HIV clinical training resources for HRSA's AIDS Education and Training Centers Program.
Providing quality care to people with HIV is the mission of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP). Most Ryan White clinics use a multidisciplinary team approach where clinicians (e.g., physicians, nurses, physicians assistants) work with other staff and consumers to ensure that patients receive care and support. The resources on this website, and the support provided by HRSA training and technical assistance, can help clinicians keep abreast of complex and evolving standards in order to provide high quality care to their patients.
Resources and TA/Training for Clinicians
Find Technical Assistance and Training for current projects that deliver support to RWHAP agencies.
Search or browse by topic:
- Best Practices - This collection of HIV service interventions have been reviewed for their demonstrated effectiveness at improving client health outcomes.
- Clinical Quality Management - HRSA's standards and tools and resources to measure and improve performance.
- Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative - EHE is focused on four pillars: diagnose, treat, prevent, and respond in hard hit jurisdictions.
- Medical Services - Resources cover options for delivery of varied services: primary care, adherence, substance abuse, mental health, hepatitis, TB, testing, prevention, oral health, and other topics. For a more robust collection, see the AETC National Coordinating Resource Center.
- Support Services - Materials cover delivery of, for example, housing support and other essential "wrap-around" programs that enhance the delivery of medical care.
Stay Informed - Sign up for HRSA-supported RWHAP listservs.
Key Resources
Website
- National AETC Support Center (NASC)
- HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)
Federal agency that administers the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP), which helps low-income people with HIV receive care.
- National Clinician Consultation Center
Healthcare providers can receive no-cost expert clinical consultation in HIV prevention & care, HCV treatment, and substance use management.
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
U.S. HIV-related treatment guidelines, drug database, and glossary.
Documents
- Technical Assistance Provider Innovation Network (TAP-in)Guide for EHE jurisdictions on what they can do to enhance implementation of long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy.
- NASTAD
Review of the basics of trauma and modules on trauma-informed approaches in the delivery of HIV care.
- SPNS Sexually Transmitted Infections InitiativeTools to help clinics improve screening, testing, and treatment of common bacterial STIs among people with HIV or at risk for HIV.
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Federal guidelines for treatment, prevention and care of HIV disease, opportunistic infections, and common co-infections.
- HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)
Performance measures to help Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program agencies monitor and improve the quality of care they deliver.
- HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)
Strategies for assessing and reducing risk of oral health disease, building oral health care provider networks and referral processes, and supporting clients through patient navigation.
Clinical care guides for various populations (based upon their racial, ethnic, and gender characteristics) and specific conditions.
Trainings
- University of Washington
Online clinician training platform with evidence-based core competency training on HIV prevention, screening, diagnosis, care, and key populations.