This guide aims to improve patient care. It gives practical advice on how to encourage healthcare professionals change their practice in line with the latest guidance. It is focused on the healthcare...
These regional AETCs have clinical preceptorship opportunities
Developed by the AETC Mental Health Committee for the Integrating Mental Health and Substance Use Care into HIV Primary Care Toolkit...
CDC issued program guidance for HIV testing providers called Implementing HIV Testing in Nonclinical Settings: A Guide for HIV Testing Providers. This guide supports the implementation of HIV testing...
The goal of this project is to provide an evidence-based online curriculum for health care providers and trainers of health care providers to increase their knowledge on human immunodeficiency virus (...
Persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection often develop complications related directly to the infection. This may also include its treatment. Get updates on key cardiovascular, neurolo...
This multi-module curriculum is designed for all health-care providers and covers various cultural competency topics.
This multi-module curriculum is designed specifically for Medical Case Managers.
The purpose of this introductory training is to provide HIV clinicians (including, but not limited to physicians, dentists, nurses, and other allied medical staff, therapists and social workers, and c...
Passport to Cure is an interactive patient engagement brochure. It helps clients track clinic visits and monitor their HCV treatment progress to achieve a sustained viral response. It folds down to a...
In Brief consists of concise summaries of the latest information about HIV, hepatitis, and health disparities organized by topic for easy review. Each item includes links to source materials and resou...
The purpose of this training is to provide HIV clinicians (including, but not limited to physicians, dentists, nurses, and other allied medical staff, therapists and social workers, and counselors, sp...
Experiencing intimate partner and sexual violence increases the risk for becoming infected with HIV. Upwards of 50% of abused women report having experienced forced sex – a well-established high risk...
This toolkit captures the resources, tools, and lessons learned from P4C health centers during the Integrating HIV Services through Partnerships for Care project. Health centers interested in applying...
This brochure provides information on the recommended vaccine schedules for people with HIV. The resou...
Northeast/Caribbean (NECA) AETC offers online continuing education accredited videos and monographs. Here you can watch NECA AETC lectures, complete self-study modules, and earn continuing education c...
This glossary of HIV/AIDS-related terms includes brief lay-oriented descriptions and illustrations. Materials are in the public domain and may be used freely. The glossary and images are also availabl...
Session facilitated by Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, PhD, Assistant Professor of Social Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The Center for HIV Law & Policy:
Updated manual for healthcare practitioners. This resource provides guidance on how to approach HIV testing & counseling, patient evaluation, initiation of antiretroviral therapy, opportunistic in...
Each year HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau sponsors a conference for Ryan White Program clinicians to learn about advances in care and treatment. The AETC National Coordinating Resource Center and its partner,...
Training slides cover HHS recommendations for treatment of transgender people with HIV. Topics incluide HIV-related epidemiology, barriers to care, gender affirmation, including medical gender affirma...
Implementation tools developed by the Boston University School of Social Work Center for Innovation in Social Work and Health under the HRSA HAB Special Projects of National Significance initiative.
Th...
This training slide set covers aging-related concerns for people with HIV, including management of ART. Nearly half of people with HIV in the United States are aged over 50. Topics include epidemiolog...
This toolkit includes webinars, online trainings and resources for both providers and patients such as:
The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program serves over half a million people each year. In 2018, 533,758 clients received services from Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program-funded providers. Among all clients served in 2...
The AETC National Coordinating Resource Center is maintaining this resource page for HIV providers seeking current COVID-19 information. Please contact us with any resources we should add.
Recorded April 17, 2020, this session reviewed the following:
This resource was developed for providers in Iowa & Minnesota to share with their patients with HIV. It provides the most up-to-date COVID-19 information and resources for people with HIV and is a...
Slide set provides an overview of HIV and STI testing in the primary care setting; reviews current recommendations for STI screening in the general population, and in higher-risk individuals; reviews...
(Recorded May 19, 2020)
Webinar discusses the impact of COVID-19 on the provision of HIV health care services, offering a peer-to-peer learning forum for a diverse panel of providers and implementers a...
(Recorded May 14, 2020)
Presented by Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, this session discussed racial and ethnic disparities in the time of COVID-19, highlighted data on disparities in COVID-19 diagnosis and mortalit...
(Recorded May 12, 2020)
The final of 3 learning sessions on COVID-19, a case-based discussion for providers that covered recent clinical encounters, challenges and management, and best practices in sup...
Slide set provides practical guidance, tips, and best practices for what to consider before, during, and after conducting an HIV primary or acute care telehealth visit.
The AETC HIV Comorbidity Community of Practice and Learning has developed three generic (no specific pharmaceuticals identified) template letters for healthcare providers to use for prior authorizatio...
