This is the second of two trainings developed to support Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part F AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC) Programs by providing insight on priority data elements, strate
Over the past two years, the HIV workforce was challenged to not only maintain services but to rapidly address COVID-19. This case example of the AETC response, demonstrates Northeast/Caribbean AETC’s efforts to rapidly bring needed expertise and resources directly to community providers serving highly impacted communities.
The COVID-19 pandemic propelled digital tools to the forefront of healthcare. New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute Digital Health Initiative (DHI) coordinated digital health trainings to enhance practices among HIV program staff and may result in improved patient-provider communication, patient access to services and potentially health outcomes.
The U.S. opioid epidemic has significant impact on rates of overdose deaths among people with HIV. The aim of the project was to leverage the PDSA methodology to enhance a population-based, health information technology, intervention to facilitate the identification and panel management of high-risk clients with opioid use disorder.
Joining forces to End the HIV epidemic, the Northeast/Caribbean AIDS Education and Training Center worked across our diverse region to increase access to HIV care and prevention through a community-driven approach. Regional partners throughout our Region II jurisdiction collaborated to strengthen HIV testing, PrEP, viral suppression, and structural competency.
Described is the implementation of a virtual clinical preceptorship protocol piloted at a RWHAP funded clinic in San Antonio, TX by the local AIDS Education Training Center (AETC) program to allow health care professionals to virtually learn about clinical HIV management despite pandemic restrictions.
The Yale AIDS program developed a three-hour HIV ambulatory workshop for graduate medical education programs. This interactive curriculum showed that it improved the knowledge, skills and attitude of trainees in HIV testing, management, and PrEP. This curriculum has the potential to be dessiminated to other residency programs.
NECA AETC has expanded training and TA to address diverse learners and asynchronous educational needs with innovative technology, including the Rise platform, podcasting, mobile apps for clinical guides, MIRO, and Airtable. This presentation will include live demonstrations and interactive activities, highlighting flexible modalities for the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
The AETC ACCESS and IPE programs are designed to engage pre-novice to expert healthcare professionals across disciplines into HIV care and build their capacity for HIV treatment of high need, medically underserved, minority populations. This poster highlights the Northeast/Caribbean AETC’s impact on expanding the HIV workforce through these programs.
Oral health providers rely on continuing education to improve HIV care and services. This session describes how the Arizona AETC partnered with the Los Angeles Area AETC and the UCLA School of Dentistry to assess and respond to special training and technical assistance needs of HIV providers during COVID-19.
Availability of free, point-of-care teleconsultation for clinicians, including those working with incarcerated individuals, as a tool for expanding access to expert HIV care for these communities.
This presentation will provide a brief overview of the New England AETC practice transformation project and describe improvements in HIV service delivery and patient outcomes over the past five years at seven clinic sites located in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
Description of a PrEP course's development, using online microlearning modules that can be completed in 10-15 minutes.