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# “Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for Prevention of HIV Infection”
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/pre-exposure_prophylaxis_0507141136/
- Published: 2014-05-07T12:36:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T16:31:26.000Z
- Description: CDC's Public Health Grand Rounds announced a session on pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV, with Walid Heneine on animal-model research, Melanie Thompson on clinical trial evidence and Dawn Smith on program and policy challenges. A live external webcast was planned.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Miscellaneous, Health News, #vivvo-import

**Save the Date**

**CDC’s Public Health Grand Rounds Presents:**

***“*Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for Prevention of HIV Infection*”***

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., EST

Global Communications Center (Building 19)

Alexander D. Langmuir Auditorium

Roybal Campus

**Presented By:**

**Walid Heneine, PhD**

*Surveillance, Antiretroviral Prophylaxis and Drug Resistance Team Lead* 

Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention

National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, CDC

**“HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Preclinical Research in Animal Models”**

**Melanie Thompson, MD**

*Founder, Principal Investigator* 

AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta

**“Evolving Evidence from Clinical Trials of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis”**

**Dawn Smith, MD, MS, MPH**

***Biomedical Interventions Activity Lead,*** Prevention with Negatives Team

Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention

National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, CDC

**“Program and Policy Challenges for Delivery of PrEP”**

**Facilitated By:**

**John Iskander, MD, MPH,** *Scientific Director*, Public Health Grand Rounds

**Phoebe Thorpe, MD, MPH,** *Deputy Scientific Director*, Public Health Grand Rounds

**Susan Laird, MSN, RN,** *Communications Manager*, Public Health Grand Rounds

**For CDC staff unable to attend the event:** 

The session will be available on [IPTV](http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwNTA3LjMxOTY2OTUxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDUwNy4zMTk2Njk1MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2ODI2OTM4JmVtYWlsaWQ9Zm9vZGNvbnN1bWVyLm9yZ0BnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPWZvb2Rjb25zdW1lci5vcmdAZ21haWwuY29tJmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&100&&&http://cdciptv.cdc.gov/&ref=foodconsumer.org) and [Envision](http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwNTA3LjMxOTY2OTUxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDUwNy4zMTk2Njk1MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2ODI2OTM4JmVtYWlsaWQ9Zm9vZGNvbnN1bWVyLm9yZ0BnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPWZvb2Rjb25zdW1lci5vcmdAZ21haWwuY29tJmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&101&&&http://crss.cdc.gov/&ref=foodconsumer.org). To join by Envision, reserve a conference room and make the Envision request or use your local room scheduling process to [schedule Envision](http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwNTA3LjMxOTY2OTUxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDUwNy4zMTk2Njk1MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2ODI2OTM4JmVtYWlsaWQ9Zm9vZGNvbnN1bWVyLm9yZ0BnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPWZvb2Rjb25zdW1lci5vcmdAZ21haWwuY29tJmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&102&&&http://intraspn.cdc.gov/wagg/ITSOCustomerService/envision.aspx&ref=foodconsumer.org).

**For non-CDC staff or those outside of the CDC firewall**:

A [live external webcast](http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwNTA3LjMxOTY2OTUxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDUwNy4zMTk2Njk1MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2ODI2OTM4JmVtYWlsaWQ9Zm9vZGNvbnN1bWVyLm9yZ0BnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPWZvb2Rjb25zdW1lci5vcmdAZ21haWwuY29tJmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&103&&&http://www.cdc.gov/about/grand-rounds&ref=foodconsumer.org) will be available. Presentations are archived and posted 48 hours after each session. Due to security measures at CDC’s Roybal campus, non-CDC staff who wish to attend these sessions in person must have prior clearance and a U.S. state-issued photo ID (e.g., driver’s license, U.S. passport).

Names of non-CDC staff (both domestic and international) should be submitted to the [Grand Rounds Team](mailto:grandrounds@cdc.gov). Please note that all information for international visitors must be submitted at least 10 days in advance.

**For CDC staff requiring reasonable accommodations:**

It is the policy of CDC to provide reasonable accommodations (RA) for qualified individuals with disabilities to ensure their full inclusion in CDC-sponsored training events. Employees must submit RA requests at least two weeks before the training event. Please e-mail the request to [grandrounds@cdc.gov](mailto:grandrounds@cdc.gov)[.](mailto:grandrounds@cdc.gov)

**For questions regarding this Grand Rounds topic:**   
Feel free to [e-mail](mailto:grandrounds@cdc.gov) your questions before or during the session. Follow us on Twitter #cdcgrandrounds