Northeast/Caribbean AETC
Central Office
HIV Center, Columbia University, Dept. of Psychiatry
601 West 168th St #46
New York, NY 10032
phone: (646) 774-6978
fax: (212) 568-3060
email: [email protected]
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Regional Scope
The Northeast/Caribbean AETC serves New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands through its central office and local partners.
Contact
For HIV training, technical assistance, and/or capacity building assistance any where in the Northeast/Caribbean AETC region, contact Gracine Lewis or Nadine Nader.
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Francine Cournos, MD
Director and Co-Investigator
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Phone: (917) 232-8902 -
Daria Boccher-Lattimore, DrPH
Principal Investigator
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Phone: (646) 774-6979 -
Marshall Glesby, MD, PhD
Regional Medical Director
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Phone: (212) 746-7187 -
John J. Faragon, PharmD, BCPS, AAHIV-P
Regional Pharmacy Director
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Stephen N. Abel, DDS, MS
Regional Dental Director
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Mari Millery, PhD
Regional Evaluation Director
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Eduardo Baez, LMSW
Practice Transformation/Interprofessional Education Project Coordinator
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Phone: (646) 774-6980 -
Gracine S. Lewis, BS
Special Projects Manager
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Phone: (646) 774-6991
Fax: (212) 568-3060 -
Nadine Nader
[email protected]
Phone: (646) 774-6981
Fax: (212) 568-3060 -
Marianna Breytman, MA
Educational Technologist
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Phone: (646) 774-6983 -
Gethsemane Herron-Coward, MA
Administrative Assistant
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New Jersey
New York
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Resources: 23
Articles: 4
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AETC Interprofessional Education Training: Shifting Gears in the Time of COVID-19
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Northeast/Caribbean (NECA) AIDS Education & Training Center (AETC) found itself in need of a massive shift in its training methods. Within a matter of days, we were faced with shifting all of our in-person learning sessions to an entirely virtual...
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Practicing Cultural Humility to Transform Health Care
Moving beyond culture competency to cultural humility acknowledges patients’ authority over their own lived experienceHealth care delivery often involves a one-size-fits-all approach. As clinicians, we treat a patient with a particular diagnosis similar to the last patient we saw with the same...
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Integrating Mental Health and Substance Use Services into HIV Primary Care
When incorporating best practices and guidelines for HIV care, clinicians must take into account their clients’ mental health and substance use needs. Approximately 30- 50% of people living with HIV/AIDS have current or past severe to moderate depression. At its highest estimate, that’s more...
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Should We Conceptualize Major Depression a Medical Comorbidity of HIV Infection?
Principal Investigator, New York/New Jersey AETC
About 30% of people receiving care and treatment for HIV infection have major depression. But is it best to conceptualize major depression as a...