Self-Perception of HIV Risk and Interest in Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in a General Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic Population.

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV is underutilized, particularly among attendees of obstetrics and gynecology (Ob/Gyn) clinics. Lack of self-perception of HIV risk is a barrier to PrEP utilization, and a lack of understanding of community risk factors for HIV may contribute to that lack of self-perception of risk. Attendees of general Ob/Gyn clinics in New Orleans completed a survey assessing HIV knowledge, self-perception of HIV risk, and interest in PrEP.

IDEA+ and OBFS: Using Transdisciplinary Strategies to Create More Inclusive Spaces.

Professional societies play a unique role in our personal and professional lives as spaces for connection and as regulatory entities. Often composed of volunteers from a variety of backgrounds, professional societies can guide the cultural norms and expectations of an industry by acting as critical leaders for supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. The present manuscript explains how professional societies, like the Organization of Biological Field Stations (OBFS), can embrace transdisciplinary approaches to create more inclusive (in)tangible spaces to address serious problems facing industries today.

The accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging in prostate cancer staging: a single-institution experience.

Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has a wide reported variation in sensitivity and specificity for staging prostate cancer (PCA).

Aims: We examined the accuracy of MRI in detecting PCA, and in identifying extracapsular extension (ECE) and seminal vesicle invasion (SVI) in PCA patients at our institution.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed pre-biopsy MRI findings and correlated the same with subsequent radical prostatectomy pathology reports in all patients undergoing radical prostatectomy between 2010 and 2012.