Power! Knowledge vs The PrEP Resource

The Power Knowledge! app is a sexual health education tool for people living with HIV. Power! gives an overview of issues pertaining to persons who are HIV positive. It is also a place that friends and family can use to discreetly obtain basic information about various aspects of living with HIV. Overview You are not alone. Many people are living with HIV, even if you don't know that they are. HIV does not equal death: Having HIV does not mean that you are going to die of it. Most people with HIV live long and healthy lives if they get medical treatment and take care of themselves. A diagnosis of HIV does not automatically mean that you have AIDS. Learning how to live with HIV and getting into care and onto medications will help you to feel better and get on with your life. Your provider and healthcare team can help you manage your HIV. Overview (About HIV and AIDS) • You are not alone • What is HIV? • What is AIDS? • How do you get HIV? • Ways HIV Cannot Be Spread Prevention • U = U • Can HIV Be Prevented? • Other Ways to Lower Your Risk Testing • HIV testing • Many Different Locations Offer Testing • Just Diagnosed: What’s Next? • What does an HIV Diagnosis mean? • How Do I find HIV care and treatment? Appointments • Find a provider • Find HIV Prevention Services Near You • Getting Ready for your First visit • Talk to Your Doctor • Questions to Ask Your Doctor Sexual Violence/Intimate Partner Violence • Sexual Assault • Child Sex Abuse • Sexual Assault of Men and Boys • Incest • Intimate Partner Sexual Violence • Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault • SV/IPV screening Safe sex = great sex • Living with HIV • What is HIV Stigma? • Sharing our Voices and Stories • What causes HIV stigma? • How do I talk with people about having HIV? • What do I need to know about dating with HIV? • How do I avoid getting HIV during sex? Medications • Medication Reminders • Free Reminder Apps Frequently Asked Questions Healthy Living • Why is exercise important? • What does smoking do to a person with HIV? • Maintaining a Healthy Diet • Immunizations

This point of care app is designed to help clinicians feel more comfortable screening patients for pre-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV transmission, choosing and prescribing a regimen, and follow-up/discontinuing the medications. Includes a screening tool, prescribing tool, counseling and initial evaluation tools, and information for follow-up and discontinuing PrEP. The app also includes resources and applicable calculators. Features Clinical Tools: ~Screening Tool ~Prescribing and Counseling Tool ~Follow-up and Discontinuing Recommendations ~Clinical Calculators ~USPHS Guidelines available offline ~All clinical tools available offline