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Liver disease that is tied to Hepatitis C (HCV) infection is a leading cause of death among HIV-infected individuals. Hepatitis B is also a major challenge for many people with HIV. Ryan White-funded clinics are taking on a greater role in not only managing HCV disease but also providing HCV treatments.
Website
- AETC National Coordinating Resource Center (NCRC)
- National Clinician Consultation Center
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Best Practices
- University of Texas Health, San Antonio, SPNS HCV Cure among People of Color with HIV
- Best Practices Compilation
Technical Assistance
- The central hub of the AETC Program, the clinical training arm of the RWHAP, through HIV curricula, technical support to regional AETCs on practice transformation and best practices, and housing of all AETC-developed tools for HIV clinical staff. Project period: 2019-2024.
Clinician consultation on HCV management, HIV management, perinatal HIV/AIDS, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), post-exposure prophylaxis, substance use. Project period: 2016-2025.
- The NHC provides ongoing, up-to-date information needed to meet the core competency knowledge for HIV prevention, screening, diagnosis, and ongoing treatment and care to healthcare providers in the United States. Project period: 2020-2022.
Initiative documenting 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. Project period: 2021-2024.