Rapid ART

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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Guidelines and Manuals

Rapid ART: An Essential Strategy for Ending the HIV Epidemic
Technical Assistance Provider Innovation Network (TAP-in)
October 2021
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.

Webinars and Training

HRSA HAB Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Announcements
HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)
November 2022
Pre-application webinars for Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcements from HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP).
Funding Opportunity: Increasing Uptake of Long-Acting Injectable Antiretrovirals Among People with HIV (HRSA-22-155)
TAP-in EHE Archived Webinar Series
Technical Assistance Provider Innovation Network (TAP-in)
October 2021
Recordings of the TAP-in: Technical Assistance Provider-innovation network webinars on topics critical to the Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative.
Ending the HIV Epidemic through Innovations in Rapid ART

Imagine: Ending HIV. It's Possible.

Innovations in the ER: Collaborations among Emergency Departments, TA Providers, & Health Jurisdictions to Identify and Treat HIV, HCV, and Syphilis

Performance Measurement: Using Data to Achieve EHE Goals

Use of Social Media and Mobile Technology as Essential Tools for EHE

Rapid ART: An Essential Strategy to End the HIV Epidemic

Reports and Best Practices

Compendium of Evidence-informed Approaches to Improving Health Outcomes for People Living with HIV
Center for Innovation and Engagement
April 2022
Collection of 14 implementation guides on evidence-informed best practices in HIV care delivery, designed for replication by HIV primary care agencies.

Websites

AETC National Coordinating Resource Center (NCRC)
AETC National Coordinating Resource Center (NCRC)
April 2021
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.

Technical Assistance

TAP-in
TAP-in supports the 47 EHE jurisdictions funded by HRSA to strengthen their EHE work plans, promote cross-jurisdictional learning, and ensure jurisdictions have access to the resources they need. Project period: 2020-2025.
AETC National Coordinating Resource Center
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.
Rapid ART DAP
Project to facilitate the implementation of Rapid ART initiation in RWHAP provider settings by compiling and disseminating implementation resources nationwide. Project period: 2020-2023.
Regional AIDS Education and Training Centers
The AETC Program offers clinician education and tailored capacity-building assistance. Project period: 2019-2024.
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Best Practices Recipient Compilation
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.
SPNS Rapid Start
SPNS initiative on implementation and evaluation of interventions that accelerate initiation of antiretroviral therapy (Rapid Start). Project period: 2020-2023.