www.deltaaetc.org 504-903-0788

Presentation Provided by

Delta Region AIDS Education Training Center

ARKANSASDerrick Newby

Program Coordinator/TrainerEstelita Quimosing M.D.

Principal Investigator/Trainer

Challenge to health care providers

• Impact on the underserved, minority and marginalized segments

• Rapid changes in medical care• Many PLWHIV don’t know they are

infected• The virus is spreading!

MissionDelta AIDS Education Training Center

Mission Statement

The Mission of the AIDS Education Training Center is to increase the number of health care

providers who are effectively educated and motivated to counsel, diagnose, treat, and

medically manage individuals with HIV infection and to help prevent high risk behaviors that lead

to HIV transmission

Background• The Delta Region AIDS Education and Training Center is part of a

nationwide network providing HIV/AIDS training to health care providers. The AETCs are a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Program of the Ryan White Care Act.

• The Delta Region AIDS ETC is an HIV resource center for health care providers in the states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas. The central office and the Louisiana site are at LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. The Mississippi site is at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. The Arkansas site is at Jefferson Comprehensive Care Services, Inc. and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Purpose

• improve the care of people living with HIV/AIDS by supporting state-of-the-art clinical consultation, education, and training for clinicians serving this population.

JCCSI ORIGIN

• Community Action Group--formed a non-profit organization in 1972

• Applied for and received federal grant funds• Developed a health clinic in Pine Bluff• Supported by other human services agencies• Provided a full range of primary and preventive

health services including dental• Expanded to six sites in three counties

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

D ivis ion o f H ea lthS ervic e D e live ry

D ivis ion o f S p ec ia lP rog ram s

D ivis ion o f F in an c ean d C om p lian ce

D ivis ion o f C h ildD eve lop m en t an d

E d u ca tion

D ivis ion o f R esou rceD eve lop m en t

E xecu tive D irec to r

B O A R D O F D IR E C TO R S(1 7 D irec to rs )

C O R P O R A TE M E M B E R S H IP(2 7 M E M B E R S )

SERVICE AREA

FUNDING SOURCES• Federal grant funds• Federal and state/ federal coverage of services

cost.- Medicare and Medicaid• State grant• State contracts• Patient payments• Private insurance • Total grant funds-$5.912 million• Income and Inkind-$1.884 million• Total revenue-$7.796 million

Target Audience

• Physicians• APN• Nurses• PA• Dentists• Dental Hygienists• Clinical Pharmacists

Criteria

• Arkansas AETC programs and services are designed for clinicians of Ryan White Care Act funded programs

• Federally funded community health centers• Corrections facilities• State and local health departments• Minority health care providers• Clinicians caring for persons living with HIV

Services Available• Rapid Treatment Guideline Dissemination• Only National Program focused on Care Act Providers• Case Consultation

1. 870-535-30622. 800-933-3413

• Information Dissemination1. Quarterly HIV Clinician Newsletter2. HIV Website (www.deltaaetc.org)3. Local Monthly newsletter4. E-mail list

Services• Clinical Programs1. 2-day clinical preceptorship courses held

monthly and upon request• Short-course programsShort-course programs1. individually tailored training programs on

HIV/AIDS related topics at or near your workplace

• Technical Assistance1. Ryan White Care Act Funded programs2. HIV/AIDS agencies within the state

Promotion of Interagency Cooperation

• Case consultation by phone • Drug information • infection control recommendations • HIV prevention recommendations • Information about HIV resources • Technical Assistance• Collaboration for Training ventures• Member of Arkansas HIV Services Planning Counsel

Staff Duties• Coordinator/Trainer1. Report submission and quarterly evaluation2. Data collection and Participant tracking 3. Program development 4. Program budget management 5. Annual meeting attendance 6. Office management 7. Collaborating with key agencies 8. Monthly regional conference calls 9. Scheduling and facilitation of short-course trainings 10. Screening of clinical consultation calls and referral to

principal investigator.

Staff Duties

• Principal Investigator1. Provide program direction to coordinator2. Assist in activities provided by AETC3. Submit clinical articles for dissemination

throughout the region4. Provide Clinical Training5. Provide Clinical Consultation by phone,

internet, telemedicine, etc.

Staff Duties

• Consultants/Trainers1. Assist in activities provided by AETC2. Submit clinical articles for dissemination

throughout the region3. Provide Clinical Training4. Provide Clinical Consultation by phone,

internet, telemedicine, etc.

Resources

• http://www.nmaetc.orgNational Minority AETC• http://www.ucsf.edu/hivcntr/National Clinical Consultation Center• http://www.aids-ed.org/AETC National Resource Center

Summary• Arkansas AETC will continue to provide:1. State of the art training2. Clinical capacity building3. Consultation and technical assistance4. Support to the national infrastructure5. Clinical skill building6. Linkage between PH community and academic

health centers7. Improvement of local expertise through the

ongoing mentoring of clinical providers

Kami

Continue to Fight Stigma