Compendium of Best Practices in Provision of Rapid Start Services for People with HIV
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The COVID-19 pandemic propelled digital tools to the forefront of healthcare. New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute Digital Health Initiative (DHI) coordinated digital health trainings to enhance practices among HIV program staff and may result in improved patient-provider communication, patient access to services and potentially health outcomes.
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Over the past two years, the HIV workforce was challenged to not only maintain services but to rapidly address COVID-19. This case example of the AETC response, demonstrates Northeast/Caribbean AETC’s efforts to rapidly bring needed expertise and resources directly to community providers serving highly impacted communities.
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The Virginia Ryan White Part B (RWB) Peer Review Team works in collaboration with 24 subcontractors receiving RWB funding to evaluate qualitative and quantitative service data. Peer Reviewers are experts and provide services for RWHAP in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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This presentation will share innovative strategies in the creation of a reflective Consumer Advisory Board, HIT HIV. The presentation will showcase quality improvement projects the HIT HIV CAB completed while leveraging technology, social media, consumer feedback, and CQM principles ensuring a community-driven and equitable process toward ending the HIV epidemic.
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Review of data on delivery of rapid start of ART among New Jersey providers, including, for example, provision of same-day medical appointments, extended office hours, and comfort administering rapid start with high need patients.
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Description of a PrEP course's development, using online microlearning modules that can be completed in 10-15 minutes.
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Review of rapid ART features to reduce time to ART from 7 to 1.6 days, including pre-visit benefits navigation, manufacturer discount cards, prescribing to in-house pharmacies, email distribution lists, and post-prescriptive follow-up.
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Virginia quality improvement program that identifies access to medication barriers and provides emergency medication supplies to people with HIV if no timely access is secured.
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This presentation will provide a brief overview of the New England AETC practice transformation project and describe improvements in HIV service delivery and patient outcomes over the past five years at seven clinic sites located in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
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Availability of free, point-of-care teleconsultation for clinicians, including those working with incarcerated individuals, as a tool for expanding access to expert HIV care for these communities.
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Community Health Awareness Group worked remotely for nearly a year due to COVID-19 and observed staff anxiety as it transitioned to in-person work. A quality project was undertaken using CQI methods to identify and reduce staff burnout. The project proved that the practice of self-care techniques decreased staff stress.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023