Assessing Need for Primary Care Services at a Needle Exchange Program: Safe Recovery
Project to determine the feasibility of integrating primary care services into syringe exchange programs.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Project to determine the feasibility of integrating primary care services into syringe exchange programs.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
The U.S. opioid epidemic has significant impact on rates of overdose deaths among people with HIV. The aim of the project was to leverage the PDSA methodology to enhance a population-based, health information technology, intervention to facilitate the identification and panel management of high-risk clients with opioid use disorder.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Housing First is an effective, cost-efficient, evidence-based best practice that demonstrates improved health outcomes and care utilization for people experiencing homelessness, including people with HIV (PWH). Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE) initiative is a unique opportunity for HRSA-funded Jurisdictions to support the uptake and implementation of the Housing First model in their communities to prevent new HIV diagnoses and engage people with HIV who are outside the current system of care.
Resource updated 11/06/2023
Resource updated 05/15/2024
Activities of jurisdictions and their partner clinics to implement Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Data to Care project activities, based on their previous experience, data management infrastructure, ability to share data, and staffing resources.
The implementation manual summarizes approaches, lessons learned, and best practices for supporting the replication of efforts, and lists key resources for health department jurisdictions to start implementation.
Resource updated 05/15/2024
Resource updated 12/20/2023
Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 05/07/2024
Resource updated 05/15/2024
Resource updated 09/19/2023
Resource updated 05/15/2024
Resource updated 04/02/2024
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Resource updated 09/19/2023
Resource updated 09/19/2023
Design of curriculum to provide physicians with the information they need to educate their clinic staff and other stakeholders about integrating medication-assisted treatment (MAT) with buprenorphine into HIV primary care.
Module to assess provider community's awareness and perspectives on opioid use risks among clients as a decision point on whether to undertake integration of buprenorphine use within the HIV clinic. Chapter in the curriculum, Integration of Buprenorphine into HIV Primary Care Settings.
Review of the terminology of addiction, opioid use, and MAT, in order to enhance staff understanding of how buprenorphine treatment fits into the larger treatment picture and improve their health literacy on the subject. Chapter in the curriculum, Integration of Buprenorphine into HIV Primary Care Settings.
Overview of addiction and medication-assisted addiction treatment, including buprenorphine and methadone. Chapter in the curriculum, Integration of Buprenorphine into HIV Primary Care Settings.
Review of opioid addiction treatment, specifically buprenorphine, and its variance from methadone and naltrexone opioid addiction treatment options. Chapter in the curriculum, Integration of Buprenorphine into HIV Primary Care Settings.
Review of the SPNS Buprenorphine Initiative, the reasons behind its funding, and its overall findings across grantee sites. Chapter in the curriculum, Integration of Buprenorphine into HIV Primary Care Settings.