Description: This updated guidance offers health care providers recommendations on providing care to newly displaced HIV-infected adults, children, and pregnant women who have yet to secure care in the areas where they have relocated. It includes information on initial assessment of the displaced HIV-infected patient and on general strategies for medication management of the patient, including specific guidance on antiretroviral therapy, care for HIV-infected pregnant women, on prophylaxis for opportunistic infections (OIs), and on vaccinations in the setting of HIV infection.

More information and additional clinical guidelines

CDC and its partners are pursuing a High-Impact Prevention approach to reducing new HIV infections, and they have published a High-Impact Prevention brochure. High-Impact Prevention efforts use combinations of scientifically proven, cost-effective, and scalable interventions targeted to the right populations in the right geographic areas, and focus on maximizing overall reductions in new HIV infections and increasing health equity. It is designed to maximize the impact of prevention efforts for all Americans at risk for HIV infection.

View an online copy of the brochure

CDC recently announced the availability of an updated fact sheet titled HIV among Transgender People. This fact sheet provides information and statistics on diagnoses of HIV infection and AIDS in transgender people. Prevention challenges and CDC programs that focus on transgender people living with HIV/AIDS and transgender people at risk for HIV infection are also detailed.

Fact Sheet

A comprehensive HIV care model was developed to meet the complex needs of HIV patients, with support from the Ryan White program, the Veterans Administration, and others, and this paper identifies the essential components of an effective HIV care model.
This article was first published online on October 20, 2011.

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Due to overwhelming interest from health centers asking for more opportunities to learn about the FREE HIV capacity building assistance offered by the AETC NCHCMC, two additional conference call dates have been scheduled. If your health center is interested in expanding its services to include HIV care and treatment then you are invited to participate in either of these calls to learn how your center can apply for this unique capacity building opportunity.

	November 7th at 11am-12pm EST
	November 7th at 3pm-4pm EST
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	For more information contact the AETC NCHCMC staff at infor@nchcmc.org, call 202-232-6749 or visit their website at http://nchcmc.org/

Learning objectives for this call include understanding the importance of quality management in case management and other non-clinical care areas, learning practical examples how to apply quality management principles in non-clinical service areas, and learning about existing non-clinical indicators and successful strategies from peer grantees.
Seats are limited, register soon.

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Consider submitting a conference presentation proposal for the 24th Annual National Conference on Social Work and HIV/AIDS, to be held in Miami, May 24-26, 2012. The conference will highlight the Affordable Care Act, an initiative that seeks to improve health care access to millions by expanding Medicaid coverage. The Act also seeks to eliminate discrimination based on the presence of pre-existing conditions. New challenges and opportunities that exist for the front-line HIV social worker as our nation moves toward health care reform will be considered.
Note: Proposal submissions will be accepted until December 15th.

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The HIV Corrections Fellowship is a one-year program that aims to address the pressing need for expanded care of HIV-infected persons in correctional facilities. Primarily based in the Los Angeles County Jail, the HIV Corrections Fellow will receive comprehensive training in HIV Medicine and will learn how to effectively implement this care within correctional and community settings.
Note: Applications will be accepted until December 31, 2011.

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The HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) is pleased to announce their annual call for applicants for the HIVMA Minority Clinical Fellowship program. A growing shortage of HIV medical providers coupled with increased demand for HIV care leaves some of the communities hardest hit by HIV disease in the U.S. without access to HIV medical providers. The fellowship program supports underrepresented minority physicians (of African-American or Latino descent) in obtaining a concentrated year of clinical training in HIV medicine. The goal of the program is to increase the pool of physicians from communities that have been disproportionately affected by HIV disease.
Note: Applications for the 2012-2013 program will be accepted until January 2, 2011.

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For more information contact Julio J. Fonesca at (703) 299-5168 or email jfonesca@hivma.org.