Unlocking HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Delivery: Examining the Role of HIV Providers in Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Care.

Despite being a promising prevention strategy for populations at risk for HIV acquisition, there has not been rapid uptake of HIV antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Yet, HIV clinics within the Mount Sinai Health System in New York City have successfully incorporated PrEP. HIV care providers ( = 18), who practice in these clinics and were early PrEP adopters, participated in a survey and semistructured interview.

Through the Veil of Language: Exploring the Hidden Curriculum for the Care of Patients With Limited English Proficiency.

Purpose: Patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) experience lower-quality health care and are at higher risk of experiencing adverse events than fluent English speakers. Despite some formal training for health professions students on caring for patients with LEP, the hidden curriculum may have a greater influence on learning. The authors designed this study to characterize the hidden curriculum that medical and nursing students experience regarding the care of patients with LEP.

Differences between nurse practitioner and physician care providers on rates of secondary cancer screening and discussion of lifestyle changes among breast cancer survivors.

Purpose: Breast cancer survivorship care is provided by surgical and medical oncologists, primary care physicians (PCPs), and nurse practitioner survivorship specialists (NPs). The study objective was to identify whether frequency of cancer screening and discussion of healthy lifestyles differed across these provider types. We also determined differences by provider in survivor reported follow through with lifestyle recommendations.