HRSA’s Aging and HIV Initiative Launching Webinar Series in May – CHIPTS – Center for HIV Identification, Prevention and Treatment Services

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Summary:

The kick-off of a five-part webinar series in a HRSA aging and HIV initiative will be held May 13th.

The series is part of the HRSA Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part F SPNS Aging with HIV Initiative that supports and evaluates emerging interventions to comprehensively screen and manage comorbidities, geriatric conditions, behavioral health, and psychosocial needs of people with HIV aged 50 years and older.

SPNS Aging with HIV Initiative – Part F

The Emerging Strategies to Improve Health Outcomes for People Aging with HIV (Aging with HIV Initiative) supports and evaluates groundbreaking interventions that seek to improve the well-being of people with HIV ages 50 and older served by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP).

Funded by HRSA’s RWHAP Part F: Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS), the interventions being tested at each Aging with HIV Initiative demonstration site employ the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) implementation science framework to:

Implement emerging strategies that comprehensively screen and manage comorbidities, geriatric conditions, behavioral health, and psychosocial needs of people 50 years and older with HIV.
Assess the uptake and integration of emerging strategies.
Understand implementation processes, including assessing specific implementation strategies.
Understand and document broader contextual factors affecting implementation.
Evaluate the impact of the emerging strategies.
Document and disseminate the emerging strategies.

Learn more: https://targethiv.org/spns/aging

HRSA Aging and HIV Webinar Series

This session, “Enhancing Workforce Capacity for Care in HIV and Aging Populations,” is the first webinar in a five-part series, which will focus on enhancing workforce capacity in HIV and aging care. Experts from University of Chicago and Yale University will discuss effective strategies for training healthcare providers, addressing workforce gaps, and implementing best practices in HIV and aging care.

Learning objectives:

Understand the essential workforce competencies for providing quality care to aging adults with HIV.
Learn about successful training initiatives from demonstration sites.
Explore strategies to bridge workforce gaps and sustain quality care services.

Healthcare professionals, community health workers, social workers, policymakers, educators & researchers in public health, gerontology, and social work, and others interested in aging and HIV care are strongly encouraged to attend the first webinar session.