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Activities
Clinical Training Programs
Intensive mini-residencies are conducted in environments of direct
patient care at clinics serving large numbers of HIV patients (San
Francisco). Faculty are primary care physicians, dentists, nurse
practitioners, nurses, physician assistants, mental health workers,
and pharmacists as well as specialists in disciplines that concentrate
on HIV disease. Rotations are common, although various options for
scheduling training programs are available. Clinical training programs
run year-round with the exception of holidays and weekends. All
programs are offered at little to no cost to licensed clinicians and
continuing education credits are available.
Special Training Initiatives
In addition to the ongoing training programs discussed above, the
Pacific AETC is involved in the following special training
initiatives:
Statewide Training of Correctional
Facility Providers
The Pacific AETC has developed a
memorandum of understanding with the California Department of
Corrections in partnership with the Francis J. Curry Tuberculosis
Training Center at UCSF. A multifaceted training program is being
developed based on a system wide needs assessment and site visits.
The program includes information dissemination, designated
mini-residency training slots, and a regional standardized training
curriculum.
Reducing Perinatal Transmission of
HIV
The Pacific AETC continues a
contract to train providers in federally-funded clinics in the
skills necessary to reduce perinatal HIV transmission. Covering nine
western states, this project includes skills building in
nondirective counseling/testing, didactic components related to
implementing the recommendations of AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG)
076, and issues related to culturally congruent HIV health care
delivery.
Treatment Adherence
In collaboration with the National
AETC Program, the Pacific AETC is developing multi-disciplinary
training curricula that address provider and patient issues related
to complicated HIV treatment regimens. The process includes
partnering with colleagues at the University of Pittsburgh and
Columbia University, as well as linking with the activities of
various pharmaceutical companies.
Evaluation Projects
For the first time, the Pacific AETC
is inviting our network of performance sites to compete for funding
for projects to improve provider-training programs. Eligible projects
include studies to measure outcomes, better target training to HIV
care providers, and better define effective components of adherence
training.
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