Development of Telemedicine Infrastructure at an LGBTQ+ Clinic to Support HIV Prevention and Care in Response to COVID-19, Providence, RI

• DOI: 10.1007/s10461-020-02895-1
• Publication Date: 2020-04-29T12:02:39Z
• Authors: Brooke G. Rogers; Cassie Sutten Coats; Emily Adams; Matthew Murphy; Cynthia Stewart; Trisha Arnold; Philip A. Chan; Amy Nunn
• Keywords: Health psychology; 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak; Coronavirus Infections

COVID-19 presents a local and global challenge.At the time of writing, prevalence estimates for state Rhode Island (April 24, 2020) are 6256 confirmed cases 189 deaths [1]; United States, 828,441 46,395 [2]; globally, 2,626,321 181,938 [3].Individuals at risk or living with HIV nevertheless need ongoing prevention care services may be higher acquiring COVID-19.Clinic closures attributed to crisis place them greater poor outcomes [4, 5].