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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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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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Tips and Tricks to Managing Stressful Practice Transitions
This discussion will give an overview of the methods and techniques used to handle a workforce that was comfortable with the status quo after 20 years of using CAREWare versions 1 through 5 and not ready to give in to change very quickly.
Learning Objectives
- Understand underlying causes of resistance to change.
- Describe methods of handling anxiety over change.
- Discuss ways to address self-care in times of managing the workforce stress over inevitable change.
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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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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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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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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Providing HIV Services to People Who Are Incarcerated
The Maricopa Jail Project was implemented by five jails to decrease the wait time between incarceration and/or diagnosis to the start of treatment, and to better support clients to reach viral suppression. Maricopa hired a nurse practitioner to manage access and case manage across the jail system. The initiative was successful in increasing the number of clients who were virally suppressed.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 12/12/2023
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National HIV Curriculum e-Learning Platform
The NHC provides ongoing, up-to-date information needed to meet the core competency knowledge for HIV prevention, screening, diagnosis, and ongoing treatment and care to healthcare providers in the United States. Project period: 2020-2022.RWHAP Technical Assistance Provider updated on 04/15/2024
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Partnerships for Care (P4C): Health Departments and Health Centers Collaborating to Improve HIV Health Outcomes
Toolkit to help Health Centers expand the provision of HIV services.Resource updated 03/15/2023
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Tech/Mobile Apps Supporting HIV Care
Technology-focused tools to support HIV care engagement.Blog updated 04/10/2023
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Telehealth & HIV: After COVID-19
Panel discussion of how agencies can adjust telehealth services, often developed rapidly in response to COVID-19, in a post-pandemic environment.Resource updated 03/15/2023
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Rapid ART Dissemination Assistance Provider
Project to facilitate the implementation of Rapid ART initiation in RWHAP provider settings by compiling and disseminating implementation resources nationwide. Project period: 2020-2023.RWHAP Technical Assistance Provider updated on 05/28/2024
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No Progress without Us: PrEP and Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Discussion of the state of HIV and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among colleges and universities, with an emphasis on historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the southeastern United States.Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 12/19/2023
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Routine Opt-Out HIV Testing the Emergency Department: A Program Review
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023