AETC National Resource Center Biweekly Update: July 1, 2010

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AETC National Resource Center Biweekly Update: July 1, 2010

Date: 07/01/2010

New and Updated Resources

	Updated Perinatal Guidelines Training Slides [ PPT] Source: AETC National Resource Center Developed to accompany the U.S. Public Health Service's Recommendations for the Use of Antiretroviral Drugs in Pregnant HIV-1-Infected Women for Maternal Health and to Reduce Perinatal HIV Transmission in the United States. 85 slides with speaker notes.

	HIV and Tobacco Use [Online] Source: Mountain Plains AETC Note: This guide is intended for clinicians caring for patients with HIV who use tobacco. The guide includes both information related to helping a patient quit including behavioral models and stages of change and advice on assisting patients in coping with withdrawal and cravings. The guide also has a section covering pharmacologic interventions and nicotine and non-nicotine replacement therapies.

	Preconception Counseling Guide: Initiating an informed conversation with patients about pregnancy and HIV [Online] Source: Mountain Plains AETC Note: This reference tool was developed by the Colorado AETC (MPAETC LPS) in response to reports from women living with HIV whose experience has been that their clinicians do not provide family planning nor offer reproductive counseling to them. The intent for this resource is to encourage those conversations.

Conference/Training

	Engaging Consumers in Quality Improvement (with Key Findings from the National Survey) On Thursday, July 8th the National Quality Center will host this national TA web conference from 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM ET. This topic has been presented by NQC before, but will feature a new grantee presentation. Attendees will learn about the importance of consumer participation in QM programs and how to use effective strategies to involve consumers of HIV care in QM programs. Register at www.careacttarget.org/nqc.htm Note: After you register, you will receive a confirmation email with the call-in number for the meeting and instructions for logging on to the Webex internet session.

	Podcasting! What a Great Idea for the AETCs! On Tuesday, July 6th the E-Learn Committee will host this event at 1:00 PM ET. Erik Ireland, web marketing consultant & new media producer, formerly with the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, along with Michelle Samplin-Salgado and Robb Nolan from AIDS.gov, will discuss the basic concepts in drafting a podcasting strategy. Beginner and more complex processes for producing audio and video podcasts will also be discussed. Note: To register, email to dmandley@howard.edu and include your name, contact number and AETC affiliation (list if you are using a Mac/Apple computer to view the webinar). An email will be sent with LiveMeeting instructions and web conference details. Please direct questions regarding call logistics to Denise Mandley at (202) 865-8146

	Ryan White All Grantee's Meeting The 2010 Ryan White Grantee Meeting will take place from Monday, August 23rd to Thursday, August 26th. Attendees should register online at www.ryanwhite2010.com, make hotel reservations, and sign up for a meal package before July 14th.

Other

HIV Surveillance Report: Clinical and Behavioral Characteristics of Adults Receiving Medical Care for HIV Infection

Note: Although the HIV/AIDS Reporting System (eHARS) is the cornerstone of surveillance of HIV disease, supplemental surveillance projects have provided additional information about care seeking, health care utilization, and behaviors. In 2005, in response to an Institute of Medicine Report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) implemented the Medical Monitoring Project (MMP), a nationally representative, population-based surveillance system to assess clinical and behavioral outcomes among HIV-infected persons. This report presents interview data collected during the 2005 pilot cycle of the MMP. Data were collected from January 2006 through August 2007.

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