Northeast/Caribbean AETC's regional partner at the University of Puerto Rico has developed COVID-19 for people with HIV Q&A fact sheets in English and Spanish. They were developed for use in clini...
Slides from a 2-day training program for primary health and social service providers, which combines recent research with practical guidelines for a comprehensive approach to the care of persons with...
Slides from a 1-day course for primary care physicians and mid-level clinicians, which combines the latest research with current treatment guidelines for managing patients with HIV.
The National HIV Curriculum (NHC) provides free, up-to-date content for clinicians to learn about HIV diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. The 37 lessons and corresponding question bank topics offer...
Slides from a training session presented by Damir Huremović, MD, MPP, Director of Psychiatry, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY, and Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Donald...
The HIV Mini-Residency Program is an online, three-day intensive HIV/HCV educational experience. Lectures on a variety of HIV related topics are interspersed with case study and cli...
Register to access this HIV Learning Network training session.
When the COVID-19 pandemic reached San Francisco, the HIV workforce was uniquely skilled to respond. In this session, Dr. Jessica Bloome a...
This is the third version of Oral health affects your whole body. It’s an important part of your HIV care patient brochure. First published nearly 20 years ago, it was the first of its kind to promot...
Training slides from a presentation discussing ways pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) may be delivered in the future, how broadly neutralizing antibodies work to prevent HIV infections, and the antiretr...
From South Central AETC Grand Rounds, these slides provide an overview of the HIV on the Mexico-US border, the elements that make the Mexico-US border dynamic in flow and the current HIV/STI risk fact...
Presentation slides provide examples of the commonalities between HIV and domestic violence and discuss how education and empowerment can overcome stigma and fear.
This presentation is designed for oral health providers. It covers the following:
Training slides cover best practices for documentation during a telemedicine visit.
(Recorded September 23, 2020) Session I from NEAETC's More Than Health Care series on improving quality of life for people with HIV, HCV, and substance use disorders.
Emely Orellana de Bauti...
Training slides on oral HPV infections in people with HIV covering HPV pathogenesis, prevalence, risk factors, benign and malignant disorders, vaccines, and more.
The slide set is for self-directed learning and downloadable for training purposes. The content addresses the following objectives:
1. Review the categories of oral sexually transmitted infections (STI...
This 7-session webinar series is designed to enhance the readiness of healthcare providers caring for people with HIV and COVID-19. In collaboration with members of the AETC HIV/COVID-19 Stakeholders...
This article reviews recommendations for influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations in people with HIV providers can protect their patients from other respiratory illnesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Presentation/training slides cover the different methods of diagnosing diabetes and how they may not be accurate in people with HIV.
The Pacific AETC’s HIV Learning Network (HIVLN) is a free, longitudinal tele-health HIV training and consultation program for HIV clinical care teams and individual clinicians in the Pacific Region. H...
(recorded 10/24/20) This two-hour workshop provides an interprofessional update on HIV oral health issues and the role of medical, dental, and case managers and others in assuring access to safe oral...
Training slides provide an update on the most common opportunistic infections (OIs), treatment for OIs, types of OI exposures, and ways to prevent them.
SAMHSA provides resources related to Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for the treatment of substance use disorders. MAT is the use of medications, in combination with counseling and behavioral the...
Training slides outline types and dimensions of stigma; review how HIV-related and intersectional stigma experienced by clients can affect HIV prevention and treatment behaviors and health outcomes; i...
Training slides reviewing cases of hep B immunity in people with HIV.
This toolkit is designed for clinicians and other professionals who care for people aging with HIV. It provides links to screening and assessment instruments, along with programs and papers that offer...
Recorded on January 12, 2021
After completing this learning session, attendees will be able to:
Session 4 of the AETC Program HIV and SARS-CoV-2 Winter Webinar Series (recorded 1/27/21). Presenters discussed the clinical impact of HIV infection and COVID-19, analyzed the latest data on clinical...
Archived training session reviews how to identify, screen, and treat common STIs and HIV, and discusses which PrEP to offer and how to increase comfort in discussing and prescribing PrEP with people w...
Browse the MidAtlantic AETC website for webinar archives or download the files below for registration access to over 50 archived courses addressing the pillars of the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiativ...
Training slides define frailty and review how to recognize, assess and clinically address frailty in older adults with HIV.
On 3/2/21, Dr. Alex Keuroghlian MD, MPH, lead this webinar on Mental Health for Transgender and Gender-diverse People.
This session contextualized mental health inequities across diagnostic categories...
