Undetectable=Untransmittable (U=U) Provider Survey

The survey is now closed for data analysis. Results will be presented at the 2019 United States Conference on AIDS (USCA) during the U=U in Practice: Results from a Midwest HIV Provider Survey session on September 7, 2019 from 9 - 11 a.m.

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About the Survey
U=U Information for Providers

About the Survey

The Minnesota Department of Health and the Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center (MATEC) have partnered to survey HIV care providers in the 10-state Midwest region about using viral suppression for sexual HIV prevention, a concept that has gained recent attention and popularity due to the Undetectable=Untransmittable (U=U) campaign.

Survey participants will include physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists and allied health professionals in the HIV treatment community.

For more information:

• U=U Provider Survey Tool Request
  Please fill out the online request to receive a copy of the survey tool to use or adapt in your jurisdiction.
• February 14, 2019: Dear HIV Care Provider (PDF)
  U=U provider survey cover letter from MDH and MATEC.
• Questions: Contact Emily Petran at MATEC.

U=U Information for Providers

• HIV Viral Load and Transmissibility of HIV Infection: Undetectable Equals Untransmittable
  JAMA Network. Authors: Robert W. Eisinger, Ph.D; Carl W. Dieffenbach, Ph.D; Anthony S. Fauci, M.D.
• Providers should discuss U=U with all patients living with HIV
  Article from The Lancet discussing the evidence for U=U 2016-18 and the importance of discussing U=U with patients.
• HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) U=U postcard for providers
  In 2017, HIVMA endorsed the U=U Consensus Statement, saying definitively that when a person living with HIV has an undetectable viral load, they will not transmit HIV.
• HIV Undetectable = Untransmittable (U = U) — Information for Providers
  The New York City Health Department page about U=U information for health care providers.
• Prevention Access Campaign
  The Prevention Access Campaign started the international U=U campaign. View the consensus statement, frequently asked questions, list of community partners, and more.