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Inside the New England AETC HIV Consultation Preceptorship Program: 2014

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Friday, August 8, 2014

The New England AIDS Education and Training Center (NEAETC) has provided opportunities for physicians and nurses to hone their HIV skills for over 27 years. The HIV epidemic now seems to take a backseat to other trending health related crises in the US; Hepatitis C and Opioid overdoses to name two and yet we continue to receive applications from those looking for a chance to learn HIV practice in some world class institutions of Infectious Disease (ID) care.

New Initiatives and Updates from the United States-Mexico Border Binational Infectious Diseases Conference

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Latinos (U.S.)

U.S.-Mexico Border

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Wednesday, July 16, 2014

I was honored to represent the Texas/Oklahoma AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC) and the U.S.-Mexico Border AETC Steering Teem (UMBAST) this year at the United States – Mexico Border Binational Infectious Disease Conference in El Paso, Texas. This binational meeting is convened each year by the United USMBHC States – Mexico Border Health Commission (BHC) in collaboration with other federal and state agencies.

Mortality Associated with Chronic Comorbidities among HIV-infected Persons in the United States

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Health Disparities

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Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) has substantially reduced HIV-related morbidity and mortality in the United States. HIV-infected persons today are living healthier and longer lives with expected lifespans near equal to those of uninfected person if the infection is effectively treated [1]. CDC estimates that by year 2020, over half of the HIV-infected persons in the United States will be aged 50 years or older [2].

Mental Health Awareness: How Aware Are We?

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Mental / Behavioral Health

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Wednesday, June 4, 2014

May was Mental Health Awareness month. How aware of mental health issues are we in our own lives as well as in those we treat every day? As HIV care providers, how often do we hear “I am so down,” “I haven’t had fun in so long,” or “I’m so stressed.” Often in our patient’s lives everything becomes a problem, so do we truly recognize the stress they may be experiencing? With clinic visits becoming shorter and patient volume growing larger, checking in on a person’s mood often falls by the wayside.

Health Care Reform and its Impact on People Living with HIV/AIDS - The Massachusetts Experience

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Practice Transformation

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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

In 2006, Massachusetts passed comprehensive health insurance reform in order to provide almost universal coverage for its residents. In doing so, the state introduced several health care reforms, which have become the foundation for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and made MA the model for the Ryan White Program in a post-health care reform environment. Reforms included an individual mandate, Medicaid expansion, and increased access to subsidized private insurance and resulted in improved health outcomes and reduced health care costs for all residents.

Sexual Transmission of Hepatitis C in HIV-Infected MSM: Raising Awareness through Screening

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Sexually Transmitted Infections

Viral Hepatitis Coinfection

Men Who Have Sex with Men

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Wednesday, May 7, 2014

May is National Viral Hepatitis Awareness Month. We are at an exciting time in HCV awareness, screening and treatment.

First-Line Therapy: Raltegravir, Darunavir, or Atazanavir?

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Antiretroviral Therapy

Initiating Treatment

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Monday, April 28, 2014

ACTG 5257 is a randomized open-label comparison of 3 ARV regimens for initial therapy: atazanavir + ritonavir (ATV/r), darunavir + ritonavir (DRV/r), or raltegravir (RAL), each in combination with fixed-dose tenofovir/emtricitabine.

Darunavir + Raltegravir without NRTIs: NEAT Study Results

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Clinical Trials / Research

Antiretroviral Therapy

Initiating Treatment

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Monday, April 28, 2014

At CROI last month, researchers presented 96-week results of NEAT-001, a large randomized open-label comparison of RAL (BID) + DRV/r (QD) with TDF/FTC + DRV/r (all QD) in treatment-naive patients.

Tips for Preparing Online Education

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Training Design

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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

How many times have you dozed off during a conference or webinar? It is easy to lose focus with educational formats that require little or no interaction. When we want to learn something fun and new, what methods do we choose? I bet a lot of us go to YouTube to watch short videos, go to Pinterest for ideas, or we turn to blog sites and other online communities for answers and instructions to tackle tasks. Why should continuing education for healthcare providers be any different?

in+care Campaign: Keeping Patients in Care and in Good Health

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Step 4: Keeping HIV-Infected People in Quality HIV Care

Retention In Care

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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

The in+care Campaign is a multi-year effort managed by the National Quality Center and sponsored by the Health Resources Services Administration HIV/AIDS Bureau. It is designed to bring together local, regional and national organizations that are focused on improving patient retention in HIV care. in+care kicked off in October 2011 and has enrolled more than 700 individual HIV providers representing more than 500 provider organizations, including Ryan White grantees and subgrantees of all Parts funding.

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