(This event was presented on Friday, February 12, 2021)
Session 5 of the AETC Program HIV and SARS-CoV-2 Winter Webinar Series (recorded 2/10/21). Presenters discussed overdose death rates throughout the U.S. during COVID-19, identified risk factors for su...
Training slides from a 2-part series on medication for type 2 diabetes in people with HIV.
Training slides review the proper way to diagnose hypogonadism in men with and without HIV and review the effects of testosterone replacement therapy.
Initiation and continuation of PrEP has shifted over the years from specialty care to primary care due to higher patient access, improved rapport through longitudinal and comprehensive care, and simpl...
The HIV epidemic is an important public health priority. Transmissions continue to occur despite effective therapies that make HIV preventable and treatable. Approximately one-half of people with HIV...
Training slides review the epidemiology of HIV in Ohio and the US, discuss stigma around HIV and the LGBTQ+ population, and describe basic biology, transmission, and clinical manifestations of HIV inf...
This training is to provide healthcare team members with basic knowledge of HIV disease and provide resources to help prevent HIV infection.
(Recorded on April 12, 2021)
Paul Edward Sax, MD
Dr. Sax provides a summary of important presentations from the 2021 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections. This...
Training slides review various studies on HIV & COVID, tuberculosis, and hepatitis C.
Recorded on March 17, 2021
Meeting the diverse needs of people at the crossroads of incarceration, HIV, and substance use can appear daunting and complex. Barriers to both preventative and ongoing care...
This tool was developed as an interactive PDF. This document was made to be an interactive resource guide with links to up to date, credible information that provides additional information and resour...
The purpose of this resource is to answer questions about your healthcare and how to take care of your health.
We are excited to release a new interactive resource for your Iowa and Minnesota patients...
New England AETC's HIV Resource Library is a compilation of curated resources and education packets on HIV, viral hepatitis, and related public health topics.
Each Library topic page is an organized li...
Recorded on June 24, 2020
This recording of Kathy Eklund, RDH MHP provides an update on Infection Prevention & Control in Dentistry, Interim Guidance and Planning for the Post-Pandemic Dental Pract...
Recorded on June 26th, 2020
Recording of Kathy Eklund, RDH, MHP, virtually presenting on Infection Control and Sterility Assurance in the dental setting on June 26th, 2020...
Training slides cover the basic pharmacokinetic properties of DAAs, review interactions between DAAs and antiretroviral medications and non-HIV medications, and how to modify treatment for HCV or HIV...
Recorded on 6/14/2021
This presentation discussed a status neutral approach in addressing sexual health in adolescents and includes information regarding preventing and addressing STIs and HIV...
(Recorded December 2020) This webinar reviews the categories of oral sexually transmitted infections (STIs), identifies oral manifestations of STIs, and discusses the difference of oral STIs in people...
(Recorded June 3, 2021)
This training addresses the unique health conditions and social determinants of health for the increasing population of long-term survivors and newly diagnosed as they grow olde...
Training slides provide a review of the following updated sections to the US Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS) Adult and Adolescent HIV Treatment Guidelines:
Below is a list of the newest pocket guides created by the MidAtlantic AETC. Descriptions for each resource can be found here:
Lecture on supervised injection sites by Brandon Marshall, PhD, an assistant professor who specializes in research pertaining to substance use disorders.
This 1-hour educational presentation discussed...
Overview:
The use of methamphetamine (MA) is increasing in many parts of the United States. There is substantial new information about the role of MA in the overdose crisis, the effects of MA on the bo...
This quick guide for clinicians discusses the drug interactions between Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir (Mavyret™)
This quick guide for clinicians discusses the drug interactions between Elbasvir/Grazoprevir (Zepatier™)
This toolkit is designed for clinicians and other professionals who care for people aging with HIV. It provides links to screening and assessment instruments, along with programs and papers that offer...
Dr. MarkAlain Dery, an infectious disease physician, and Dr. Eric Griggs, a community health specialist, journey inside the human body to explai...
Those enrolled in this course will gain an understanding of the psycho-social, senior health, and health equity challenges for the aging population of people with HIV.
Participants will learn about rea...
Dr. Adrienne E Shapiro discusses highlights from the 2021 IAS Conference.
The course explains the links between oral health and COVID-19, addresses patient and staff concerns about COVID-19 safety measures, reviews COVID-19 vaccines and implications for people with HIV, and...
This webinar series aims to help healthcare professionals navigate through COVID-19 by presenting speakers from various backgrounds to share their knowledge and experiences. The goal of this series is...
Explore this virtual presentation with Dr. Eugenia Siegler, Mason Adams Professor of Geriatric Medicine & Professor of Clinical Medicine at Weill Cornell about managing HIV care for the aging popu...
