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PrEP and Doxy: Strategies for Prevention
October 29 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
This PrEP and Doxy: Strategies for Prevention webinar offers an in-depth exploration of innovative HIV and STI prevention methods. It focuses on the combined use of PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) for HIV prevention and doxycycline as a potential pre and post-exposure prophylaxis to prevent certain bacterial STIs. Attendees will gain insights into the latest research and best practices for incorporating these strategies into prevention efforts.
Faculty
Dr. Immirne Ouwinga is a board certified Family Medicine provider serving the Greenbelt area of Prince George’s County serving as the Program and Medical director of Title X. Dr. O, as she prefers. Dr. O has been practicing medicine since 2008.
After completing her family medicine residency at Cook County-Loyola University in Chicago she went on to do a Maternal Child Health fellowship. Her fellowship allowed her to work with a high-risk population, including but not limited teenage pregnancy, substance users, HIV, limited housing and more. Dr. Ouwinga has participated in multiple medical missions to Haiti and Peru, delivering babies and caring for patients with limited resources.
Dr. Ouwinga is passionate about delivering the best care to all of the patients she treated regardless of socio-economic status. She has a holistic approach when caring for her patients with interest in mental health, helping people of color to cope with past and present trauma.
Dr. Ouwinga is actively working toward her HIV Specialist credentialing and continuing medical education in providing gender affirming care.
A native New Yorker, she speaks Spanish and Haitian Creole.
Continuing Education Credits
Continuing education credits will be available for this webinar, pending accreditation.