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Resource updated 09/14/2023
Resource updated 09/14/2023
The STAR Program, a Ryan White Part C program, initiated a 30-minute, weekly televised TV health magazine that engages the community across multiple social media and television platforms with a focus on health particularly HIV treatment and Prevention, reaching young adults. (https://bit.ly/2EqYQIk).
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
A case study of one Part B subrecipient improved linkage and retention rates through the innovative use of medical transportation, housing services, and food bank and home-delivered meals. The presentation will share lessons learned and propose strategies to replicate these services elsewhere.
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The AIDS Institute will present its analysis of RWHAP funding for the Ending the HIV Epidemic states and jurisdictions in the context of resource allocation to meet the initiative goals and ensure the success of ending the epidemic. Additionally, presenters representing a local jurisdiction will provide their planning and operational experience through the initiative.
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This workshop will describe how changes to an electronic health record (EHR) can capture programmatic outcomes data to evaluate program effectiveness, the benefits of developing custom tools within EHRs, how these EHR tools were developed, and how they have been integrated into program and evaluation work processes.
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The key to ending the epidemic in the United States is the employment of techniques that pinpoint where HIV infections are spreading rapidly and mobilizing resources for HIV care and treatment. This workshop is the first of three that will help recipients understand and implement strategies to investigate and respond to HIV clusters.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Reaching and engaging rural populations in care and treatment is critical to ending the HIV epidemic. Engaging the community and including faith institutions are key to improve access to care, treatment, and adherence. This session will highlight how three projects are working with implementing partners in the rural South.
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Through the Southern Initiative, CAI supported four Part A agencies in the South in integrating a Community Health Worker (CHW) model to address disparities in HIV outcomes. The session will describe the development of systems to collect, report, and use real-time data to track implementation progress and client outcomes. Results reveal promising client outcomes.
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As HIV elimination activities increase, jurisdictions can address HIV/Hepatitis C (HCV) co-infection by enhancing HCV screening and treatment data collection. This session will discuss NASTAD's work with North Carolina to incorporate HCV data in CAREWare and electronic health records (EHRs), as well as recommendations for integrating HCV services into the HIV care infrastructure.
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The session will discuss lessons learned from the Rhode Island's path to the AIDS Drugs Assistance Program (ADAP) automation through the implementation of the Lifia Portal. The Lifia portal is a tool designed to manage client enrollment, eligibility and benefits, streamline and take an ADAP program to the next level.
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This sub-study compared viral suppression between SPNS participants and non-participants at the Meharry site. The SPNS study enrolled women of color newly who were recently diagnosed with HIV or lost to care. There was no statistically significant difference in viral suppression after controlling for demographic and clinical factors.
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The Linkage to Care (LTC) Program at Denver Health/Denver Public Health is an innovative model using continuous quality improvement and community partners to close gaps in the HIV care continuum. This linkage model serves those seeking HIV prevention service as well as people with HIV seeking linkage and retention in care.
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This session will discuss engagement and re-engagement of newly diagnosed clients and clients lost to care through the provision of personalized assistance and support designed to increase access to specialty care.
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This workshop will present findings from three recently completed HRSA/HAB-sponsored studies that evaluated the impact of the RWHAP, specifically regarding its cost-effectiveness, models of clinical care, and factors associated with viral suppression.
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This session will help recipient and subrecipient sites to successfully connect their CAREWare and other electronic health information systems with external sources of data to report and monitor HIV care and treatment outcomes. This session will provide practical examples of successful data integration and highlight ongoing issues and costs in long-term management and maintenance.
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The session will discuss how Arizona is implementing the Data to Care program by using REDCap and HIV surveillance data (from eHARS, CAREWare, and other outside databases) to successfully prioritize and disposition persons with HIV who are no longer in care.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023