Miriam Hospital launches new HIV prevention program

摘要

PROVIDENCE – The Miriam Hospital Immunol- ogy Clinic has launched the pre-exposure pro- phylaxis, or PrEP program, which offers a single, daily pill to Rhode Islanders at higher risk for HIV exposure. PHILIP CHAN, MD , of The Miriam Hospital's Division of Infectious Diseases, is leading the PrEP program, one of the first clinical programs in the country to offer PrEP to at-risk patients in a clinical setting. "The Miriam's PrEP program is designed to address the ongoing HIV epidemic in the state," said Dr. Chan. "Given that Rhode Island is a small state with a relatively close community, PrEP in combination with other available HIV prevention strategies, offers the chance to re- duce the number of new HIV diagnoses to near zero in the future."