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HIV Treatment Adherence

Treatment Adherence programs provide education, support and counseling to promote access to and adherence with prescribed treatments in order to improve the quality and length of life for HIV/AIDS patients. Counselors assist clients with making informed choices about treatment options and in addressing the many issues related to adhering to treatments.

Background

In 2001, the HIV Quality Management Program convened Ryan White Part A-funded Treatment Adherence providers to develop HIV Treatment Adherence performance indicators. (revised 2007)

Performance data

2007 (Adobe Acrobat)

Quality Improvement Consultants

Johanna Buck: johanna_buck@att.net

AIDS Institute staff contacts:

Lyn Stevens: lcs02@health.state.ny.us

Tracy Hatton: teh04@health.state.ny.us

Next Learning Network Meeting:

June 18, 2009

Past Quality Learning Network Meetings:

February 26, 2009

September 26, 2007

May 3, 2007
February 13, 2007
September 28, 2006
May 5, 2006

Treatment Adherence Quality Learning Network – Clinical Content Call Series

Next Call:

TBD

Past Content Calls:

July 18, 2007
Agenda (MS Word)
Call Notes (MS Word)
Reminder Test of Change Worksheets (MS Word)

April 12, 2007
Rochester AIDS Community Health Center Treatment Adherence Program
Drs Roberto Corales and Danita Djeloski
Medical Director and HIV Treatment Adherence Director
ACHC Tx Ad Presentation 4-12-2007.ppt (MS PowerPoint)
ACHC Pt Satisfaction Survey 2006.doc (MS Word)

January 26, 2007
Cost-based Funding & Directly Observed Therapy of HAART, Benjamin Tsoi, MD,
MPH, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Cost-based DOT – handout.pdf

January 1, 2007
Viral Load and the Measurement of Quality, Lisa Hirschhorn, MD, MPH,
Assistant Professor Clinical Medicine
Harvard Medical School, Senior Clinical Advisor HIV/AIDS, JSI Research and Training
viral load pres hirschhorn.pdf