Clinicians

Providing quality care to people living with HIV (PLWH) 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.

Topics for Clinicians

Clinical Quality Management - HRSA's standards and tools and resources to measure and improve performance.
Key Populations - Cultural competency, and population-specific resources to help providers to tailor programs that are supportive of their patient populations.
HIV Care Continuum - learn about proven, and exploratory, strategies to link patients to services and keep them in care.

Medical Services - outpatient medical care, antiretroviral therapy, adherence, substance abuse, mental health, pediatrics, hepatitis, TB, testing, prevention, oral health, and other topics.
Support Services - include housing support and other essential "wrap-around" programs that enhance the delivery of medical care. Case management services, including medical case management, help bring it all together.

Key Resources

Guidelines and Manuals

HIV/AIDS Guidelines
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
April 2020
Federal guidelines for treatment, prevention and care of HIV disease, opportunistic infections, and common co-infections.
National HIV Curriculum
AETC National Coordinating Resource Center (NCRC), University of Washington
March 2020
Online training platform providing U.S. health care staff with evidence-based core competency training on HIV prevention, screening, diagnosis, and care.
HRSA HAB HIV Performance Measures
HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)
December 2019
Performance measures to help Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program agencies monitor and improve the quality of care they deliver.
Integration of Oral Health and Primary Care Technical Assistance Toolkit
HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)
July 2019
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: Populations and Conditions
February 2018
Clinical care guides for various populations (based upon their racial, ethnic, and gender characteristics) and specific conditions.

Webinars and Training

AETC Resources for HRSA HAB Clinical Performance Indicators
AETC National Coordinating Resource Center (NCRC)
July 2018
Table linking HRSA HAB performance indicators to clinician training resources developed by HRSA programs.

Reports and Best Practices

Dissemination of Evidence-Informed Interventions Resources
Dissemination of Evidence Informed-Interventions Project (DEII)
July 2020
Resources from innovative project to field test four evidence-informed Care And Treatment Interventions (CATI) packages--interventions that produce optimal HIV care outcomes.
RWHAP Data Reports
HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)
December 2019
Data reports, slide decks, and infographics on the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP).

Websites

Clinical Info HIV.gov
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
September 2020
U.S. HIV-related treatment guidelines, drug database, and glossary.
AETC National Coordinating Resource Center (NCRC)
AETC National Coordinating Resource Center (NCRC)
May 2020
HIV clinical training resources for the AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC) Program, funded by HRSA's Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program.
National Clinician Consultation Center
National Clinician Consultation Center
July 2018
This AETC clinical training program provides expert clinical consultation in HIV/AIDS care, prevention and treatment.

Technical Assistance and Training

AETC National Coordinating Resource Center
National center for HIV/AIDS clinical education resources and training.
Clinician Consultation Center
HCV Management - HIV Management - Perinatal HIV/AIDS - Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) - Post-Exposure Prophylaxis - Substance Use
Community Health Workers
Project to increase the use of CHWs to improve access to health care and health outcomes for racial and ethnic minority people with HIV. TA project was active 2016-19.
Curing Hepatitis C among People of Color Living with HIV
SPNS initiative suporitn the expansion of HCV prevention, testing, care, and treatment capacity and coordination efforts to link people with HIV into HCV care.
Dissemination of Evidence-Informed Interventions
SPNS project to produce and evaluate four linkage and retention intervention packages on jails, buprenorphine, peers, and patient navigation. TA provided to selected RWHAP demonstration sites. Packages available. Active 2015-2020.
I-TECH
Training and TA in the international context to build HIV/AIDS workforce skills.
Integrating HIV Innovative Practices
Adaptation of HRSA HAB SPNS program insights into practical resources. Disseminates T/TA resources.
Jurisdictional Approach to Curing Hepatitis C among HIV/HCV Coinfected People of Color
The initiative is developing new HCV/HIV screening, care and treatment approaches.
Regional AIDS Education and Training Centers
The AETC Program offers clinician education and tailored capacity-building assistance.
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Best Practices Recipient Compilation
The Best Practices Compilation will document existing best practice strategies and interventions that have been shown to improve HIV outcomes in a "real world" setting and can be replicated by other programs.