This resource outlines what HIV care providers need to do to strengthen or develop a rapid ART program that will provide antiretroviral therapy to patients quickly—ideally on the same day they receive their HIV diagnosis.
Antiretroviral treatment that results in full viral load suppression is clinically beneficial (making it possible to manage HIV as a chronic condition) and significantly reduces the risk of HIV transmission. Federal expert panels now recommend early treatment for anyone living with HIV, and though there are relatively simple regimens available, patients must adhere to them for a lifetime. Monitoring and managing treatment success is a complex task for clinicians. Finally, despite the many advances in recent years, there is still much that is not understood about the long term impact of HIV and HIV medications.
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Guidelines and Manuals
- Technical Assistance Provider Innovation Network (TAP-in)
- AETC National Coordinating Resource Center (NCRC), University of Washington
Online clinician training platform with evidence-based core competency training on HIV prevention, screening, diagnosis, care, and key populations.
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Federal guidelines for treatment, prevention and care of HIV disease, opportunistic infections, and common co-infections.
Webinars and Training
- HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)
Pre-application webinars for Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcements from HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP).
- NMAC
This webinar presented by the ELEVATE and JSI will focus on raising awareness of social and structural determinants of health among PWH engaged in HIV Prevention, Care, and Treatment System.
- Technical Assistance Provider Innovation Network (TAP-in)Recordings of the TAP-in: Technical Assistance Provider-innovation network webinars on topics critical to the Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative.
Tools and Job Aids
- ACE TA CenterFact sheet on the different coverage and cost-sharing considerations for LAI ART across public and private payers.
- HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB), NASTAD
Application and companion document on how to apply for many (but not all) pharmaceutical assistance program (PAP) offered by pharmaceutical companies.
Reports and Best Practices
- SPNS Black MSM InitiativeIntroductory paper describing the Black MSM Initiative and the protocol for the multisite evaluation.
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). Discover AETC EHE resources for clinicians.
- 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.
- HRSA Office of Pharmacy Affairs (OPA)
Information on HRSA's Office of Pharmacy Affairs, which administers the 340b program, which provides drug discounts to certain federal grantees,