| Goal |
To
expedite the dissemination of data from research. |
| Objective
#1 |
To provide
accurate information concerning current Federally approved treatments
for HIV-related conditions.
|
|
Action
Steps
|
Through the use of reference specialists, provide appropriate treatment
information to callers, drawing on NLM's database of AHCPR guidelines, in
addition to NIH, CDC and other Federal agency guidelines and consensus statements. |
|
Description
|
AIDS Treatment Information Service |
|
Resources
|
FY95
|
FY96
|
FY97
|
|
$
75,000
|
$
0
|
$
0
|
|
Populations
Served
|
HIV-positive
individuals, primary care practitioners, case managers, and allied health
professionals. |
|
Constituency
Involvement
|
HIV-positive
individuals and advocacy groups as well as health care professionals. |
| Objective
#2 |
To
provide accurate information to service providers and consumers concerning
management of early HIV infection. |
|
Action
Steps
|
A
panel of experts reviewed relevant literature and summarized findings into
specific clinical practice guidelines, which stress the importance of preventing
HIV-related opportunistic infections and the link between prevention and
early diagnosis. Approximately 2.7 million copies of guideline-related documents
have been distributed. |
|
Description
|
Dissemination
of AHCPR's HIV-Related Clinical Guidelines. |
|
Resources
|
FY95
|
FY96
|
FY97
|
|
$
60,000
|
$
200,000
|
$
200,000
|
|
Populations
Served
|
Clinical
practitioners, individuals with HIV infection, and those persons caring
for persons with HIV. |
|
Constituency
Involvement
|
Clinicians,
HIV positive persons, and caregivers. |
| Objective
#3 |
To
assess effective and ineffective dissemination strategies employed by community-based
HIV education programs. |
|
Action
Steps
|
Examined
organizational strategies used by several community-based HIV education
agencies. Completed in FY 96. |
|
Description
|
Effective
Strategies of AIDS Programs in San Francisco. |
|
Resources
|
FY95
|
FY96
|
FY97
|
|
$
60,000
|
$
200,000
|
NA
|
| *
Part of overall operating budget. |
|
Populations
Served
|
Community-based
HIV education agencies in San Francisco |
|
Constituency
Involvement
|
Advocacy
organizations and persons with HIV were included in the research. |
| Objective
#4 |
Develop
Consumer Guide on Use of Zidovudine for the Prevention of Perinatal HIV
Infection (076 Guide). |
|
Action
Steps
|
Developed
guide and related materials which describe the recommendations of the PHS
Task Force on the Use of Zidovudine to Reduce Perinatal Transmission of
HIV, based on results of AIDS Clinical Trials Group 076. Provided the information
in a format and reading level that consumers can comprehend. |
|
Description
|
This
guide and related materials will inform pregnant women with HIV about the
use of zidovudine (AZT) for the prevention of perinatal HIV infection. |
|
Resources
|
FY95
|
FY96
|
FY97
|
|
$
15,000
|
$
0
|
$
0
|
|
Populations
Served
|
Pregnant
women and women of child-bearing age who have HIV. |
|
Constituency
Involvement
|
HIV
infected individuals and advocacy groups were involved in the development
and review of the guide. The guide is cosponsored by multiple Federal and
non-Federal agencies. |
