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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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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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Lessons Learned From Linking ADAP Data with HIV Surveillance Data to Improve Health Outcomes in Massachusetts
HIV care measures for people with HIV enrolled in the Massachusetts AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) were compared to people with HIV not currently enrolled; results indicate that enrollees have higher frequencies of engagement and retention in care and viral suppression. Evaluation of the data provides insight that enhances programming and service delivery to reduce health disparities.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Support Services Trifecta: Creative Utilization of Transportation, Housing, and Food
A case study of one Part B subrecipient improved linkage and retention rates through the innovative use of medical transportation, housing services, and food bank and home-delivered meals. The presentation will share lessons learned and propose strategies to replicate these services elsewhere.
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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Ending the HIV Epidemic by Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Providers
Learn how to develop, plan, and implement an organization-wide ECHO model to fully integrate HIV/HCV care and treatment into primary care centers and create wider access for patients with less barriers to care.
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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Getting Started with Telehealth in Rural Communities to Improve Access to Care for People with HIV
This session will walk you through everything you need to know to start and maintain a telehealth program. It will also review current federal resources that can assist you in getting started and allow you to view the equipment in action.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Successful Use of Telehealth in Rural Communities: An Emerging Model of Care for HIV Providers
This session will describe the use of telehealth among providers in primary health care, behavioral health, and dentistry. It will review benefits, challenges, solutions, and impact on care. A highlight will include demonstrations and hands-on access to equipment.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Exploration of Group Nutrition Education on Persons with HIV
The presentation will review the conceptual foundations of a comprehensive group nutrition education intervention on antecedents of viral suppression on persons with HIV.
Learning Objectives
- Describe how theory-based nutrition interventions work.
- Identify the strengths and weaknesses of a brief theory-based nutrition intervention.
- Make a judgment about the utility of theory-based nutrition interventions in free-standing, people with HIV communities.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Utilization of Telemedicine in a Rural State
Oklahoma has been classified as one of the seven states with a high rural HIV burden. Telemedicine is an excellent resource to reach patients in rural areas and continue to engage them in care and keep them virally suppressed.
Learning Objectives
- Describe a telemedicine program to reach rural areas.
- Discuss the challenges of telemedicine and overcoming these challenges.
- Describe the use of equipment and staff as well as a telemedicine bus to conduct telemedicine visits.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Ending the Epidemic with Urban Telehealth: Development of a Pilot Telehealth Program
This presentation will describe a distinctive urban telehealth program in a city with high HIV incidence and prevalence, and capacity building activities to increase provider and client engagement.
Learning Objectives
- Describe how telehealth can improve outcomes along HIV prevention and care continuums for people with HIV in urban areas.
- Explain how an agency can plan for and develop a telehealth program for Ryan White-eligible clients.
- Explain the implications of resource allocation for telehealth, including potential cost savings.
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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Increasing Access to HIV Care via Telemedicine at a University-Based Ryan White Clinic
Telemedicine has emerged to provide medical care to those in rural settings. This model has not yet been utilized by Ryan White clinics at academic centers. We use a multidisciplinary approach to conduct visits with patients via live videoconferencing. There are multiple challenges, but there is potential for increasing access.
Learning Objectives
- Define telehealth vs telemedicine
- Identify patient populations that would benefit from implementation of telemedicine
- Identify challenges and benefits to implementation of telemedicine
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Addressing Food Insecurity through Food Assistance Programs to Improve HIV Health Outcomes
People with HIV of low socioeconomic status may be at increased risk for food insecurity. This session will explore how to identify and address food insecurity in an HIV primary care setting. Current food assistance programs and related educational classes will be discussed, as well as relevant outcomes to HIV care.
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
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Rapid ReSTART: Building on a Rapid Start Model to Expand Access to ART in Louisiana
Review of a New Orleans FQHC's rapid start program.Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 12/11/2023