Telemedicine as a tool for PrEP delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic in a large HIV prevention service in Rio de Janeiro-Brazil
Abstract COVID-19 public health responses such as social distancing and community containment measures protocols are critical to preventing and containing the spread of coronavirus. Brazil accounts for almost half of Latin American HIV cases and Rio de Janeiro is the city with the second largest number of AIDS. Clinical appointments and pharmacy antiretroviral refills may be impaired due to restricted traffic and possible lockdowns, preventing people living with HIV and those using PrEP from accessing needed antiretrovirals. We hereby describe the telemedicine procedures implemented in a large PrEP delivery service in Rio de janeiro in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the initial teleconsultation, individuals undergoe HIV rapid testing and are assessed by phone for PrEP related procedures. Individuals receive a digital prescription to retrieve a 120-day PrEP supply plus two HIV self-test kits. Subsequent follow-up teleconsultations will be performed remotely by phone call, including instructions for the HIV self-test performance, which results are to be sent using a digital picture. Participants will attend the service only for PrEP refill. The use of telemedicine procedures is being effective to avoid PrEP shortage and reduce the time PrEP users spend at the service during the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing recommendations.
Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
2020
|
Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702020000400360 |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
id |
oai:scielo:S1413-86702020000400360 |
---|---|
record_format |
ojs |
spelling |
oai:scielo:S1413-867020200004003602020-09-30Telemedicine as a tool for PrEP delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic in a large HIV prevention service in Rio de Janeiro-BrazilHoagland,BrendaTorres,Thiago S.Bezerra,Daniel R.B.Geraldo,KimPimenta,CristinaVeloso,Valdilea G.Grinsztejn,Beatriz Telemedicine PrEP COVID-19 Brazil Abstract COVID-19 public health responses such as social distancing and community containment measures protocols are critical to preventing and containing the spread of coronavirus. Brazil accounts for almost half of Latin American HIV cases and Rio de Janeiro is the city with the second largest number of AIDS. Clinical appointments and pharmacy antiretroviral refills may be impaired due to restricted traffic and possible lockdowns, preventing people living with HIV and those using PrEP from accessing needed antiretrovirals. We hereby describe the telemedicine procedures implemented in a large PrEP delivery service in Rio de janeiro in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the initial teleconsultation, individuals undergoe HIV rapid testing and are assessed by phone for PrEP related procedures. Individuals receive a digital prescription to retrieve a 120-day PrEP supply plus two HIV self-test kits. Subsequent follow-up teleconsultations will be performed remotely by phone call, including instructions for the HIV self-test performance, which results are to be sent using a digital picture. Participants will attend the service only for PrEP refill. The use of telemedicine procedures is being effective to avoid PrEP shortage and reduce the time PrEP users spend at the service during the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing recommendations.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBrazilian Society of Infectious DiseasesBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases v.24 n.4 20202020-08-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702020000400360en10.1016/j.bjid.2020.05.004 |
institution |
SCIELO |
collection |
OJS |
country |
Brasil |
countrycode |
BR |
component |
Revista |
access |
En linea |
databasecode |
rev-scielo-br |
tag |
revista |
region |
America del Sur |
libraryname |
SciELO |
language |
English |
format |
Digital |
author |
Hoagland,Brenda Torres,Thiago S. Bezerra,Daniel R.B. Geraldo,Kim Pimenta,Cristina Veloso,Valdilea G. Grinsztejn,Beatriz |
spellingShingle |
Hoagland,Brenda Torres,Thiago S. Bezerra,Daniel R.B. Geraldo,Kim Pimenta,Cristina Veloso,Valdilea G. Grinsztejn,Beatriz Telemedicine as a tool for PrEP delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic in a large HIV prevention service in Rio de Janeiro-Brazil |
author_facet |
Hoagland,Brenda Torres,Thiago S. Bezerra,Daniel R.B. Geraldo,Kim Pimenta,Cristina Veloso,Valdilea G. Grinsztejn,Beatriz |
author_sort |
Hoagland,Brenda |
title |
Telemedicine as a tool for PrEP delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic in a large HIV prevention service in Rio de Janeiro-Brazil |
title_short |
Telemedicine as a tool for PrEP delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic in a large HIV prevention service in Rio de Janeiro-Brazil |
title_full |
Telemedicine as a tool for PrEP delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic in a large HIV prevention service in Rio de Janeiro-Brazil |
title_fullStr |
Telemedicine as a tool for PrEP delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic in a large HIV prevention service in Rio de Janeiro-Brazil |
title_full_unstemmed |
Telemedicine as a tool for PrEP delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic in a large HIV prevention service in Rio de Janeiro-Brazil |
title_sort |
telemedicine as a tool for prep delivery during the covid-19 pandemic in a large hiv prevention service in rio de janeiro-brazil |
description |
Abstract COVID-19 public health responses such as social distancing and community containment measures protocols are critical to preventing and containing the spread of coronavirus. Brazil accounts for almost half of Latin American HIV cases and Rio de Janeiro is the city with the second largest number of AIDS. Clinical appointments and pharmacy antiretroviral refills may be impaired due to restricted traffic and possible lockdowns, preventing people living with HIV and those using PrEP from accessing needed antiretrovirals. We hereby describe the telemedicine procedures implemented in a large PrEP delivery service in Rio de janeiro in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the initial teleconsultation, individuals undergoe HIV rapid testing and are assessed by phone for PrEP related procedures. Individuals receive a digital prescription to retrieve a 120-day PrEP supply plus two HIV self-test kits. Subsequent follow-up teleconsultations will be performed remotely by phone call, including instructions for the HIV self-test performance, which results are to be sent using a digital picture. Participants will attend the service only for PrEP refill. The use of telemedicine procedures is being effective to avoid PrEP shortage and reduce the time PrEP users spend at the service during the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing recommendations. |
publisher |
Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases |
publishDate |
2020 |
url |
http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702020000400360 |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT hoaglandbrenda telemedicineasatoolforprepdeliveryduringthecovid19pandemicinalargehivpreventionserviceinriodejaneirobrazil AT torresthiagos telemedicineasatoolforprepdeliveryduringthecovid19pandemicinalargehivpreventionserviceinriodejaneirobrazil AT bezerradanielrb telemedicineasatoolforprepdeliveryduringthecovid19pandemicinalargehivpreventionserviceinriodejaneirobrazil AT geraldokim telemedicineasatoolforprepdeliveryduringthecovid19pandemicinalargehivpreventionserviceinriodejaneirobrazil AT pimentacristina telemedicineasatoolforprepdeliveryduringthecovid19pandemicinalargehivpreventionserviceinriodejaneirobrazil AT velosovaldileag telemedicineasatoolforprepdeliveryduringthecovid19pandemicinalargehivpreventionserviceinriodejaneirobrazil AT grinsztejnbeatriz telemedicineasatoolforprepdeliveryduringthecovid19pandemicinalargehivpreventionserviceinriodejaneirobrazil |
_version_ |
1756416581802393600 |