Prevention Technologies
Interventions that may reduce the risk of HIV transmission
Contents
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
The use of antiretroviral drugs by HIV-negative people to reduce the risk of HIV transmission before exposure
- Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) resources
- Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) – CATIE fact sheet
- CATIE statement on the use of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as a highly effective strategy to prevent the sexual transmission of HIV
- Canadian guidelines on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis – Biomedical HIV Prevention Working Group of the CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network (CTN)
- PrEP in Canada: What do we know about awareness, acceptability and use? – Prevention in Focus
- Views from the front lines: PrEP in Canada – Prevention in Focus
- Are you prepped for PrEP? – CATIE webinar, 2016
- Providing HIV PrEP: steps to patient engagement – CTAC
- WHO implementation tool for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) of HIV infection – World Health Organization (WHO)
- Guideline on when to start ART and on PrEP for HIV – WHO
More on pre-exposure prophylaxis for prevention (PrEP)
Websites
- PrEP - the sex you want – GMSH
- Get PrEPed – HIM
- Project inform
- Pre-exposure prophylaxis – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) – AVAC
- PrEP Watch
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)
The use of antiretroviral drugs by HIV-negative people to reduce the risk of HIV transmission after exposure
- Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) – CATIE fact sheet
- Canadian guidelines on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis – Biomedical HIV Prevention Working Group of the CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network (CTN)
- HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Guidelines – British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
- Enhancing the potential benefit of PEP from CATIE News, CATIE’s HIV and hepatitis C news bulletins
- Can we prevent infection with HIV after an exposure? The world of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) from Prevention in Focus, CATIE’s online prevention resource
- The PEP Program at Clinique l’Actuel from Programming Connection, CATIE’s toolkit of Canadian frontline program models
- A User's Guide to PEP –NYC Health
More on post-exposure prophylaxis for prevention (PEP)
Websites
- Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) – Health Initiative for Men (HIM)
- PEP – The Sex you Want (GMSH)
- Prophylaxis following non-occupational exposure to HIV: Related resources – HIV Insite
- Treatment after exposure to HIV – The Body
- Post-exposure prophylaxis – World Health Organization (WHO)
Treating HIV to Prevent HIV Transmission
The use of antiretroviral drugs by HIV-positive people to reduce the risk of HIV transmission
- CATIE statement on the use of antiretroviral treatment (ART) to maintain an undetectable viral load as a highly effective strategy to prevent the sexual transmission of HIV
- HIV treatment and an undetectable viral load to prevent HIV transmission – CATIE fact sheet
- Getting to undetectable: Population differences in Canada from Prevention in Focus
- Views from the front lines: Getting to undetectable from Prevention in Focus
- U=U from The Positive Side
- The HIV treatment cascade – patching the leaks to improve HIV prevention from Prevention in Focus
- U=U Consensus Statement – Prevention Access Campaign
- HIV Treatment, the Viral Reservoir, and HIV DNA – U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
More on treating HIV to prevent HIV transmission
Websites
- Treatment as Prevention – B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
- Prevention Access Campaign
- Undetectable Viral Load – The Sex You Want (Ontario Gay Men's Sexual Health Alliance – GMSH)
- AVAC: Global Advocacy for HIV Prevention – a comprehensive information source on treatment as prevention
- Prevention Benefits of HIV Treatment – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Antiretroviral therapy for prevention – World Health Organization (WHO)
Circumcision
Male circumcision to reduce the risk of HIV transmission
- Penile circumcision to reduce the risk of HIV infection – CATIE fact sheet
- HIV and male circumcision – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention (VMMC): An introductory factsheet – AVAC: Global Advocacy for HIV Prevention
- Research update II: Male circumcision from Prevention in Focus, CATIE’s online prevention resource
