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An AETC and RTC Collaboration: Six Years and Still Going Strong

An AETC and RTC Collaboration: Six Years and Still Going Strong. 4TC Collaboration Meeting May 28 th , 2008. Presenters and Collaborators. Laura Armas, MD; Texas/Oklahoma AETC Andrea Norberg, MS, RN; AETC National Resource Center Tonia Poteat, MPH, MMSc, PA-C; Southeast ATEC (SEATEC)

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An AETC and RTC Collaboration: Six Years and Still Going Strong

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  1. An AETC and RTC Collaboration: Six Years and Still Going Strong 4TC Collaboration Meeting May 28th, 2008

  2. Presenters and Collaborators • Laura Armas, MD; Texas/Oklahoma AETC • Andrea Norberg, MS, RN; AETC National Resource Center • Tonia Poteat, MPH, MMSc, PA-C; Southeast ATEC (SEATEC) • Karen Sherman, MA; Health Care Education and Training (HCET), Inc. • Barbara Schechtman, MPH; Midwest ATEC (MATEC) • Jamie Steiger, MPH; AETC National Resource Center

  3. HIV Case-Finding in Family Planning Clinics • Developed in 2002 • Six slide sets with speaker notes and handouts • Rationale for Screening • Missed Opportunities for Testing • Considerations for HIV Counseling • Heterosexual Transmission of HIV • Gynecological Manifestations of HIV • Considerations for Implementation

  4. The Collaboration Timeline • Disseminated via website, hard copy, & CD-ROM • Trained family planning clinic staff • Offered audio conference for RTC, PTC, and AETC participants • Presented at 4TC meeting in 2004 • Identified need for updates in 2006 • Identified additional collaborators at 4TC meeting in 2006

  5. Additional Collaborators through Women’s Health and Wellness Workgroup

  6. HIV Screening and Women’s Health • Updated in 2006-07 • Six slide sets with speaker notes and handouts • Why Test All Our Clients? (combined and updated) • HIV Prevention & Test Counseling: A Client-Centered Approach (updated) • Heterosexual Transmission of HIV (updated, new handout) • Gynecological Manifestations of HIV (updated, new handout) • Testing Options (new) • Considerations for Implementation (updated) • Training exchange in November 2007 • 93 registrants from AETCs and RTCs

  7. Next Steps • Disseminate via website and CD-ROM • Promote use by TCs • Monitor feedback • Respond to training requests

  8. Other Related Women’s Health Resources • Clinical Issues Training of Trainers Package • Slide sets with talking points on: • Pap smears and pelvic exams • HPV • Common STDs • System Issues Technical Assistance Package • Slide set on using a fishbone diagram • Guidebook on assessing and remedying barriers to cervical cancer screening • Two Training Exchanges

  9. Benefits of Collaboration • Share expertise • Increase knowledge of everyone represented • Develop relevant resources • Develop plan for resource dissemination to appropriate audiences • Establish working relationships

  10. Lessons Learned • Workgroups foster partnerships between representatives of 4TCs. • Collaborative training efforts support the development of essential care and treatment linkages between the target audience of each TC. • Partnerships between Ryan White and family planning clinics will support the referrals and linkages needed for women living with HIV. • It may be easier to work alone, but a product developed through collaboration is a better product in the end!

  11. All resources available on CD-ROM • or on AETC NRC website at • www.aidsetc.org

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