Creating and Implementing a Protocol for RWHAP Providers to Assess and Build HIV Patients' Self-Management Skills

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene designed an HIV self-management protocol for the Ryan White Part A care coordination program. Through the protocol, staff and patients systematically identify and address patient strengths and challenges, focusing activities on building patients' capacity to manage their care.

Learning Objectives

1. Identify opportunities for improving the quality of medical case management services.
2. Describe the development and implementation of a protocol to measure and improve the self-management of HIV care.
3. Discuss at least three distinct domains of HIV self-management and differences in the skills needed for each.