Goals and Expected Outcomes :

1. Goals and Expected Outcomes: • Formalize and plan ongoing collaborative activities among training centers in the Southeast • Expand and maximize access to HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment trainings for health care providers in the Southeast Strategies Driving Collaboration: • Institute quarterly partner conference calls • Host a 1.5 day strategic planning meeting with training center partners • Develop and launch a SE FTCC website (www.cicatelli.org/seftcc) • Deliver 3 collaborative webinars, including 1 in Spanish NTC for Integrating Hepatitis into HIV/STD Prevention Services (VHNET)

2. Lessons Learned: • Formalizing the collaboration and identifying joint training opportunities allowed the SE FTCC to identify training gaps across multiple training centers • Providers across training center target audiences need additional resources and training on substance abuse and HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention. Next Steps: • Conduct quarterly partner conference calls to discuss • Additional collaborative activities • Partners’ trainings & resources • Website updates • Utilize SE FTCC website as a tool for sharing regional training resources and information • Co-sponsor at least 2 trainings/webinars each year • Collaborate on grants and other HIV/AIDS initiatives