“Better HIV Services, Every Time” was an interactive event hosted by the Center for Human Services in collaboration with University Research Co., LLC.

The event aimed to share practical strategies for improving various aspects of HIV/AIDS prevention, care, support, and treatment with community leaders, policy leaders, public health experts, scientists, researchers, people living with HIV/AIDS, and other stakeholders.

Our technical experts led various “learning stations,” where participants heard short presentations on how quality improvement methods achieve better patient outcomes, participated in small-group discussions based on the presentations, and received supplemental materials, including tool kits and related publications, to aid in future implementation of improvement approaches in HIV/AIDS programming.

There was a reception at the beginning of the event and a networking session at the end. No lectures. No panels.

Date: Thursday, July 26, 2012

Time: 7:30pm – 9:30pm

Location: Session Room 3 (on level three)

Learning station topics:

1. Using Play to Teach Difficult Concepts in HIV Education

Led by Dr. Luz Amparo Pinzon, Senior Content Associate

2. How Can You Improve the Performance of Health Workers?

Led by Dr. Tana Wuliji, Senior Quality Improvement Advisor for Healthcare Workforce Development
& Ms. Lauren Crigler, Senior Quality Improvement Advisor for Workforce Development, Initiatives Inc.

3. Increasing Access to Care and Treatment through Better Integration of HIV Counseling and Testing Services

Led by Dr. Nondumiso Makhunga-Ramfolo, Project Director

4. What is the Most Efficient HIV Program? 

Led by Dr. Edward Broughton, Director of Research and Evaluation

5. Community-based HIV Intervention Program for Hard-to-Reach Populations: Lessons Learned from Research

Led by Dr. Nanmathi Manian, Senior Research Scientist

6. Achieving Functional Integration of TB and HIV Services

Led by Ms. Alisha Smith-Arthur, Associate Director

7. Assuring All HIV-positive Mothers and their Exposed Infants Get All PMTCT Services

Led by Ms. Sara Riese, Technical Advisor
& Ms. Rhea Bright, Quality Improvement Specialist

8. NACS: Better Outcomes through Synergy and Sustainability

Led by Ms. Ina Schonberg, Senior Food Security and Nutrition Advisor & Ms. Tonja Cullen Balogun, Associate Director for Finance and Administration

9. Achieving Patient-centered Chronic HIV Care with Limited Resources

Led by Dr. Suzanne Gaudreault, Senior Quality Improvement Advisor for HIV, TB, Malaria, and Other Infectious Diseases

10. Child Protection Systems in Africa: A Family Approach

Led by Dr. Diana Chamrad, Senior Quality Improvement Advisor for Orphans and Vulnerable Children Programs

11. Mobilizing Community Health Systems to Support HIV Care

Led by Mr. Ram Shrestha, Senior Quality Improvement Advisor for Community Health and Nutrition

Program:

7:30        Reception (complimentary hors d’oeuvres and beverages)

7:50        Welcome by Barbara N. Turner, President

               & Dr. M. Rashad Massoud, Senior Vice President

8:00        Learning Station Visit Round 1 (topic of participant’s choice)

8:20        Learning Station Visit Round 2 (topic of participant's choice)

8:40        Learning Station Visit Round 3 (topic of participant's choice)

9:00        Closing Remarks

9:10        Mingle and Network