Quest Community Health Centre is providing residents of the Niagara region with access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a combination of two antiretroviral drugs that can prevent HIV after an exposure. Emily Kedwell, a nurse practitioner and lead of an interdisciplinary medical and allied health team at Quest, says: “It’s quite difficult to access PrEP in Niagara; it’s quite difficult to access HIV treatment in Niagara.” RN Steven Athanasas, who is involved in the organization’s bid to become an RNAO Best Practice Spotlight Organization, is a member of the LGBTQ+ community and says: “There’s no judgment whatsoever; you could be super promiscuous, you could be sleeping with two people, you could have a steady partner who may be HIV-positive — it doesn’t matter to me. I’m here to help (patients) out, I’m here to listen and do what’s right for them...I hope we play some small part in preventing HIV for the community.” (Niagara This Week, Sept. 17)