Topic: Clinical Care

Clinicians can find support and training through the following programs:

• The AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETCs) Program is the provider training arm of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. This national network provides targeted multidisciplinary training and education programs for agencies and individuals. Resources include treatment guidelines, training tools, clinical manuals, and other reference materials. See the AETC Directory for contact information.
• The National HIV/AIDS Clinicians' Consultation Center (NCCC) provides free individual telephone-based case consultation for clinicians on questions related to HIV/AIDS care, perinatal transmission, and occupational exposure.

The resources on this page include training tools and reference materials.

Tools and Publications

• Guide for HIV/AIDS Clinical Care
  This 94-chapter manual was developed to provide HIV/AIDS clinicians with ready access to practical, current, treatment information so that they may provide quality care to people living with HIV. Individual chapters are linked to related HRSA HAB Clinical Performance Measures.
• Health Resources and Services Administration HIV/AIDS Bureau Performance Measures
  These standards form the foundation of HRSA's quality measurement program.
• Resources for HRSA HAB Clinical Performance Indicators
  Training and reference materials linked to each HRSA measure.
• AIDSInfo: DHHS Treatment Guidelines
  Official site for all U.S. DHHS HIV/AIDS clinical guidelines, include Adult and Adolescent Antitretrovirals, Pediatrics, Perinatal Prevention and Care of Pregnant Women, Opportunistic Infections Prevention and Management in Adults and in Children, Testing, Occupational Exposures, and more.
• AETC National Resource Center
  Online library of HIV clinical training reference and training materials on dozens of topics, including:
  
  • Antiretroviral treatment: Selecting and managing regimens, monitoring for side-effects and treatment failure
  • Prevention: Perinatal transmission, risk reduction interventions with PLWHA, occupational exposures, non-occupational exposures, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
  • Testing: Implementing routine testing in various settings, testing technologies
  • Primary Care Topics: Case management, retention in care, nutrition
  • Opportunistic Infections and Comorbid Conditions: Hepatitis, mental heath, cancers, TB, substance abuse, symptoms and syndromes, OIs
  • Populations and Settings: Adolescents, ethnic groups, MSMs, rural populations, women
• Glossary of HIV/AIDS Terminology: AIDSInfo resource is available online, for download, and as an iPhone app. English and Spanish.

Training

The AETCs are the clinician training arm of the Ryan White Program. See the AETC Directory for contact information for your local or regional AETC.

Online Training

• HIV Web Study
  Free education service for health care workers from the Northwest AIDS Education and Training Center and the University of Washington. Provides CME for case-based modules and interactive tutorials on dozens of HIV/AIDS care topics.
• Treating Adolescents with HIV: Tools for Building Skills in Cultural Competence, Clinical Care, and Support
  A series of online training modules for health care providers working with HIV-infected youth.
• Online Training Listings
  Listings on the AETC National Resource Center.
• Clinical Training Webinars
  From the AETC Network.

Medical Homes Resource Center

The goal of the HIV-MHRC is to provide training and technical assistance to assist Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program grantees in understanding, developing and successfully applying to become recognized Patient-Centered Medical Homes.

• HIV Medical Homes Resource Center Orientation webinar for HRSA Project Officers (Flash)
  Download slides (PPTX) | Q&A transcript (PDF)
• Technical Assistance Fact Sheet