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SPNS Initiative: SURE Housing Initiative (2022-2026)
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2022 Quality of Care Award Winners: Dallas, Santa Rosa
The 2022 Quality of Care Award winners, for Leadership in Quality Improvement, are Dallas County and Santa Rosa Community Health Centers.Blog updated 03/02/2023
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Systems Thinking: Applying the Lens of Profound Knowledge to QI
Use of system's thinking to making change in complex systems, covering the variables that impact success of change and how to apply quality improvement concepts to make system level improvements.Resource updated 08/17/2023
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Text Me, Girl!: Transgender-Specific Text Messaging to Support Care Engagement
Ninetyday theory-based, transgender-specific, automated text-messaging intervention designed to improve engagement, retention, and health outcomes along the HIV care continuum.Resource updated 02/07/2024
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Providing Gender-Affirming Care
Review of gender-affirming care issues, including key terminology, best practices in hormone therapy management, epidemiology of HIV in transgender populations, and strategies to improve HIV care and prevention in transgender communities.Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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An Update on Hepatitis B Virus Infection
Review of clinical care for hepatitis B (HBV), a major contributor to end-stage liver disease among people with HIV.Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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TransActivate
Bienestar developed TransActivate to improve timely engagement and retention in HIV care among Latina transgender women. Linkage coordinators/peer navigators use a strengths-based approach to help clients reach their goals of entering and staying in medical care to ultimately reach viral suppression.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 02/12/2024
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Text Me, Girl!
Text Me, Girl! is a text messaging intervention that aims to improve linkage to and retention in HIV care, increase adherence to HIV medications, and improve viral suppression and other health outcomes among transgender women ages 18–34 years. The intervention supports young transgender women with HIV, particularly those experiencing barriers to care such as periods of homelessness and/or incarceration, substance misuse, or engaging in sex work. Text Me, Girl! participation was associated with statistically significant improvements in antiretroviral therapy uptake and adherence, and self-reported viral suppression.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 04/01/2024
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After Hours Drop-In Clinic
Howard Brown Health established a specialized drop-in clinic and support groups, and implemented organizational initiatives to provide culturally relevant and gender-affirming services for transgender and non-binary people, including transgender women of color. The goal of this intervention was to optimize engagement in HIV services and primary care. From 2012-2021, the number of transgender and non-binary people served in primary care at Howard Brown Health more than tripled. In addition, after 24 months, participants were more likely to have been prescribed ART and to be virally suppressed than at baseline.Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 02/20/2024
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Quality Improvement & Implementation Science
Presentation on Quality Improvement and Implementation Science.Resource updated 08/17/2023
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Advanced QI Tools to Improve Your Clinical Quality Management Program: Learn from Lean and Statistics
Discussion of five advanced quality improvement (QI) tools (SIPOC Diagram, Value-Stream Mapping, A3 Sheets, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, and Spaghetti Diagram) and their use in improving viral suppression rates.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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DAA Treatment Attitudes among HIV/HCV Co-infected Persons Who Delay or Refuse HCV Treatment
Barriers and facilitators to HCV treatment during the DAA era for the understudied and high-risk population of HIV/HCV co-infected patients who delay or do not consent to treatment, and interventions for increasing DAA treatment uptake.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Women Informing Now: A Two-Year Retrospective Reducing Isolation and Stigma among Women of Color with HIV
Two-year retrospective exploring innovative approaches to reduce stigma and isolation among cis and transgender women of color with HIV, including women with HIV residing in rural areas not connected to care.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Providing Gender-Affirming Care to People with HIV
Overview of the gender-affirming care and treatment services available through the RWHAP and The Fenway Institute.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Replicating Evidence-Informed Interventions: Toolkit Showcase from the E2i Initiative
Overview of RWHAP SPNS E2i Initiative implementation materials.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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Plenary: Innovation (Ending the HIV Epidemic, National HIV/AIDS Strategy)
Applying the HIV/AIDS Bureau implementation science framework; trauma-informed care in dental settings; and review of an organization's status-neutral approach to care .
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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National HIV Curriculum 3rd Edition Launched
After extensive reviews and updates, the National HIV Curriculum 3rd Edition launched on September 1 to start a new 3-year CE accreditation period.News Article updated on 09/27/2023 -
Coming Up: Implementation Resources from Black Women First Initiative
Black Women First works to close gaps in equity of care and health disparities for Black Cisgender and Transgender women living with HIV.News Article updated on 01/26/2024 -
Using Graphs to Analyze and Share Performance Data
Review of graphical tools for use in analysis and presentation of quality improvement data.Resource updated 10/31/2023