Rapid ART: An Essential Strategy to End the HIV Epidemic
Resource updated 03/15/2023
Resource updated 03/15/2023
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.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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
Event updated 02/21/2023
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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
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
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
The presentation will review the conceptual foundations of a comprehensive group nutrition education intervention on antecedents of viral suppression on persons with HIV.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
New York City EMA staff will present their work with older people with HIV, including planning efforts, focus group results, and first steps toward building best practices and developing a model of care for older people with HIV in urban settings.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
This workshop will present the 6Ms, a simplified approach to geriatric principles for HIV care: Mobility, Mentation, Medications, Matters Most, Multicomplexity, and Modifiable. The role of the 6Ms in clinical care and identification of older adults at greatest need will be considered; clinical models of geriatric care with potential for widespread implementation will be presented.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
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
Ryan White is the only federal disease-specific food and nutrition funding source. Despite its demonstrated efficacy, benefits vary widely state to state. As such, much of the innovation is happening at the state level. This panel will look at three different state-based programs focused on food and nutrition for people with HIV.
Resource (Conference Presentation) updated 09/14/2023
Resource updated 03/15/2023
Resource from the RWHAP Best Practices Compilation updated on 11/14/2023
A significant proportion of people with HIV in the U.S.
The emergence of COVID-19 in 2020 and its attendant access challenges prompted more attention to home/se
RWHAP Technical Assistance Provider updated on 04/04/2024