Stigma can undermine multiple aspects of the HIV care cascade, including engagement in care and virologic suppression. Reducing HIV-related stigma is a key component of the United Nation’s Global AIDS Strategy. In this session, Dr. Whitney Irie will describe how stigma impacts HIV care and will outline steps to reduce stigma in health care settings.
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Team-based Approaches to HIV Care
Lack of treatment for mental health conditions and substance use disorders, homelessness, language barriers, and difficulties with transportation can all impede engagement in HIV care. In this second of three sessions, participants will learn about team-based approaches to HIV care that aim to overcome these and other common obstacles to viral suppression.
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- HIV/STI Treatment and Prevention
Infectious Disease Risks and Management Post-disaster: Implications for Patients with HIV at Health Centers
This webinar will explore the increased infectious disease risks that arise after a disaster, with a particular focus on how these risks impact patients with HIV. We will discuss the critical role health centers play in managing and mitigating these risks, with best practices for ensuring that patients with HIV continue to receive the care and support they need in the aftermath of a disaster.
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- HIV/STI Treatment and Prevention
Medical Interventions to Support Virological Suppression for HIV
In the first of three interactive session, participants will learn about barriers to virologic suppression among people with HIV and review multiple medical innovations that can promote virologic suppression. Participants will be able to compare the advantages and disadvantages of different single tablet regiments for HIV treatment and discuss strategies for implementation of long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy.
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- HIV/STI Treatment and Prevention
Patient-driven Progress: Using Feedback to Drive Health Center Improvement
This webinar will highlight best practices, real-world examples, and practical tools for integrating patient voices into quality improvement and organizational change for health centers.
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- Organizational Change
Aging, HIV, and Primary Care at Health Centers Session 2
This two-part webinar series will explore the unique healthcare needs of aging individuals living with HIV and provide primary care providers with strategies to deliver comprehensive, patient-centered care. Attendees will learn how to address the complex medical, social, and psychological challenges that arise as people with HIV age, and how to integrate HIV care with general aging-related health concerns.
Aging, HIV, and Primary Care at Health Centers Session 1
This two-part webinar series will explore the unique healthcare needs of aging individuals living with HIV and provide primary care providers with strategies to deliver comprehensive, patient-centered care. Attendees will learn how to address the complex medical, social, and psychological challenges that arise as people with HIV age, and how to integrate HIV care with general aging-related health concerns.
Supporting HIV and SUD Care Retention through Community Outreach and Mobile Health Care Units
Join the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center and the National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC) for a webinar highlighting street medicine and mobile units as a promising practice for HIV and SUD retention.
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- HIV/STI Treatment and Prevention
Barriers and Facilitators to HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in Health Centers
While PrEP is highly effective at preventing HIV infection and has been available for more than 10 years, many people who might benefit from taking it have not received a prescription. Through focus groups with health centers across the United States, The Fenway Institute and the Bureau of Primary Health Care identified barriers and facilitators to PrEP use. A lack of provider knowledge about PrEP, discomfort discussing sexual behavior, patients’ negative perceptions of PrEP, financial and staffing limitations, medical mistrust, and low health literacy all impeded PrEP access. However, focus group participants also identified multiple strategies to ease PrEP use, including provider training and resources, visit templates that include sexual history questions, patient outreach and education through trusted community members, and use of telemedicine.
Advancing Health Equity for Sexual Minority Women: Recognizing Risk and Improving Preventive Care
Presented by Dr. Shail Maingi and Dr. Gabrielle Mayer, this webinar will explore the principles and practices of responsive care tailored for lesbian and bisexual women. Attendees will learn about how to optimize health outcomes, as well as strategies to enhance patient trust, engagement, and well-being.
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- Sexual Minority Women