Posts Tagged advanced practice leadership

An implantable PrEP device is in the works. What will it take for HCPs to prescribe it, women to use it?

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Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is about 99 percent effective in reducing the risk of contracting HIV from sex, but that’s only if it’s taken daily. When users forget, lack motivation for taking a daily pill or experience barriers to getting the drug, risk goes up. An implantable, biodegradable PrEP device, […]

COPH grad Norma Lisenko makes healthy families, communities her mission

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It was a passion for nutrition that first drove Norma Lisenko, who received her DrPH degree in Advanced Practice Leadership from the USF College of Public Health (COPH) in 2021, to investigate a career in public health.  “I’m passionate about nutrition, physical activity, holistic wellness, mental health, children and women,” […]