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

2. NYLinks LIRG - suffolk county May 18th, 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. Hudson river healthcare: rapid hiv treatment
Aisha khan, md

7. Designing the perfect system

8. Each Team will designate a recorder to draw a process flow map for each step in the cascade
Teams review the current process steps for linkage, engagement/retention, and viral load suppression, draw a process flow map for each of these areas.
Each team identifies ways that these processes can be improved, streamlined or strengthened by eliminating unnecessary steps, adding steps or improving steps.
Put the improved processes together into a single process flow that begins with testing and culminates with suppression.
Goals for each step should be linkage to care within 3 days, ART initiation at that visit, people engaged in care as evidenced by 1 visit within 12 months, people are virally suppressed.

9. OR
Using their current knowledge, teams create from scratch a perfect system of steps from linkage, engagement/retention, and viral load suppression, drawing a process flow map for each of these areas
Each team identifies each step of the process, using as many steps as necessary.
Create a single process flow that begins with testing and culminates with suppression.
Goals for each step should be linkage to care within 3 days of a new diagnosis with ARV initiation at that visit, people engaged in care as evidenced by 1 visit within 12 months, people are virally suppressed.

10. Peer Treatment Support Program

11. Program launch History of consumer involvement
Collaboration between RW Part D and LRTA
Qualities sought
Involvement of clinical and care coordination staff
Application process
Official launch – September 2016

12. Program development Initial meeting and orientation to program
Training, training, training
Monthly meetings
Involvement of care coordinators and other team members
Expansion of Peer role with each new grant year

13. Current activities
Self-management class facilitation, promotion and logistical support
Outreach and education
Individual peer support in areas of retention, adherence, overall health and wellness

14. Benefits for Peers Enhanced nutritional support
Extensive training including Chronic Disease Self-Management Program, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Mindful Eating
Health and wellness lending library (print and audio books)
Completion of NYS Peer Worker Certification if interested
Increased self-confidence

15. Benefits for Stony Brook
Additional support for program engagement and retention efforts
Improved health outcomes
Excellent means to solicit ideas for program improvement
Peers are assuming leadership roles and providing peer support in a wide variety of venues and capacities within and outside of Stony Brook

16. Plans for the future
Training for Peers on trauma-informed care and behavioral health
Increase number of patients receiving Peer support
Expand types of support offered by Peers

17. For more information
Sofia Porres, MA Retention Specialist Katelin Thomas, MPH, MCHES SPARC Project Coordinator x303

18. lunch How can we increase consumer involvement?
What can we do to introduce and/or increase rapid hiv treatment for patients?

19. Aids institute : utilizing digital technology
Mark thompson

20. Stigma reduction work

21. 2018 goals & call to action

22. 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

23. 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?

24. Contact information
Contact information Long Island regional lead: Febuary D’Auria – Sr. program Manager NYLinks: Steven Sawicki - Director, consumer affairs: Daniel Tietz – Director, nys quality of care program: Daniel Belanger –