Review of the activities and tools used to conduct the end+disparities ECHO Collaborative, a multi-year national quality improvement initiative focused on reducing HIV health disparities among four subpopulations.
The Collaborative secured participation from Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) recipients and subrecipients across all RWHAP-funded Parts. The project sought to reduce disparities by increasing viral suppression rates in four disproportionately affected subpopulations of people with HIV (PWH): MSM of Color, Black/African American and Latinas, Transgender People, and Youth.
The Collaborative continued the work of the end+disparities Learning Exchange, which was previously managed by the National Quality Center (NQC) and engaged RWHAP recipients from October 2016 through June 2017.
Components
- Core interventions related to addressing age-related disparities in viral suppression rates.
- Core interventions related to addressing housing instability and homelessness in order to eliminate disparities in viral suppression rates, for use in RWHAP clinics.
- Core interventions related to addressing mental health in order to eliminate disparities in viral suppression rates, for use in RWHAP clinics.
- Core interventions related to addressing substance use in order to eliminate disparities in viral suppression rates.
- Compilation of didactic presentations from end+disparities ECHO Collaborative affinity group sessions.
- Key steps in implementing a virtual learning collaborative focused on clinical ambulatory care settings and tips for coordinating a successful virtual community of practice.
Interventions tested and implemented under the end+disparities ECHO Collaborative.
- Explanation of the functionality of the calculator on assessing social determinants of health and age.