PrEP is a new way for people to protect themselves from HIV.
EPIC-NSW (Expanded PrEP Implementation in Communities in NSW)
is bringing PrEP to people at high risk of HIV infection in NSW.
EPIC-NSW is enrolling now.
EPIC-NSW participants requiring urgent appointments over the holiday period are encouraged to contact their regular clinic. If your clinic is closed, please visit Sexual Health InfoLink (SHIL) for further options or call 1800 451 624. Taylor Square Private Clinic, Holdsworth House Medical Practice, and East Sydney Doctors will also be open over the holiday period, excepting public holidays, for… Read More
Continue ReadingACON have released the EPIC-NSW Information booklet for participants which you can access here.
Continue ReadingEPIC trial enrols 1000th participant as access to PrEP for HIV prevention expands. https://kirby.unsw.edu.au/news/epic-trial-enrols-1000th-participant-access-prep-hiv-prevention-expands
Continue ReadingA number of clinics in Sydney and across NSW have started enrolling participants into the EPIC-NSW study. Please contact the NSW PrEP Infoline on 1800 451 624 for more details and to find the nearest clinic to you.
Continue ReadingNSW will become the first state in Australia to implement a rapid and large-scale trial of PrEP as a HIV prevention strategy. 3700 high-risk, mostly gay and bisexual men will be enrolled through the state-wide network of public sexual health clinics and selected GP practices, potentially preventing almost 150 new HIV infections in these men over… Read More
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