Pharmacy Integration into PrEP and ART Provision and Retention (PIPAR)
Pharmacy Integration into PrEP and ART Provision and Retention, or PIPAR, is a statewide demonstration project, intended to integrate pharmacies throughout the state into a coordinated public health program that will expand PrEP (Pre-exposure Prophylaxis) access and promote greater retention in HIV treatment and PrEP use.
It is a collaboration between the Washington State Department of Health (DOH), Public Health – Seattle & King County (PHSKC), and University of Washington (UW), and includes clinical providers, local health jurisdictions, pharmacies, and community-based organizations (CBOs).
Locations
Public Health — Seattle & King County
Seattle, WA 98104
Washington State Department of Health
Office of Infectious Disease
Tumwater, WA 98501
PIPAR main activities
- Pharmacy-based PrEP initiation and management
- Pharmacy-initiated efforts to promote retention and reengagement for HIV treatment (antiretroviral therapy [ART])
- Pharmacy-initiated efforts to promote retention and reengagement for PrEP
PIPAR investigators
- Michal Blum (PHSKC): 206-263-2529 (phone); 206-491-3377 (cell/text)
- Suzanne Hardaswick (DOH): Phone: 360-789-8919
Clinical leads
- Dr. Matthew Golden, MD
- Dr. Julie Dombrowski, MD