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Adherence & Retention

Retention of CHWs

Hi Alison, Some organizations such as the Jamkhed CRHP have retained health workers for over 30 years only paying them indirectly through giving them preference in accessing income generation schemes. I suggest you read up on Jamkhed or access their…
By Alison Malcolm on 11 May 2012 1 Recommendations 2 Replies

Job Opportunity with Health Horizons International (Dominican Republic)

About the Position: Health Horizons International (HHI) is seeking an Executive Director to lead our organization's development and growth in the Dominican Republic. The position demands a passion for global health and community development, a commitment…
By Laura McNulty on 18 Apr 2012 0 Recommendations 0 Replies

Member Spotlight: Rachel Vreeman discusses pediatric ART adherence

Thank you for sharing, Kate! The peer support approach within your program sounds like a very interesting one. I am glad that you brought up the complicated influence of an issue like addiction. Certainly addictions shape the interactions between a child…
By Marie Connelly on 06 Apr 2012 5 Recommendations 17 Replies

ARVs in Uganda for Pediatric HIV Patients: Where Can I Find What Drugs are Available?

The Mildmay Centre (Kampala) includes a paediatric HIV unit - they may have some useful information.
By Pamela Fruechting on 02 Apr 2012 1 Recommendations 5 Replies

PLoS/HIFA2015 Webinar, 28th March 2012: Can Open Access publishing provide Healthcare Information For All by 2015?

Dear GHD Online colleagues, It is well recognised that retention of health workers goes well beyond financial remuneration, and includes the ability of health systems to address the basic needs of health workers. One of these needs is the requirement for…
By Neil Pakenham-Walsh on 19 Mar 2012 0 Recommendations 0 Replies

Advanced Practice Nursing Programs Threatened

Due to fiscal and other constraints, the advanced-practice nursing MSN program at UCSF may be eliminated, a great bane to current students hoping to work as NPs with adults, communities, critical care, HIV care, public health, midwifery, psychiatry,…
By Lauren Cue on 16 Mar 2012 0 Recommendations 0 Replies

Adherence to PrEP

At the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (aka CROI) in Seattle last week, there was a lot of discussion about the important role adherence plays in the efficacy of PrEP. For instance, the Partners PrEP study reported high adherence…
By Jessica Haberer, MD, MS on 12 Mar 2012 0 Recommendations 0 Replies

First ped TB session tomorrow with Dr. Starke. Register today to join us online.

Register today, using the link below, to ensure your spot and to access login guidance. In support of this year’s World TB Day spotlight on Pediatric TB, CORE Group’s Tuberculosis Working Group presents two webinars from world leaders in the fight against…
By Ann Hendrix-Jenkins on 06 Mar 2012 0 Recommendations 0 Replies

Guidelines for Improving Entry Into and Retention in Care and Antiretroviral Adherence for Persons With HIV: Evidence-Based Recommendations From an International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care Panel

Thanks for sharing this........ Jonah K. Pierce RN, ACRN Charge Nurse Infectious Diseases Clinic 1st Floor Memorial Hospital 101 Manning Drive Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Office Phone: 919-843-5980 Clinic Phone: 919-966-7199 Fax: 919-966-4587…
By K. Rivet Amico, PhD on 05 Mar 2012 0 Recommendations 1 Replies

Interested in Clinical Input on new HAART Adherence Diagnostic

Hi Cathie, For sure it will help a lot. Do you think there more information about "urine based diagnostic for HAART adherence"? What about the price, storage and using the diagnostic tool in poor setting area? Best, Juma
By Catherine Klapperich on 02 Mar 2012 0 Recommendations 2 Replies
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Health care professionals exchange methods for improving patient adherence and retention in HIV, TB, and other diseases. In these discussions, members draw on experiences with antiretroviral therapy, DOTS treatment, and chronic disease management.

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K. Rivet Amico, PhD - University of Connecticut

David Bangsberg, MD, MPH - Harvard Initiative for Global Health - HIGH; Harvard Medical School; Massachusetts General Hospital - MGH

Jessica Haberer, MD, MS - Harvard Initiative for Global Health - HIGH; Massachusetts General Hospital - MGH

Jean Nachega, MD, PhD - Johns Hopkins University

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