Prelaunch review of a Webbased program on clinical care and culturally competent best practices

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Pre-launch review of a Web-based program on
clinical care and culturally competent best
practices for HIV youth
RWCA Grantee Meeting August 30, 2006 Donna
Futterman, MD Stephen Stafford Yolanda Cavalier,
MPH Megan Vanneman, MPH This project is funded
by the Health Resources and Services
Administration, HIV/AIDS Bureau, under contract
231200533009C with WriteProcess, Inc. and John
Snow, Inc.
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Workshop Overview

• Rationale for project
• Project objectives
• Project team
• Content format summary
• Breakout review modules
• Questions discussion

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The Rationale

• Inventory of existing training materials related
  to adolescents, HIV, cultural competency
• Improving treatment
• Improving communication
• Improving cultural competency
• Survey of Title IV clinical providers
• Assessing training needs
• Improving trust communication
• Improving cultural competency

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Projects Objectives

• Develop Web-based curriculum for clinical health
  care providers on adolescent HIV/AIDS that
  explores cultural issues such as race/ethnicity,
  sexuality, gender, and urban or rural issues.
• Address adolescent health issues in the context
  of HIV/AIDS treatment, disease impact, risk
  behavior assessment and coaching.
• Engage providers located in remote geographical
  locations.

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The Team

• HRSA Yolanda Cavalier, MPH Laura Shepherd
• Editors Donna Futterman, MD Stephen Stafford
• Authors
• Marvin Belzer, MD Peter
  Leone, MD
• Larry Friedman, MD Peggy Macy, MSW
• Ana García, PhD April Palmer, MD
• Lisa Henry-Reid, MD Ligia Peralta, MD
• Robert Johnson, MD, FAAP Lori Wiener, PhD
• Managers
• Mira Levinson, MPH, Megan Vanneman, MPH, Deb
  LeBel
• Webmaster Nicolé Mandel

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Content Summary

• Adolescent care cultural competency
• Psychosocial Issues
• Clinical Treatment Considerations
• Prevention with Positives
• Transitioning

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Web-based Multimedia Format

• Didactic content overviews
• Case studies
• Video vignettes
• Text discussion
• Issue sidebars with links downloadable
  materials
• Comprehensive references with active links
• Post-test questions for CME

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BreakoutModule Reviews

• Group 1
• Facilitators
• Futterman Stafford
• Psychosocial Issues
• Clinical Treatment
• Considerations

• Group 2
• Facilitators
• Cavalier Vanneman
• Prevention with Positives
• Transitioning Issues

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Contact Us
Donna Futterman, MD DFutterman_at_AdolescentAIDS.org
Stephen Stafford StephenS_at_AdolescentAIDS.org Yol
anda Cavalier, MPH YCavalier_at_hrsa.gov Megan
Vanneman, MPH Vannemme_at_umdnj.edu 8.30.06