Clinician's Guide: Working with Native Americans Living with HIV
Practical information for medical providers faced with cultural challenges presented by Native American patients living with or at risk for HIV infection.
Resource updated 09/14/2023
Practical information for medical providers faced with cultural challenges presented by Native American patients living with or at risk for HIV infection.
Resource updated 09/14/2023
Cross-disciplinary training curriculum to increase knowledge and awareness of the relationship between HIV infection and substance use. Also available in Spanish (Version en español).
Resource updated 03/25/2024
Best practices for delivery of HIV/AIDS care to transgender persons, covering such topics as health literacy, communication and language, and mistrust and stigma. Includes literature review and bibliography.
Resource updated 09/20/2021
Estos cuadernos describen la manera de asistir a conectar personas que viven con VIH/SIDA con el sistema médico.
Resource updated 04/19/2022
Uber Health transportation services provided to young clients experiencing transportation barriers in order to improve appointment experiences and health outcomes.
Resource updated 04/08/2021
Script developed and used by front office staff to follow-up with no-shows by phone to assess reasons for missed appointments and respond accordingly
Resource updated 04/14/2021
Resource updated 08/28/2023
Resource updated 08/28/2023
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Resource updated 10/18/2023
Guide on how to implement an opt-out HIV testing program in a jail setting.
Resource updated 09/19/2023
Toolkit for implementing a program to support HIV-positive youth transitioning from adolescent to adult HIV care.
Resource updated 09/19/2023
The presentation will cover the efficacy of +Love, a five-pronged intervention in New Orleans, involving a dedicated case manager, therapist, peer support, ride service, and text-based alert program that tracks clients' basic needs, mood, and provides medication reminders, in improving the healthcare and treatment satisfaction of young, black men who have sex with men (MSM) with HIV.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
This workshop will explore two sites' (Brooklyn and Detroit) experience with the implementation of an evidence-informed intervention for black men who have sex with men (MSM) with HIV. The project seeks to improve HIV outcomes through the use of a culturally tailored intervention for Black MSM, the Text Messaging Intervention to Improve Antiretroviral Adherence among youth with HIV (TXTXT).
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Data systems are often black holes, where agencies enter data but are not able to efficiently access useful and actionable data back to take actions to improve services. Learn how the Connecticut Department of Health is using disruptive innovation and participatory design to provide useful tools and data to the front lines.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Learn about strategies for improving access to oral healthcare through better integration of electronic health and dental records and regular communication across dental and medical settings. Hear from recipients who participated in technical assistance site visits to improve oral health and primary care integration discuss experiences and lessons learned from their own integration efforts.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
This presentation will review the many roles a clinical pharmacist can play in improving patient care, such as providing medication education, conducting adherence counseling sessions, facilitating transitions in care, providing comprehensive medication chart reviews, and aiding with the formation of complex treatment regimens. Pharmacists' involvement in pre-exposure prophylaxis will also be reviewed.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
This session will examine the components of a successful HIV treatment and care model targeting foreign-born and other vulnerable patient populations. Key elements of the model will be reviewed, including the role of the multidisciplinary, multicultural team, and program infrastructure supporting a regular review of patient data and clinical quality measures.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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
Community Health Workers (CHWs) were added to the care team to work with clients with poor treatment adherence and not viral load suppression (VLS). Clients benefited from CHW services that contributed to VLS in over 50% of the clients assigned to them. CHWs are vital in ending the epidemic in challenging client populations
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023