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Bookmark This: Web Resources for the Busy HIV/AIDS Practitioner

Bookmark This: Web Resources for the Busy HIV/AIDS Practitioner. Nicolé Mandel Linda S. Podhurst, PhD. Objectives. Highlight the best sources for HIV/AIDS clinical news, updates, and training opportunities Review popular online reference tools such as PDAs, databases

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Bookmark This: Web Resources for the Busy HIV/AIDS Practitioner

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  1. Bookmark This: Web Resources for the Busy HIV/AIDS Practitioner Nicolé Mandel Linda S. Podhurst, PhD

  2. Objectives • Highlight the best sources for HIV/AIDS clinical news, updates, and training opportunities • Review popular online reference tools such as PDAs, databases • Identify practical tools for clinicians and educators, including culturally-competent patient education materials • Discuss key criteria for evaluating online information

  3. Internet Best-Bets HIV/AIDS News

  4. Internet Best-Bets: HIV/AIDS News • AETC National Resource Center Treatment News: www.aidsetc.org • Selected from 50+ online news services • Targeted for relevance to U.S. clinical practice and provider education • Journal Scan – monthly review, summary, and commentary of key clinical literature

  5. Internet Best-Bets: HIV/AIDS News • HIV InSite: hivinsite.ucsf.edu • International coverage • Prevention topics • Research, basic science advances

  6. Internet Best-Bets: HIV/AIDS News • Aidsmap: www.aidsmap.org • U.K.-based non-profit • Immediate dissemination of breaking news • Treatment-focused analysis • Coverage spans state-of-the-art to resource-constrained settings

  7. Internet Best-Bets: HIV/AIDS News Updates • Subscription services • Kaisernetwork.org: www.kaisernetwork.org • CDC Prevention News Update: www.cdcnpin.org • Aidsmap: www.aidsmap.org

  8. Internet Best-Bets Training Resources

  9. Internet Best-Bets:Training Opportunities – AETCs • 11 regional centers • 130 local performance sites serving all 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and six U.S.- affiliated Pacific Jurisdictions www.aidsetc.org

  10. Internet Best-Bets:Training Opportunities – AETCs • Targeted training • Expert clinical consultation • Intensive clinical rotations • Workshops and seminars • Hands-on supervised clinical experience • Capacity-building and TA

  11. Internet Best-Bets:Training Opportunities – AETCs

  12. Internet Best-Bets: Training Opportunities • National Network of STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers (PTCs): depts.washington.edu/nnptc • 13 centers • Programs, preceptorships, online courses • Experiential learning • Prevention emphasis

  13. Internet Best-Bets:Training Opportunities • Addiction Technology Transfer Centers (ATTCs):www.nattc.org • 14 regional centers • Programs, distance learning, technology transfer, resources

  14. Internet Best-Bets:Training Opportunities • Regional Training Centers (RTCs):http://opa.osophs.dhhs.gov/titlex/ofp-training-grantees-listing.html • 10 centers • Topics cover reproductive, clinical, contraceptive management, supervisory, health education, HIV risk/harm reduction • Target audience – healthcare providers in family planning, maternal and child health, gynecology, and other reproductive health programs

  15. Internet Best-Bets:Training Opportunities • Online training (see handout for addresses) • AETCs • STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers • IAS-USA • Medline • Clinical Care Options • AMA • The Body Pro

  16. Online Reference Tools • PDA = Personal Digital Assistant • Palm, Blackberry, i-PAQ • In-hand references and databases • Drug dosages, interactions • Resistance mutations • Treatment guidelines • Current listing of HIV-related PDA applications at www.aidsetc.org

  17. Internet Best-Bets Online Reference Tools

  18. Online Reference Tools • Databases • Pubmed – medical literature • HIV InSite – ARV drug interactions • Ask a colleague • Discussion groups • Expert QA

  19. Internet Best-Bets Practical Tools

  20. Practical Tools • Pocket guides, charts, risk assessment tools, diagnostic tools, interview guides • Patient education fact sheets and brochures • Program and service delivery evaluation tools • Training tips and tools

  21. Evaluating Online Information Internet Best-Bets

  22. Evaluating Online Information • Consider the source! • Funder or sponsor • Author credentials and affiliation • Date of publication or review • Is the information time-sensitive or fairly static? • Appropriate citations • Evidence-based approach

  23. Summary • Key web sites serve as gateways • Emerging information • Clinical decision support • Reference tools • Continuing education opportunities • Criteria for assessing online information similar to journal article review criteria

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