Training slides discuss Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) as a best practice for the delivery of primary care and addressing healthcare disparities, and examine PCMH’s validation during the Syndemi...
After this learning session, attendees will be able to discuss:
Training slides review the difference between HCV genotype 3 and other genotypes, and identify appropriate treatment options for patients with HCV genotype 3 and cirrhosis.
Training slides review clinical vignettes and data illustrating key points of aging and HIV and identify the impacts of changing demographics of HIV.
Training slides cover why people with HIV (PWH) are at higher risk for anal dysplasia and cancer, and review recommended anal cancer screening methods for PWH.
This training provides updates on the following:
Training slides cover the prevalence of personality disorders among those in HIV care, how personality disorders affect HIV care (engagement, adherence, retention), strategies and approaches for treat...
Updates from the virtual IAS 2021 Conference.
Training slides inform healthcare providers on the importance of the influenza vaccination for people with HIV amidst COVID-19. They include information about co-administration of influenza and COVID-...
(Recorded on 11/9/21)
Part 2 of a series for primary care providers (PCPs) and primary care support staff: speakers reviewed integrated models of HCV care delivery by describing the process and patient...
(Recorded 9/9/2021)
Recording of updates from the virtual "17th Annual National Conference on HIV and Aging" program. Presenters include Philip Bolduc, MD, AAHIVS; Betsy John, MPH; Gary Spinner, PA, MP...
Infographic illustrates some of the challenges providing HIV care in rural U.S. and offers strategies to address barriers associated with treating people with HIV in rural communities.
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is recommended as an HIV prevention option for anyone with risks of acquiring HIV infection through sex or drug use.
PrEP IndicationsDiscuss PrEP...
(Recorded on 1/11/22)
Persons with HIV are protected by a variety of state and federal laws against discrimination, especially in places of public accommodation. The 1990 Americans with Disabilities Ac...
This pocket guide on Latinx – HIV Case Finding and Prevention provides information related to interventions to decrease barriers impacting engagement of Latinx population in HIV testing, HIV-related m...
Training slides provide a summary of HIV prevention updates presented at CROI 2022, including new data on CAB-LA PrEP and other prevention modalities like islatravir, and dapivirine vagina...
In this recorded webinar, Dr. Alex Keuroghlian addresses the intersections of mental health and HIV. This session has 1.0 credit available through the AAFP. Register to access the recording and the pr...
(Recorded 3/4/22)
Training program on new long-acting HIV injectable Cabotegravir for PrEP and Cabotegravir/Rilpivirine for treatment. Dr. Amy Colson addresses efficacy, benefits and challenges of long...
Recorded 10/11/21
Connect to Cure is a project funded by the Levy Health Care Delivery Incubator. In the seminar, Dr. De Gijsel shares the experience of the multidisciplinary team to innovate care for...
The Transgender HIV Health Services Best Practices document is dedicated to the clients of the HIV Health Services system, the transgender community in the San Francisco Eligible Metropolitan Area, an...
This two-page fact sheet features the latest research-based information on Methamphetamine. Included are multiple tips that HIV clinicians can use when dealing with methamphetamine abusers. Also incl...
This training manual synthesizes lessons learned from the federally funded Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) Innovations in Oral Health Care Initiative (Oral Health Initiative), and has...
This guide provides several brief strategies for health coaches and case managers working with people living with HIV, including steps in patient interactions, motivational interviewing techniques, an...
MMWR Recommendations and Reports, April 11, 2014 / 63(RR03);1-10
Following extensive consultation and peer review, CDC and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists have revised and combined...
The HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) of HRSA has developed a series of clinical performance indicators for Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program-funded clinics as part of its quality improvement efforts. The AETC program...
This toolkit was designed specifically for use by health centers, and offers a variety of resources, including recommended screening questions and subsequent risk assessments; an algorithm; sample EMR...
This infographic is a snapshot of how AETC NRC activities support and embrace the expertise of the broader AETC community and other national organizations. These interactions help bring to life - in a...
The guide synthesizes lessons learned from the federally funded Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) Enhancing Access to and Retention in Quality HIV Care for Women of Color (WOC) Initiati...
The purpose of this resource is to exemplify the need for more routine HIV testing across all U.S. healthcare systems.
This guideline is a comprehensive compilation of federal recommendations about biomedical, behavioral, and structural interventions that can help reduce the risk of HIV transmission from persons with...
Approximately 7/10 people with HIV in the U.S. are not virally suppressed. This infographic illustrates some of the barriers to achieving viral load suppression, and offers suggestions and resources t...
