources
What You Should Know About HIV PrEP
Do you have patients at risk for HIV? Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV (PrEP) is the daily use of antiretroviral therapy (usually Truvada) to prevent HIV. It is free for patients, and simple to prescribe. When taken consistently, PrEP reduces the risk of HIV by over 90%. PrEP is recommended and fully funded for individuals having condomless anal or vaginal sex OR sharing injection drug equipment AND (a) recent syphilis or rectal gonorrhea/chlamydia, (b) history of non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis, (c) unsuppressed HIV-positive sexual partner, or (d) HIRI-MSM score ≥ 10.
Tools for starting a patient on PrEP can be found through SmartSex.
The BC Centre for Disease Control has launched several new resources on its provincial sexual health website (SmartSexResource) to support and inform clinicians, clients and community, on the enrollment and/or ongoing use of HIV-PrEP.
Click here for a printable brochure.
For Physicians and Clinicians
An HIV-PrEP Toolkit has been created for clinicians. This Toolkit provides information for health care providers to increase their understanding and knowledge of HIV PrEP. The toolkit includes:
- an overview of provincially-funded HIV PrEP in BC,
- resources to support clients in accessing and continuing on HIV PrEP,
- an interactive tool to assess eligibility for HIV PrEP (HIRI-MSM score calculator),
- an HIV PrEP Fact Sheet.
For Clients
An HIV-PrEP page has been created for individuals seeking to learn more information about HIV-PrEP. It includes information on what PrEP is, who it’s for, how to get it, and what happens once on PrEP. Resources include a Frequently Asked Questions brochure in English, Spanish, Punjabi and Simplified Chinese, and email/text reminders for PrEP testing.