This WHAI Webinar was held on Thursday, September 10, 2026; 10:30 a.m. \u2013 12:00 p.m.<\/p>\n
HIV prevention medications are important tools to support women and gender-diverse people in their sexual health autonomy. Today, women and gender-diverse people continue to face barriers in awareness about, and access to, these medications.<\/p>\n
Watch this 90-minute webinar to learn about the updated Canadian HIV pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis guidelines and community driven strategies to improve awareness about, and access to, these tools. The webinar will include:<\/p>\n
An overview of the updated 2025 guidelines through a gender-inclusive lens by Dr. Malika Sharma (Unity Health Toronto)<\/p>\n
A community panel about the barriers women and gender-diverse people face and strategies to improve access with:<\/p>\n
Asya Gunduz (OHTN, Toronto)
\nHale Nouri (Maggies & ASAAP, Toronto)
\nPriyanka Jani (HAMSMaRT, Hamilton)
\nSam Tikka Scott (Ontario Aboriginal HIV \/ AIDS Strategy, Thunder Bay)<\/p>\n
An overview of WHAI\u2019s new PrEP, PEP and PIP resources by Shanice Harris (CAYR Community Connections, York)<\/p>\n
Moderation by Sam Richards (Positive Health Network, Hamilton)<\/p>\n
This webinar is for anyone who works with women and gender-diverse people who may face risk related to HIV or other STBBIs including those who work in the following fields: housing and homelessness, public and sexual health, harm reduction, settlement, shelters, drop ins, community education etc.<\/p>\n