Websites
- Male circumcision for HIV prevention – World Health Organization (WHO)
- Clearinghouse on male circumcision for HIV prevention
- Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision – AVAC: Global Advocacy for HIV Prevention
Condoms and Other Physical Barriers
Physical barriers for vaginal, anal or oral sex to reduce the risk of HIV transmission
- CATIE statement on the use of condoms as a highly effective strategy to prevent the sexual transmission of HIV
- Condoms for the prevention of HIV and STI transmission – CATIE fact sheet
- Condoms: Tried, tested and true? from Prevention in Focus, CATIE’s online prevention resource
- High prevalence of condom use errors and problems—implications for HIV prevention messaging from CATIE News, CATIE’s bite-sized HIV and hepatitis C news bulletins
- Condom fact sheet in brief – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Female Condoms – AVERT
More on condoms and other physical barriers
Microbicides
Suppositories and topically applied treatments to reduce the risk of HIV transmission
- Ready, Set, Rectal Microbicides: An Update on Rectal Microbicide Research and Advocacy – AIDSTAR-One
- Webinar: Moving forward on the rectal road - new drugs, formulations and modes of delivery – International Rectal Microbicide Advocates (IRMA)
- Microbicides for HIV Prevention: An introductory factsheet – AVAC: Global Advocacy for HIV Prevention
- Rectal Microbicides 101 – IRMA
Websites
- Global Campaign for Microbicides
- International Rectal Microbicide Advocates (IRMA)
- Microbicides – AVAC: Global Advocacy for HIV Prevention
- International Partnership for Microbicides
- Microbicide Trials Network (MTN)
- Microbicides Toolkit
Treating Sexually Transmitted Infections to Prevent HIV Transmission
Screening and treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) to reduce the risk of HIV transmission
- STIs: What role do they play in HIV transmission? from Prevention in Focus, CATIE’s online prevention resource
- What the syph is going on? Responding to syphilis outbreaks in Canada from Prevention in Focus
- High prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among people living with HIV – implications for HIV prevention from CATIE-News, CATIE’s bite-sized HIV and hepatitis C news bulletins
- Canadian Guidelines on Sexually Transmitted Infections – Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
More on treating sexually transmitted infections to prevent HIV transmission
Websites
- Sexual Health and Sexually Transmitted Infections – Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
- Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) – Health Canada
- Other STIs - The Sex You Want – GMSH
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases – The Body
Vaccines
Immunization to reduce the risk of HIV transmission and/or delay disease progression
- Research Update: What ever happened to the Thai HIV vaccine? from Prevention in Focus, CATIE’s online prevention resource
- Clinical trial generates tantalizing hope for a future HIV vaccine, but much research lies ahead from CATIE News, CATIE’s bite-sized HIV and hepatitis C news bulletins
- HIV Vaccines: An introductory fact sheet – AVAC: Global Advocacy for HIV Prevention
- Advocacy in Uncertain Times: A call to action – AVAC
Websites
- The Canadian HIV Vaccine Initiative (CHVI)
- International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI)
- HIV Vaccine – AVAC: Global Advocacy for HIV Prevention
- Vax: The bulletin on AIDS Vaccine Research
- Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise
Combination Prevention Strategies
Combining behavioural, biomedical and structural prevention approaches to reduce the risk of HIV transmission
- Enhancing HIV prevention: The need to better link and integrate services for individuals at highest risk of HIV infection from Prevention in Focus, CATIE’s online prevention resource
- Fast Tracking Combination Prevention – UNAIDS
- The Lancet HIV prevention series
- High Impact HIV Prevention: CDC's Approach to Reducing HIV Infections in the United States
- Advancing Combination HIV Prevention: An advocacy brief for community-led organisations – International HIV/AIDS Alliance and UNAIDS
More on combination prevention
Universal Precautions and Blood Product Safety
Routine practices to reduce the risks of HIV and hepatitis C transmission from occupational exposure, blood products and sharing personal grooming supplies
- Routine Practices & Universal Precautions
- Routine practices – Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
More on universal precautions (routine practices)