About this Independent Study   

This activity was offers a certificate of completion. Once registered, you must complete the course within 150 days, or you will be deactivated. To be reactivated, contact us.     

Through this eLearning course you will become familiar with the basics of PrEP, explore barriers and potential solutions to the uptake of PrEP, and learn strategies for incorporating PrEP into Tribal communities and practices. 

Who Should Take This Course

Clinical and community health staff, including: community health workers, health educators and navigators, case managers, physicians, nurses, and other clinic staff who work within or are associated with the Indian Health Service (IHS), Tribal, and urban system of care or who see American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) people.  

Objectives

After completing this eLearning course, you will be able to:

• Discuss the unique cultural, social, and historical challenges of providing preventive HIV care in American Indian and Alaska Native communities
• List three of five steps for recommending PrEP to community members
• Describe how to integrate PrEP into clinical practice
• Discuss ways to normalize the use of PrEP and increase acceptance of PREP by Tribal communities 

Registration & Fees

The eLearning course is free of charge. 

Disclosures

There are no relevant financial relationships with ineligible​ companies for those involved with the ability to control​ the content of this activity.​ 

Acknowledgments

The eLearning course was funded through a cooperative agreement with the Indian Health Service (National Indian Health Outreach and Education II: HIV/AIDS, U252IHS0013-03-03) with resources from the Minority HIV/AIDS Fund.