1. Kathy McLoyd & Sara Zamor
Access to ART (Antiretroviral Therapy) and Viral Suppression Sub-Committee
AVSC Committee
Kathy McLoyd & Sara Zamor
Co-Chairs

2. HIV Continuum of Care

3. AVSC Goals and Strategies
Strategy –
To closely monitor progress across the continuum of care towards decreasing community level Viral Load
Goals-
Increase the number of people who access ART and are virally suppressed.
To decrease the disparities of those less likely to be on ART AND Virally suppressed

4. The AVSC Plan: Learn as much as we can about these two bars
Gather input from the
community
Provide sound
recommendations 4

5. Learning a much as we can about these two bars:
Not on ART
Not Virally Suppressed
On ART
Virally Suppressed 5

6. Learning a much as we can about these two bars:
Literature Review
Characteristics, barriers & best practices
MMP & Client Level Data
Demographic, social & other characteristics
Matrix of Programs & Services
Inventory of existing programs & services 6

7. AVSC COMMITTEE GOING FORWARD 2016: Our Goals
Goal 1 : increase the number of people living with hiv in the Chicagoland area who access art
Goal 2 : Increase the number of people living with HIV in the chicago land area who are
virally suppressed
Goal 3 : Decrease disparities of those less likely to on ART or Virally suppressed
We have three goals and three key action steps……The action steps are linked to the NHAS goals, we have a timeline and expected outcomes for each goal

8. AVSC COMMITTEE GOING FORWARD 2016: Our Action Steps
Continue to monitor HIV Viral suppression in the community
Investigate WHY Young People ARE LESS LIKELY TO BE Virally suppressed
Investigate WHY SOME PROVIDERS ARE POSTPONING ART PRESCRIPTIONS
Identify best practices for adherence support and on going retention and re-engagement activities

9. AVSC COMMITTEE GOING FORWARD 2016: Our Action Steps Continued
Understand barriers to care for people living with HIV/AIDS
Explore disparities among populations, geographic areas and location of services
Monitor the effects of the ACA on accessing and maintaining ART
Understand the impact of Trauma on access to art and Viral suppression
Coordinate with HIV prevention, care and treatment programs

10. AVSC Presentations in 2015
Directly Observed THERAPY& ADHERENCE Best Practices
Anne Statton - PACPI
Using Data to provide targeted help for people who are not virally suppressed
Dr. Cori Bloom QM TEAM
Medical Monitoring Project data and Chicago HIV surveillance data
Ali Gagner - cdph

11. AVSC Presentations in 2015
gaining ground housing Program & adherence best practices
Bria Berger-Gaining Ground
Innovative adherence programs and case management
Gilberto Soberanis - Howard Brown
Treatment adherence counseling and benefits navigation- a special demonstration project
Christopher Raley - Howard brown

12. AVSC CONTACT INFORMATION
KATHY JACOBS- MCLOYD
Sara zamor