Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC) Golden Gate Chapter

02/28/2016

http://www.hivplusmag.com/prevention/2016/2/25/first-case-where-man-becomes-hiv-positive-while-prep-rare-exception #.VtCEAbT4wng.facebook

After tens of thousands of PrEP successes, the first documented case of someone becoming poz includes rare multiclass drug resistance.

12/02/2015

Our December 16th Chapter Meeting is up. We can't collect RSVPs for this meeting. We will need you to email the sponsor directly. Click the link for all the info http://us3.campaign-archive1.com/?u=426f244769f34248d149d277d&id=9e1586d948&e=[UNIQID]

11/24/2015

PrEP has been approved in France! A French delegation of reports and researchers came to visit. Here is what le monde had to say about San Francisco in French. http://www.lemonde.fr/pathologies/article/2015/11/24/san-francisco-la-ville-ou-le-sida-ne-fait-plus-peur_4816361_1655270.html?xtmc=san_francisco&xtcr=1

La municipalité propose un traitement préventif contre le VIH pour limiter les contaminations sans préservatif.

10/30/2015

Golden Gate Chapter members Jesse Thrasher and Chris Fox with ANAC's national organization president Jason Farley (Dracula) and UCSF alum Stephen Perez.

10/30/2015

Golden Gate Chapter members Claire Simeone and Carol Dawson Rose provide their interpretation of "S*x, Drugs and Living Well" at the ANAC Halloween costume gala in Chicago last night.

10/30/2015

Golden Gate Chapter attendees at the ANAC national conference in Chicago.

10/22/2015

Our next chapter meeting will be:
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Special Guest Educator:
Derrick Butler, MD
Associate Medical Director To Help Everyone Health & Wellness Centers

Presenting: Towards a Cure: Advances and Challenges

Location:
McCormick & Kuleto's
900 North Point St
San Francisco, CA 94109

The sponsor will require your name and email address so we will not have a facebook RSVP for this meeting. Please RSVP online with the button below.
http://goo.gl/forms/uwQnYN6aTH

RSVPs due November 9th Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 6:30-7:00: Networking 7:00-7:05: Chapter updates 7:05-7:15: Community Presentation 7:15-8:15: Towards a Cure: Advances and Challenges (CE activity through Simply Speaking HIV) Speaker: Dr. Derrick Butler, MD, MPH, Associate Medical Director,…

10/12/2015

Save the date for the November chapter meeting on November 18. The topic will be Towards a Cure: Advances and Challenges (CE activity through Simply Speaking HIV) The invites will go out in the next week.

09/04/2015

In one of the first and largest published evaluations of the use of preexposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV infection in a clinical practice setting, researchers at Kaiser Permanente found no new HIV infections among patients during more than 2.5 years of observation. http://share.kaiserpermanente.org/article/large-study-of-prep-use-in-clinical-practice-shows-no-new-hiv-infections/

News, Views and Moves from Kaiser Permanente

07/30/2015

Magnet continues to expand! They are looking for another NP to provide Services. https://theapplicantmanager.com/jobs?pos=sf265

POSITION SUMMARY: The Nurse Practitioner provides advanced medical and nursing care to clients seeking care at Magnet and satellite facilities. The primary duties include performing history and physicals, diagnosing and treating s*xually transmitted infections, and managing HIV Pre-exposure Proph

07/10/2015

Project Inform just released a great infographic on how to access and how to get it covered. Please share widely.http://www.projectinform.org/pdf/PrEP_Flow_Chart.pdf

http://www.projectinform.org/pdf/PrEP_Flow_Chart.pdf

07/05/2015

Great video on and the Proud study. It's a much watch for your Sunday night cool down. https://vimeo.com/mrcctu/proud

"We all know that s*x is about more than just risk. It's about fun, pleasure, desire, intimacy and love." "The results of the PROUD study have been described…

06/28/2015

http://betablog.org/health-advisory-for-gay-men-traveling-to-chicago/

Six cases of invasive meningococcal disease were reported in Chicago in May. Magnet will offer free vaccinations for men who plan to travel to Chicago.

06/03/2015

1 in 5 Younger Americans Tested for HIV
http://consumer.healthday.com/s*xual-health-information-32/s*x-health-news-603/breaking-brief-emb-6-2-12-01amet-hiv-testing-rates-cdc-release-699992.html

22 percent for females and 16 percent for males, CDC says

06/01/2015

http://betablog.org/injectable-prep-the-next-order-of-the-day/

Two studies are currently investigating a long-acting injected version of PrEP. Find out more about this research and what it could mean for HIV prevention.

05/30/2015

Starting antiretroviral treatment early improves outcomes for HIV-infected individuals
http://www.nih.gov/news/health/may2015/niaid-27.htm

NIH-funded trial results likely will impact global treatment guidelines

05/30/2015

Patient Engagement is a big topic these days. Don't miss the Engagement Summit on June 4 at UCSF. http://www.norcal.himsschapter.org/Events/event.aspx?ItemNumber=41338

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