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CDC has created a webpage where you can select your state and find out where to get an HIV self-test (home test) for free or reduced cost.News Article updated on 01/27/2021
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Project STYLE (Strength Through Youth Livin’ Empowered)
Project to increase HIV awareness through outreach and testing events on college campuses and in the larger community through partnerships and care linkages.Resource updated 10/18/2023
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RUSH (Routine Universal Screening for HIV)
Summary
The RUSH intervention facilitates linkage to and retention in care through an opt-out HIV te
Resource updated 09/14/2023
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Rapid ART: An Essential Strategy to End the HIV Epidemic
Insights for entities seeking to create or strengthen rapid ART.Resource updated 03/15/2023
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HIVQM File Export: An excerpt from Miscellaneous Features Guide
Step-by-step instructions on how to create a .CSV file in CAREWare to upload to the HIVQM Module.Resource updated 09/19/2023
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Improving Quality of Oral Health Care
Learn about best practices for improving the quality of oral healthcare from a tested delivery model at Grady Health System. A presentation on HAB's performance measures for oral health and the utilization of data to improve care will also be shared.
Learning Objectives
- Learn about HRSA/HAB oral health performance measures.
- Identify strategies for using data to measure and improve performance.
- Identify strategies for funding and sustaining oral healthcare models.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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HCV Linkage, Screening, and Treatment among Co-infected Clients: Enhancing CAREWare and Electronic Health Records
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.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Rapid Access for HIV Care and Prevention in a Center for Youth
Rapid has developed into a core feature of the Dorothy Mann Center HIV care continuum, assuring immediate linkage to expert HIV services, immediate initiation of therapy, and rapid viral suppression. Benefits are present for youth prevention services. Rapid access models are feasible and beneficial for youth HIV care and prevention.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Establishing an Emergency Department Opt-Out HIV Screening Program: Preliminary Results and Response to Lessons Learned
Establishing an opt-out HIV screening program in the emergency department has almost quadrupled HIV screening rates and has identified new and out-of-care cases. Utilizing a continuous quality improvement approach has allowed it to become a catalyst to improve workflows for other gaps in University Medical Center of Southern Nevada's HIV care continuum process.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Proactive Clinic-Based Substance Abuse Screening and Treatment: Helping to Advance in New Directions (Helping HAND)
A clinic-based substance abuse screening and treatment program is described. Using the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment model, this provides annual proactive screening of alcohol/drug use, with a brief provider response and a follow-up motivational interviewing brief intervention, with treatment provided by an embedded provider.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Test-and-Treat Protocol in a Rural State To Decrease Time to Undetectable Viral Load
Oklahoma has been classified by the Department of Health and Human Services as one of the seven states with a high rural HIV burden. Test-and-treat protocols are feasible within high-volume HIV clinics which serve rural and underserved communities to minimize the time to the first appointment to decrease time to viral load suppression.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Collaborations among AETCs, Emergency Departments, and Health Jurisdictions to Identify and Treat HIV, HCV, and Syphilis
This interactive workshop will review updated data and discuss implementation challenges, facilitators, and best practices for routine screening/linkage in an emergency department with urban and rural challenges. Preliminary data from the initial two months (with more than 2,000 patients screened) include .7% HIV (including three acute infections), 7% Hepatitis C (HCV) and 5.2% syphilis.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Managing Multiple Data Sources and Overcoming Interoperability Barriers for HIV Care
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.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Centralized Eligibility and Unified CAREWare
The presentation will describe how CAREWare and eligibility integration eased access to services by clients in our jurisdictions. Presenters will be to provide Ryan White jurisdictions with actionable ideas and processes to integrate their CAREWare and eligibility processes to improve access to services, reporting, monitoring, and quality management.
Learning Objectives
- Understand data sharing agreements and policy.
- Understand benefits of joint eligibility.
- Understand benefits of a unified and integrated CAREWare data system.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Comienzos: Manual básico para establecer un Consejo Asesor de Consumidores para programas del Título IV
Cuaderno de trabajo sobre cómo establecer y operar una junta asesora para los consumidores (CAB, siglas en inglés), relacionada con las operaciones de CAB para los programas dirigidos a las mujeres, bebés, niños y jóvenes de la Parte D (Título IV).
Resource updated 09/19/2023
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CAREWare 6 User Input and Future Directions
CAREWare users can provide input on all CAREWare 6 software components, including ease of use, design, reports, and other features. This session will address challenges with specific features like setup, administration, generating reports, and basic data entry.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Long-Acting ART HIV Treatment Regimens: Key Behavioral Considerations for Stakeholders
This session will focus on key findings and behavioral considerations for long-acting antiretroviral treatment (ART) HIV regimens, given the progress in research, development, and potential approval of these drugs. There will be a brief overview of the ATLAS and FLAIR studies, discussion of the medications, and an outline of the potential impact of the regimens on care delivery models, providers, patients, and payers if they are approved.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Fast Track to Ending the HIV Epidemic: Lessons Learned From a Rapid ART Initiative
Rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) after diagnosis can increase the number of patients arriving for appointments, shorten time to viral suppression, and promote health equity. The presenters share key lessons learned through the implementation process at a large HIV clinic in the South with the theme of partnerships.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Rapid START and Youth: Three Years of Rapid START Data on Those Aged 13 – 24
In December 2016 CrescentCare began linking individuals newly diagnosed with within 72-hours through the CrescentCare START Initiative. We compared linkage and viral suppression between those under and over 24 years old. We found similar successful outcomes for both age cohorts in our intervention.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Rapid Initiation of ART in Diverse HIV Care Settings in the District of Columbia
Implementation of rapid antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation is beset with clinical and process challenges. Three clinical providers will share their lessons learned from developing a program and delivering care in various care settings (pediatric, adult, and walk-in clinic).
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023