This manual is designed to serve as:
This report, done by The Black AIDS Institute in collaboration with the CDC, the Latino Commission on AIDS, NASTAD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Janssen Therapeutics, provides...
This video will provide basic principles to consider when taking a sexual history on an older adult. Background, Provider, and Patient Barriers as well as an example of Sexual History Taking Method wi...
AETC HIV and Aging Workgroup
HIV and Aging Toolkit
This infographic highlights the current demographics of HIV among the U.S. population aged over 50 years. It outlines some unique considerations for he...
The SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions promotes the development of integrated primary and behavioral health services to better address the needs of individuals with mental health and s...
Illustrates how improving patient self-management can help to reduce gaps along the HIV care continuum.
"This Guide is written for those who are leading these efforts [creating an inclusive and affirming LGBT environment] at their health center or other health care organization. Presented here are ten t...
Authors: O'Neill M, Karelas GD, Feller DJ, Knudsen-Strong E, Lajeunesse D, Tsui D, Gordon P, and Agins BD
Publication: Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Sep 30...
36 evidence-based recommendations are provided for interventions to optimize the HIV care environment; increase HIV testing and linkage to care, treatment coverage, retention in care, and viral suppre...
This infographic highlights the importance of and need for specialized HIV care education in the primary care setting, to address growing needs of the aging HIV population, in contrast to the shortage...
HRSA and NIH held a one-day meeting with experts on trauma treatment and research. They reviewed the evidence for implementing care practices that address trauma in HRSA’s Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program...
The Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative Support and Alignment Network contains information on the Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative and the Collaborative Care Model (CCM) which integrate...
As in previous editions, this year’s Annual Review of the Evidence provides a summary of PCMH cost and utilization results from peer-reviewed studies, state governme...
The paper, developed in collaboration with Health Management Associates (HMA), highlights examples of innovative Medicaid partnerships and financing arrangements for HIV prevention services from four...
This toolkit provides different assessment tools and guides to assist in addressing common health literacy issues in clinical care systems. The following are included in this CDC toolkit:
In support of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Healthy People 2020 initiative objectives to reduce health disparities and improve health outcomes for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgend...
This guide sets forth best practices for sexual and reproductive health. It focuses on contraceptive care and the prevention, screening and testing of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV. I...
Overview of different barriers to care among people with HIV.
Presenter:
Robertson Nash, PhD (c), ACNP, BC
Nurse Practitioner,
Vanderbilt Comprehensive Care Clinic,
Department of Infectious Disease,
Vanderb...
The infographic outlines the purpose and methodology for integrating HIV care into interprofessional education (IPE) and identifies how the AETC Program is helping to facilitate this training through...
This AAHIVM HIV Specialist Special Edition reports on the HRSA HAB HIV Workforce Study...
In this short video rural clinicians and people with HIV describe the challenges of access and stigma in rural environments. Challenges include finding providers who are knowledgeable about HIV, fear...
This introductory training provides HIV clinicians with a detailed overview of smoking, the relationship between smoking and HIV/AIDS, and effective behavioral and medical smoking cessation approaches...
The purpose of this report is to:
Presented by:
David A. Lowenthal, MD, JD
Clinical Director, New York State Psychiatric Institute
Vice Chair for Clinical Faculty Development and Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia University Me...
The listing of Impairments (listings) used to evaluate claims involving human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in adults and children. This is under under the revised titles II and XVI o...
The purpose of this introductory training is to provide HIV clinicians (including, but not limited to physicians, dentists, nurses, and other allied medical staff, therapists and social workers, and c...
The National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan (2017-2020) [PDF - 84 pages] is our nation’s battle plan for fighting viral hepatitis in the United States. The updated plan outlines strategies to achieve fou...
BACKGROUND: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected population in the United States is increasing by about 30,000 annually (new infections minus deaths). With improvements in diagnosis and eng...
Infographic developed by TheBody.com dispels 7 myths about HIV and pregnancy. Download a high quality image for your clinic or for training.
This tool is designed to assist case managers with designing client-centered service plans that allow clients to share their experiences and communicate their questions or concerns...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given approval to a coformulation of darunavir 800 mg/cobicistat 150 mg/emtricitabine 200 mg/tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) 10 mg, to be marketed under the brand name Symtuza. DRV/COBI/FTC/TAF constitutes a complete regimen for patients with susceptible HIV, an...
Working on the front lines of COVID-19, infectious diseases specialist and South Central AIDS Education and Training Center (SCAETC) Medical Director at Access Health Louisiana, Dr. MarkAlain Dery, observed that other healthcare professionals were getting lost in both the bulk and complexity of the...
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