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Ortblad
Katrina Ortblad, ScD, MPH
- Assistant Professor, Cancer Prevention Program, Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutch
- Affiliate Assistant Professor, Department of Global Health, University of Washington
Background
Implementation scientist Dr. Katrina Ortblad studies ways to improve equity in health access by using differentiated models of HIV service delivery, that is, the delivery of HIV treatment, prevention information and necessary medications, in high prevalence settings. Most of her work focuses on designing innovative models for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) delivery with research colleagues in Africa. She applies findings from qualitative research and stakeholder engagement to refine these models then tests them out in pilot studies and later hybrid implementation-effectiveness trials. Ongoing projects, all currently based in Kenya, include a randomized trial exploring the use of HIV self-testing to decrease the number of PrEP clinic visits; a study to design and test a novel model of pharmacy-based PrEP delivery and a study to design and test a peer PrEP referral + HIV self-testing delivery model to increase PrEP uptake and continuation among young women. Dr. Ortblad’s research uses diverse methods across the fields of epidemiology, economics, public policy, psychology and implementation science.
Education
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, May 2020
ScD, Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, May 2018
MPH, Global Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, June 2013
BA, Human Biology, modified with Environmental Studies, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, May 2010
Research Interests
HIV prevention interventions
Differentiated service delivery
Randomized implementation trials
Public-private partnerships
Sub-Saharan Africa
Clinical Trials
Developing and Evaluating an E-Pharmacy Platform for Prep Delivery in Kenya
The Effect of Pharmacy-Delivered Prep Services on Reach and Access in Kenya
Kenya HIV Self-Testing in PrEP Delivery
Peer PrEP Referral + HIV Self-Test Delivery for PrEP Initiation in Kenya (PeerPrEP)