The Rapid Start Initiative sites featured in this section were selected to ensure representation across location/region, state Medicaid expansion status,
Rapid ART is the administration of antiretroviral therapy as early as possible after an HIV diagnosis and, ideally, at the same clinic visit as the HIV diagnosis. Rapid ART is the standard of HIV treatment. Clinic processes to adopt rapid ART include development of protocols, staff training, development of teams that can facilitate delivery of rapid ART, and client education.
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Best Practices and Emerging Models
- Rapid ART Dissemination Assistance Provider
- Center for Innovation and EngagementCollection of implementation guides on evidence-informed best practices in HIV care delivery.
- Center for Innovation and Engagement
- Rapid ART Dissemination Assistance Provider
These resources designed to support activities to adopt Rapid Start as a standard of care.
Resources
- Rapid ART Dissemination Assistance ProviderBest practices, and service delivery models, that facilitate the delivery of effective Rapid Start services in diverse RWHAP-funded provider settings.
- Rapid ART Dissemination Assistance ProviderThe Rapid Start Cost Estimation Tool will help you estimate the additional costs needed to support the planning, implementation, and management of Rapid Start services in your clinical setting.
- Technical Assistance Provider Innovation Network (TAP-in)What HIV care providers can do to create a rapid ART program to get HIV clients on treatment the same day as a diagnosis.
Webinars and Training
- Rapid ART Dissemination Assistance ProviderSeries of videos featuring a diverse group of clients, clinicians and program staff and their perspectives on rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART).
- Technical Assistance Provider Innovation Network (TAP-in)Recordings of the TAP-in webinars on topics critical to the Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative.
- Rapid ART Dissemination Assistance ProviderObservations on Rapid Start benefits and challenges from 20 community members, shared at USCHA 2022.
Conference Presentations
HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau, Division of State HIV/AIDS Programs
Presenters:
2022 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care & Treatment
William Paterson University
Presenters:
Debbie Mohammed, Sunny Choe, Russell Brewer, Jason Leider
2022 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care & Treatment
Thomas Street Health Center at Harris Health System
Presenters:
Jennifer Carey
2022 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care & Treatment
University of Virginia Health System
Presenters:
Kevin Fekete, Adam Archer, Lindsey Buscemi
2022 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care & Treatment
Tarrant County HIV Administrative Agency
Presenters:
James d'Etienne, Thomas Donohoe, Douglas White, Lisa Muttiah, Afiba Agovi
2022 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care & Treatment