Online clinician training platform with evidence-based core competency training on HIV prevention, screening, diagnosis, care, and key populations.
In 2018, 46.1% of Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) clients were aged 50 years and older. As with the overall RWHAP population, the majority of older Ryan White clients are from racial and ethnic minority populations and have lower incomes. In contrast, their retention in care and viral suppression rates are better than the overall rates for Ryan White clients. Care for older people can be challenging if they are being treated for multiple conditions. Older persons with HIV may need support to manage (and pay for) complicated treatment regimens.
Review the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau Fact Sheet, Older Adult Clients: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, 2018 (January 2020).
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Guidelines and Manuals
- AETC National Coordinating Resource Center (NCRC), University of Washington
Webinars and Training
- Futures Without Violence, HRSA
Website-based toolkit on ways for agencies to establish partnerships to address intimate partner violence (IPV). Focus is on partnerships among HRSA Health Centers and domestic violence and sexual assault (DV/SA) advocacy programs.
Tools and Job Aids
- ACE TA Center
Explanation of Medicare (and its Parts) for consumers as they contemplate enrollment.
- ACE TA Center
Overview of Medicare eligibility and coverage for RWHAP clients and other people with HIV.
Reports and Best Practices
- NASTAD
Review of how RWHAP Part B and ADAPs can support access to medications and related services for the clients they serve who are aging and who experience co-morbidities.
- National Center for Innovation in HIV Care
Exploration of the unique challenges that older adults living with HIV may face and five steps for health care providers and AIDS service providers to consider in addressing these challenges.
Websites
- AETC National Coordinating Resource Center (NCRC)
HIV clinical training resources for the AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC) Program (e.g., library of tools by topic and populations, calendar of events, directory of AETCs, clinician consultation resources).
- Howard Brown Health Center
Curriculum for nurses teaching cultural competency in the care of LGBT older adults.