1. An AETC and RTC Collaboration: Six Years and Still Going Strong
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4TC Collaboration Meeting
May 28th, 2008

2. Presenters and Collaborators
Laura Armas, MD; Texas/Oklahoma AETC
Andrea Norberg, MS, RN; AETC National Resource Center
Tonia Poteat, MPH, MMSc, PA-C; Southeast ATEC (SEATEC)
Karen Sherman, MA; Health Care Education and Training (HCET), Inc.
Barbara Schechtman, MPH; Midwest ATEC (MATEC)
Jamie Steiger, MPH; AETC National Resource Center
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3. HIV Case-Finding in Family Planning Clinics
Developed in 2002
Six slide sets with speaker notes and handouts
Rationale for Screening
Missed Opportunities for Testing
Considerations for HIV Counseling
Heterosexual Transmission of HIV
Gynecological Manifestations of HIV
Considerations for Implementation
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4. The Collaboration Timeline
Disseminated via website, hard copy, & CD-ROM
Trained family planning clinic staff
Offered audio conference for RTC, PTC, and AETC participants
Presented at 4TC meeting in 2004
Identified need for updates in 2006
Identified additional collaborators at 4TC meeting in 2006
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5. Additional Collaborators through Women’s Health and Wellness Workgroup
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6. HIV Screening and Women’s Health
Updated in
Six slide sets with speaker notes and handouts
Why Test All Our Clients? (combined and updated)
HIV Prevention & Test Counseling: A Client-Centered Approach (updated)
Heterosexual Transmission of HIV (updated, new handout)
Gynecological Manifestations of HIV (updated, new handout)
Testing Options (new)
Considerations for Implementation (updated)
Training exchange in November 2007
93 registrants from AETCs and RTCs
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7. Next Steps Disseminate via website and CD-ROM Promote use by TCs
Monitor feedback
Respond to training requests
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8. Other Related Women’s Health Resources
Clinical Issues Training of Trainers Package
Slide sets with talking points on:
Pap smears and pelvic exams
HPV
Common STDs
System Issues Technical Assistance Package
Slide set on using a fishbone diagram
Guidebook on assessing and remedying barriers to cervical cancer screening
Two Training Exchanges
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9. Benefits of Collaboration
Share expertise
Increase knowledge of everyone represented
Develop relevant resources
Develop plan for resource dissemination to appropriate audiences
Establish working relationships
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10. Lessons Learned
Workgroups foster partnerships between representatives of 4TCs.
Collaborative training efforts support the development of essential care and treatment linkages between the target audience of each TC.
Partnerships between Ryan White and family planning clinics will support the referrals and linkages needed for women living with HIV.
It may be easier to work alone, but a product developed through collaboration is a better product in the end!
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11. All resources available on CD-ROM or on AETC NRC website at
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