HIV Care Coordination Specialists - an Approach to Retain Self-Sufficient Clients at Risk of Disengaging in Care
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In this workshop, participants will gain resources and strategies for implementing community engagement programs, including training community health workers to be part of a health care team to enhance viral suppression and management of HIV in rural populations.
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Community Health Worker (CHW) models are a strategy to reduce inequities in HIV. This presentation will describe an evaluation of 397 CHW program participants, with findings on the impact on barriers to care and clinical outcomes, as well as the relationship among unmet needs, CHW encounters, and clinical outcomes.
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Project Consumer Access and Adherence to Care for HIV (CAATCH) is a Part D clinical quality initiative. Utilizing peers as partners, a series of health education sessions are delivered to make improvements on the HIV care continuum in engagement and viral suppression.
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Alliance for Positive Change, a New York City community-based organization, will present its pioneering peer training and workforce development initiatives that create opportunities for low-income New Yorkers with shared, lived experiences to re-enter the workforce. Additionally, presenters will provide an overview of the proven health and psychosocial benefits of returning to work for people with HIV.
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The HCV Consultation Line (HEPline) has received multiple cases involving Hepatitis C (HCV) treatment interruptions with prescribers asking for guidance on best approaches. This presentation reviews representative HCV cases where treatment interruptions provide lessons in improving systems of care to prevent treatment lapses and optimize the chance of HCV cure.
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The initiation of individualized support groups for people with HIV has shown significant improvements in viral load suppression rates for participants. Baseline viral suppression rates measured at group enrollment were 35.5% (n=31). Viral suppression rates for the end of the year showed 100% of participants being suppressed (n=31).
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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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Among people with HIV who also inject drugs, an estimated 80 to 90 percent are coinfected with Hepatitis C (HCV.) This panel will provide updates on screening and referral activities and demonstrate how community and city partners are overcoming barriers to HCV care among PWID.
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This session will discuss the implementation, outcomes, and future directions associated with the Health Services Center, Inc. Behavioral Health Co-location (BHC) Project. HSC is the sole provider of free HIV and Hepatitis C (HCV) services to a population facing multiple barriers to care (e.g., poverty, education and stigma) in a largely rural 14-county area of northeast Alabama.
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Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program will share its innovative approach toward the micro-elimination of Hepatitis C (HCV) for homeless-experienced people with HIV. Team members will share data around cure rates, reinfection, and engaging with marginalized patients, and discuss leveraging existing Ryan White infrastructure and resources for such efforts.
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Panelists will describe collaborative prevention and support services provided to people with HIV and/or hepatitis from incarceration to re-entry. Services addressing social determinants of health are provided in corrections facilities and upon release. Panelists include the program director, staff from a correctional medical facility, and community-based organizations working inside and outside of correction facilities.
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This presentation focuses on peer-based training for engaging consumer voices in HIV providers' quality improvement efforts. Community-based, peer-led efforts impact HIV care program effectiveness. Peer-led training concentrating on client advocacy and involvement in quality improvement is another method for promoting intentional collaboration between HIV service programs and people with HIV.
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This workshop will explore the implementation of peer-led, evidence-informed interventions for transgender women with HIV. The programs are Healthy Divas, and Transgender Women Engagement and Entry to Care Project (T.W.E.E.T.). Attendees will learn the core elements of these interventions and how they improve engagement in care, treatment adherence, and viral suppression in Alabama and Michigan.
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Community Health Workers (CHWs) were added to the care team to work with clients with poor treatment adherence and not viral load suppression (VLS). Clients benefited from CHW services that contributed to VLS in over 50% of the clients assigned to them. CHWs are vital in ending the epidemic in challenging client populations
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Learn from the experience of Ugandan colleagues how case management techniques could be adopted and adapted at a facility level to improve engagement and retention of hard-to-reach patients in hopes of achieving the ultimate goal of persistent viral suppression.
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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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