1. Let’s end aids, long island.
Get tested. Treat early. Stay safe,

2. NYLinks LIRG - nassau county May 16th, 2018

3. meeting overview

4. Ending the Epidemic
Facilitate rapid access to hiv treatment with patient consent
Establish goals regarding viral suppression rates and monitor progress
Take steps to eliminate the long standing problem of stigma

5. Introductions & Site updates

6. CENTERS OF CARE
Nassau University Medical Center
A. Holly Patterson Extended Care Facility
Family Health Centers
Elmont • Westbury • Hempstead • Roosevelt
VL Suppression QI Plan
2201 Hempstead Turnpike East Meadow, NY NUMC

7. 1. Real time notification of patients not suppressed for most recent VL
In real time
LRTA
2. Develop list of patients not suppressed for any VL during the month
Monthly IT
3. Review ART history and retention in care.
4. Discuss issues related
to unsuppressed VL in multi- disciplinary meeting
CQI Team
5. Review barriers/obstacles to VL S for each patient and for the Unsuppressed group.
6. Share data and review interventions during Program Team Meetings.
HIV Program Team

8. From:
Sent: Friday, May 11, :08 PM
To: Janice Verley; Shadab Ahmed; Tabassum Yasmin; Hamid Reza Pahlevan
Subject: HIV Viral Quantitation Real Time PCR Alert
The new HIV Viral Quantitation Real Time PCR result for OILETT, DYANN, have
result equal to or greater then 200.
MRN: H
Pt Loc: 9 EAST
Result Value:

9. Linkage, Retention and Adherence Program
CQI Team:
HIV Program Director
Linkage, Retention and Adherence Program
Medical Case Management Program
HIV Mental Health Program
Data Manager, HIV Program

10. VLS Meeting Dates & Report Month 2017 Number of patients discussed
January (3/7/17) 18
February (3/21/17) 10
March (5/2/17)
March (5/9/17)
9 (Total 27 for March)
April (5/30/17) 7
April (6/6/17)
8 (Total 15 for April)
May (7/11/17) 6
June(7/11/17) 9
July(9/15/17)
August (9/15/17)
September (10/17/17) 5
October (11/28/17)
November (1/2/18)
9 (Part 1)
November (1/25/18)
6 (Part 2) Total 15 patients
December (1/25/18) 14
Total : 152 high viral load cases

11. VLS January -December 2017 - Drill Down Table
Name/Issue
Unstable housing
Substance abuse
Mental Health
Job/Financial
Disclosure
Pill size & quantity
Medication Side Effect
Domestic Violence
New Diagnosis
Highly Resistant
Forgets Meds
language/cultural
pharmacy
Alcohol
Prescriptions
Other
Depression
PTSD
Denial
prior-auth
refills x
thought was getting wrong meds from pharmacy
insurance issues
transportation
insurance not paying for meds
no insurance
ADAP inactive

12. 104 Patient DV2 MH43 HR5 Substance19 Financial25 Meds NEW Forgetx X
no ins.
ins. 7 5 1 13 6 2 4 34 25 11 18
104 Patient 
HOUSING7
Substance19
MH43
Financial25
Disclosure6
Meds
DV2
NEW
HR5
Forget
Pharmacy

19. Consumer Involvement
Consumer involvement in qi is an essential element for hiv qm programs in nys, helping programs to achieve sustainable health outcomes.
It is an expectation of all hiv providers, defined explicitly in the qoc standards, and assessed in all the organizational assessment of hiv qm programs.
The qoc program offered the following consumer involvement capacity building activities:

20. Consumer involvement Training consumers in quality (TCQ)
Training consumers in quality training-of-trainer program (TCQplus)
Consumer quality training academy
Health care stories project
The living cascade
Long Island Reginal Meeting Nassau PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY – THANK YOU!!
Meeting Date: May 16, 2016

21. Center for AIDS Research and Treatment Peer Worker Program
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22. Training Volunteers to be Peer Workers
Center for AIDS Research and Treatment Peer Worker Program
Building Support
Planning the Program
Training Staff
Training Volunteers to be Peer Workers
Finding Continued Funding and Use of Incentives
Evaluating Peer Worker Programs
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23. Taking the Message to Social Media
Use of Smartphone Apps
Use of Social Media Platforms

24. break

25. Stigma reduction work

26. northwell - cyaaph: rapid hiv treatment
David Rosenthal, md
NYSDOH- Bureau of hiv/aids epidemiology

27. lunch How can we increase consumer involvement?
How can we utilize social media to reach patients?
What can we do to introduce and/or increase rapid hiv treatment for patients?

28. Aids institute : utilizing digital technology
Mark thompson

29. Meeting wrap-up
Next Meeting: NYLINKS regional collaborative meeting Tuesday September 19th, 2018, Perry B. Duryea, Jr. NYS office, 250 veterans memorial hwy. hauppauge, ny 11788
Sharing of 2017 cascades and qi plans
Nys medical monitoring project presentation
What kind of topics do you want to address?

30. Contact information
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