• Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Meeting Update: Registration Deadlines
• CAREWare Adds New Features
• NQC TA Call on Using Data for Quality Improvement: July 10, 3:00 pm ET
• Web Conferences on Allocation and Expenditure Reporting Requirements for Parts C and D: July
• Waikiki Health Center Featured as Face of Ryan White on TARGET Center
• Web Conference on HIPAA and Data Sharing, Part II: July 24, 2:00 pm ET
• HRSA/HAB's Douglas, Morales are Honored

OTHER NEWS

• Updated Prevention and Treatment Guidelines for Opportunistic Infections

Updated Prevention and Treatment Guidelines for Opportunistic Infections~

HRSA/HAB NEWS

Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Meeting Update: Registration Deadlines
The 2008 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Meeting will be held August 25-28, 2008 in Washington, DC.  Don’t forget to register for the conference and reserve your hotel room.  To receive the conference room rate, based on availability, make your hotel reservation by July 31.  If you need to cancel your meeting registration, do so by July 18 to receive a full refund, less a $25 processing fee.

Register, reserve your hotel room.

CAREWare Adds New Features
CAREWare, the Ryan White data management software, has been upgraded.  New features include: Performance Measures Module (PMM); the Provider Data Import feature initiated by the Part A grantee in Denver that enables data imports from non-CAREWare users; unduplicated central administrator custom reports for grantees running CAREWare over a network; a new filter to check for duplicates when adding new clients; a 2008 Federal Poverty Level calculator; and a Custom Report Field.

To access the latest edition, see “Highlights” on the home page at the TARGET Center.

Download the Performance Measures Module.:

NQC TA Call on Using Data for Quality Improvement: July 10, 3:00 pm ET
The next NQC TA call, "Using Data for Quality Improvement,” will take place on July 10, 3:00 - 4:00 pm ET.  The learning objectives for the call include: 1) identify data sources to be used for quality improvement and analyze data points and data trends to identify key findings; 2) prioritize data results to implement action steps to improve HIV care and services; and ) learn how to access benchmarking reports and best practices on how to share data and findings.  Space is limited, so register now.

After you register, you will receive a confirmation e-mail with the call-in number for the meeting and instructions for logging on to the Webex Internet session.

The National Quality Center is funded by HRSA/HAB to provide technical assistance on quality improvement to grantees of all Parts.  For more information on the National Quality Center or to request on-site technical assistance.

Web Conferences on Allocation and Expenditure Reporting Requirements for Parts C and D: July
HRSA/HAB is conducting a series of Web-based sessions in July focusing on allocation and expenditure reporting requirements for Part C and Part D grantees.

*Part C Reporting Requirements: Tuesday, July 15, 1:30 - 4:00 pm ET or Thursday, July24, 1:30 - 4:00 pm ET
*Part D Reporting Requirements: Thursday, July 17, 1:30 - 4:00 pm ET or Monday, July 21, 1:30 - 4:00 pm ET

Register for the web conferences.

Recordings of the conferences will also be available.

Waikiki Health Center Featured as Face of Ryan White on TARGET Center
Mobility counts in Hawaii.  Waikiki Health Center in Honolulu has provided primary health care and support services to area residents for over 35 years.  The only Part C EIS grantee in the area, services are provided via the main clinic in the city center while three satellite clinics serve the outlying North Shore and Windward communities.  Services include a primary care medical center, youth outreach (for runaway and homeless youth through a drop-in center and adolescent clinic), Care-a-Van (health and social services to the homeless in parks, beaches, or on the street), STD/HIV services, and Friendly Neighbors volunteers that provide an array of support services.  See their photo and learn more about the program.

Interested in getting your program featured as a Face of Ryan White?  Submit a photo and a brief summary of a resource (e.g. protocol, program innovation) from which other Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program grantees could benefit.  Submit.

Web Conference on HIPAA and Data Sharing, Part II: July 24, 2:00 pm ET
The web conference, "HIPAA and Data Sharing, Part II," is the second in an occasional series of web conferences addressing common data challenges faced by Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program grantees.  It will take place Thursday, July 24 from 2:00 – 3:00 pm ET.  In HIPAA and Data Sharing, Part I, the types of entities and transactions that are covered by HIPAA were presented. This second web conference will focus on the types of information that are covered by HIPAA and the impact of HIPAA on data sharing practices such as data collection, data management, and  RDR data reporting.  Register for the webcast and download accompanying materials.

Participants are encouraged to register at least one day in advance in order to ensure that computers meet the technical requirements for viewing the web conference.

This webcast is presented by the Ryan White Data TA Cooperative Agreement.  More resources related to the use of data by Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program grantees.

Two Commissioned Corps officers who work in HRSA/HAB received high honors in June at the 2008 U.S. Public Health Service Scientific and Training Symposium in Tucson.

CAPT Hilda Douglas, deputy director of HAB’s Division of Service Systems since 2000, was presented the Stanley J. Kissel Award, the highest honor a Health Services Officer can receive. It recognizes an individual whose career accomplishments have resulted in outstanding contributions to the Nation’s health and to the mission of the Public Health Service (PHS).  CAPT Jose ‘Rafi’ Morales, medical director for HAB’s Global HIV/AIDS Program, received the Juan Carlos Finlay Award, which honors individuals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, initiative, and dedication in improving health services for Hispanics.

CAPT Douglas received the Kissel Award for leadership in providing care, treatment, and services to the medically underserved throughout her career and for her myriad accomplishments as a PHS officer. As deputy division director, CAPT Douglas helps the director oversee a $1.8 billion Federal grant program for health care and support services for people living with HIV/AIDS under Parts A and B of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. In addition, she monitors over $2 million in technical assistance services to support national program efforts.

CAPT Morales joined HAB in 2000 as chief of the Comprehensive Family Services Branch. In 2003, he was named chief medical officer and director of the Division of Community Based Programs and in 2007 became medical director for HAB’s Global HIV/AIDS Program. In this post, he administers guidance to over 200 programs which provide HIV/ AIDS care in nine countries in Africa and the Caribbean.

For more information on the awards, see the June issue of “Inside HRSA”.

OTHER NEWS

Updated Prevention and Treatment Guidelines for Opportunistic Infections
Two updated sets of guidelines dealing with opportunistic infections in HIV-infected patients have been released.  The previous versions of the opportunistic infections guidelines had information on either prevention or treatment. The new guidelines combine prevention and treatment information in a single document and are broken down by patient population (i.e., adults and adolescents, children).  Both sets of guidelines were prepared by the Opportunistic Infections Working Group under the auspices of the NIH’s Office of AIDS Research.  These documents have been submitted for publication to CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) and should be considered final drafts.  Readers should be aware that the content of the drafts might differ from the content of future published versions.  The updated guidelines are available for download from AIDSinfo.

In addition to the resources listed above, don’t forget to check out these other HAB resources, which are updated regularly.

TARGET Center, Central Source for Ryan White TA

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