HIV/AIDS

HRSA

PEER Center

Report

February 1, 2009

In February 2009, HRSA/HAB held a consultation meeting to examine the use of peers  in HIV health care settings. Meeting participants included Carol Tobias, Director, Health & Disability Working Group (see pp. 8-9); Serena Rajabiun, Project Director, Health & Disability Working Group; LaTrischa Miles, Treatment Adherence Specialist at Kansas City Free Health Clinic (pp. 12-13) and Shalini Eddens, Education & Training Director, WORLD (pg. 14).  

The PEER Center, PACT Project, the Lotus Project, People to People

PEER Center

Presentation

February 11, 2010

Thursday, February 11, 2010
2:00 - 3:30 p.m. (EST)

Peers living with HIV/AIDS play an essential role in engaging HIV-positive individuals in care and treatment. This webcast is intended for organizations and individuals interested in learning about methods to document the impact of peer services on HIV care and treatment.  Evaluators working in clinics and community-based organizations will discuss strategies and tools for monitoring, evaluating, and disseminating information about peer programs.  The webcast  includes speakers from three programs:

• PEER Center, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA
• PACT Project, Columbia University in New York City, NY
• Missouri AIDS Alliance, Kansas City Free Health Clinic in Kansas City, MO

 

A recording of the Webcast will be posted on the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau past Webcast page at
http://www.careacttarget.org/webcasts.asp#webcasts

 

 

Lotus

Lotus conducted this interactive workshop for prospective peers, entitled Transitions - Living and Working with HIV - at the 2009 USCA conference in San Francisco Oct. 29 - 31. The presentation covers the 4 Cs of peer advocacy:  Communication, Confidentiality, Countertransference and Creating Boundaries. 

Lotus Project

The Lotus Project made two presentations at the 2009 IAPAC Conference Nov. 29 - Dec. 1 in New Orleans:

• The Lotus Peer Education Training Project: Measuring Involvement in HIV Care Delivery Six Months After Training
• A Qualitative Analysis Exploring the Impact of a Women’s Peer Education Training Initiative on the Lives of Women Living with HIV and the Clients They are Trained to Serve

Both presentations are included in the attached file.  

Health and Disability Working Group, PACT

This roundtable presentation describes the core training curriculum for peer educators and presents evaluation results to date in change of peer knowledge at baseline, at 6 months and at 12 months after training.

Health & Disability Working Group

PEER Center

Presentation

December 1, 2009

Managing Client Care and Treatment

In this four-minute video, Leo, a client, and Jerry, a peer at Kansas City Free Health Clinic describe how they have worked together to identify strategies to help Leo communicate more effectively with his doctor, manage his HIV treatment, and more.

This is the story of how one peer educator supports one client’s efforts to manage his HIV self-care. It does not represent all peers and clients, nor does it portray all the ways peers help clients cope with the daily stresses of living with HIV.

Health and Disability Working Group

PEER Center

Presentation

April 1, 2009

In this 5-minute video, Kathleen Clanon, MD, Alameda County Medical Center in Oakland, CA and Sally Neville, RN, MSN, Director of HIV Primary Care at Kansas City Free Health Clinic in Kansas City, MO talk about how peers help their patients adhere to HIV treatment.

Raphael Landovitz, MD

This article summarizes a presentation on PEP for HIV infection made by Raphael J. Landovitz, MD, at the IAS-USA continuing medical education course held in Los Angeles in February 2009.  Information on current recommendations regarding duration of PEP and window of time when it should be started, as well as the increasing use of newer and more potent drug regimens are included.

David Reznik, DDS

ECHO

Report

October 1, 2009

An overview of HIV testing methods, including rapid testing methods, as well as the importance of incorporating HIV screening methods in the dental setting.

The PEER Center, PACT Project, the Lotus Project, People to People

PEER Center

Presentation

November 3, 2009

Date: Nov. 3, 2009 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Location: Webcast (Online)

The PEER Center and the Peer Education Training Sites invite all Ryan White grantees and individuals interested in learning more about supervising HIV-positive peers who provide HIV care and treatment to participate in the following HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau Conference Webcast:

Supervising peers who support clients in HIV care and treatment (Part 2)

HIV-positive peers who work to retain PLWHA in care and treatment and who may have experienced life challenges similar to those of their clients have unique needs for supervision and support. This Webcast is a continuation of the topic of supervision started in the Oct. 7 Webcast which described three distinct areas of supervision which together can help peers to thrive in the workplace.

The Webcast was recorded and is available on the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau Web Conference page (look for Webcast for Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009).