Health Care Workers
Build your knowledge of CAB-LA for PrEP by completing the CAB-LA online course.
Work your way through a series of eLearning lessons, which will build your knowledge of CAB-LA and introduce you to a variety of resources and tools that you can use when engaging with your clients. After reviewing each applicable lesson, complete the knowledge check to evaluate your learning. You will be able to go back and review the lesson as many times as you like. Several lessons include downloadable tools which you can print out, or refer back to after you have completed the online course.
Implementing Partners and National PrEP Programs
Access resources to host an in-person CAB-LA training of health care workers with case-based scenarios and practice exercises.
Ministries of Health, PrEP implementing partners, and others may wish to hold in-person or virtual blended learning workshops for learners who have completed the online course. The blended-learning workshop will provide an opportunity for providers to engage with peers for additional case-based instruction and practice on incorporation of CAB-LA into PrEP services. Ministries of Health and PrEP implementing partners wishing to conduct classroom-based trainings can also access a full course PowerPoint for use in a traditional in-person training format. Access the Training Workshop Resources page for Implementation Guidance and to download the blended learning or classroom based training materials.
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CAB-LA Toolkit: Access specific resources or tools for use as needed. Return to the eLearning lessons whenever you need to brush up your knowledge.
- Clinical Information and Eligibility
- CAB-LA Administration
- Ongoing Clinical Management
- Counseling Resources
- Pregnant and Breastfeeding Populations
Complete each lesson in the order presented below.
Clinical Information and Eligibility
The following tools and resources provide clinical information about CAB-LA. These will support your efforts to determine eligibility and educate your clients about CAB-LA.
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Lesson 1: The Basics of Cabotegravir (CAB) for HIV Prevention | Short resource to review clinical information about CAB-LA
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Lesson 2: Relative Advantages and Disadvantages of Long-acting Injectable Cabotegravir (CAB-LA) | Resource outlining the possible advantages and disadvantages of CAB-LA relative to other PrEP methods.
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Lesson 3: CAB-LA Eligibility Screening | Use these screening steps to help determine client eligibility.
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Clinical information and eligibility • CAB-LA Administration • Ongoing clinical management • Counseling • Pregnancy and breastfeeding
CAB-LA Administration
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Lesson 4: CAB-LA Injection Technique | Video guidance for proper product storage, preparation, and administration of injectable CAB-LA
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Clinical information and eligibility • CAB-LA Administration • Ongoing clinical management • Counseling • Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Ongoing Clinical Management
The following tools, resources, and materials will provide information and guidance to support you and your client’s management efforts.
Lesson 5: Assessing and Managing Side Effects and Adverse Reactions of CAB-LA | Short tool to assist in assessing and managing possible side effects
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Lesson 6: Follow Up Schedule and Visit Components | Exploration of the different types of CAB-LA injection visits and scheduling for routine monitoring and follow-up
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Lesson 7: Managing Missed Visits | Resource that explains how to clinically manage CAB-LA use when the client is delayed in returning for reinjections
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Lesson 8: Using Oral PrEP as a Bridge to Postpone Reinjection Appointments | Resource that explains how to use oral PrEP to postpone a future CAB-LA reinjection appointment
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Lesson 9: Discontinuation of CAB-LA and Tail Phase Monitoring | Resource of recommendations for effective prevention following discontinuation of CAB-LA
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Clinical information and eligibility • CAB-LA Administration • Ongoing clinical management • Counseling • Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Counseling Resources
The following tools, resources, and materials will provide counseling information and guidance to support your relationship with your clients.
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Lesson 10: Method Choice: Framing Method Benefits Relative to Client Priorities | Counseling resources and messages specific to choosing the appropriate PrEP method
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Lesson 11: Cross-Cutting Counseling Techniques | Resource to ensure your interactions with CAB-LA clients are pleasant and supportive. When clients are comfortable, it helps you as a healthcare provider get the information you need to help your clients have a good experience with PrEP
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Lesson 12: Translating Technical Information into Counseling Messages | An aid to help translate technical clinical information about CAB-LA into messages that clients can understand through counseling
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Clinical information and eligibility • CAB-LA Administration • Ongoing clinical management • Counseling • Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
The following tools, resources, and materials will provide information and guidance to support clients who may be breastfeeding, pregnant, or become pregnant.
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Lesson 13: Special Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Considerations for CAB-LA | Counseling resources and messages for pregnant or breastfeeding clients
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Clinical information and eligibility • CAB-LA Administration • Ongoing clinical management • Counseling • Pregnancy and breastfeeding
This resource was made possible with support from the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded RISE program, under the terms of the cooperative agreement 7200AA19CA00003. The contents are the responsibility of the RISE program and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.