Creative Responses to COVID-19
In response to clinic operation curtailments during COVID-19 lockdowns, telehealth services have expanded across the nation.
Blog updated 01/17/2023
In response to clinic operation curtailments during COVID-19 lockdowns, telehealth services have expanded across the nation.
Blog updated 01/17/2023
Resource updated 09/14/2023
Review of the Training of Consumers for Quality Plus Program (TCQPlus), which prepares a team of training partners (staff and consumers to conduct quality improvement trainings.
Resource updated 03/14/2023
Webinar hosted by CQII consumer consultants reviewing their involvement in the End+Disparities ECHO Collaborative.
Resource updated 08/25/2022
Event updated 02/21/2023
The session will discuss lessons learned from the Rhode Island's path to the AIDS Drugs Assistance Program (ADAP) automation through the implementation of the Lifia Portal. The Lifia portal is a tool designed to manage client enrollment, eligibility and benefits, streamline and take an ADAP program to the next level.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Through creative innovation, multiple approaches have been employed to assist patients with medication adherence. This presentation will look at the introduction of a clinical pharmacist in an urban, Ryan White-funded clinic, the impact on medication adherence, and the viral suppression and demographic trends observed over four years.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene designed an HIV self-management protocol for the Ryan White Part A care coordination program. Through the protocol, staff and patients systematically identify and address patient strengths and challenges, focusing activities on building patients' capacity to manage their care.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
People with HIV 50 years and older is a rapidly increasing population with unique needs. The presentation summarizes a population-based approach to assess those needs and to respond with training and other resources. Presenters will describe the implementation of the approach by the New York City EMA in partnership with the Northeast/Caribbean AETC.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Undetectable=Untransmittable: individuals who maintain viral suppression don't transmit HIV to their sexual partners. Yet some providers are uncomfortable discussing the implications of viral suppression in clinical encounters. This workshop will explore approaches to reduce provider discomfort in discussing U=U and present strategies to convey this message.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Through involvement with city HIV commissions, Ryan White programs can have a significant impact on the education of local government officials about the needs of persons with HIV and related disorders to access treatment and support services for HIV, hepatitis, and behavioral health.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
This session is facilitated by people with HIV, who bring their own lived experiences and their perspectives shaped by years of working in HIV programs. The panel of presenters will share a framework for involvement and strategies on how to actively engage people with HIV in local quality improvement efforts.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
This workshop will discuss the D.C. Department of Health efforts to rapidly engage diverse community members and the regional integrated care and prevention planning commission for the District and neighboring jurisdictions to inform accelerated strategies and tasks for the DC 90/90/90/50 Plan 2.0 to End the HIV Epidemic (EHE).
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
In the spirit of the Denver Principles, people with HIV should be involved at every level of quality improvement. Presenters from the Client Advisory Board (CAB) at Health Emergency Lifeline Programs and Corktown Health Center in Detroit will provide practical tools for strengthening consumer engagement through CAB and Quality Committee participation.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
This presentation will provide an overview of various strategies utilized by the quality management program to increase participation of people with HIV and discuss lessons learned from implemented strategies. The intended audience is those interested in expanding existing program avenues to provide opportunities for capacity building related to quality management concepts for people with HIV.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
The New York City Health Department has scaled up The Undetectables Viral Load Suppression Program, in collaboration with the program developer (Housing Works) and other stakeholders, by integrating the program into existing HIV medical case management service delivery.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Prism Health North Texas will share the challenges and successes of adapting Ryan White case management tools and strategies to a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) program for behavioral intervention. Panelists will detail how they took lessons learned from case management to HIV prevention to become status neutral.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
This session will discuss the impact of innovative automation on fiscal management, client consents, data sharing, and Ryan White eligibility determination across the subrecipients of the EMA, saving time, effort, and costs leading to improved service delivery, outcomes, and program workflow.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
This session will describe the development and implementation of a web-based electronic and administrative tracking system developed for use by clinic case managers. This electronic tracking tool allows case managers to easily view patient data with the overall goal of improving retention in care and adherence to medication.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023