AIDS Education & Training Center (AETC) CAI offers other programs related to HIV/AIDS. Targeted Audiences: Health professionals directly involved in HIV/AIDS Treatment: physicians physician assistants nurses nurse practitioners dentists dental hygienists mental health professionals midwives Health care support service personnel: HIV educators case managers social workers substance abuse counselors administrators other allied health professionals Staff of Ryan White CARE Act supported programs and HRSA supported facilities: community and migrant health centers health care for the homeless maternal & child health facilities family planning facilities ***Especially those serving underserved, remote, minority or incarcerated populations. Since 1988, CAI has been a Local Performance Site (LPS) for the Ryan White CARE Act’s AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC) under the New York/New Jersey AETC program coordinated by the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The National AETC Program supports 14 regional centers that conduct clinical HIV education and training programs for health care providers. The purpose of the AETC program is to improve the care of people living with HIV/AIDS by supporting state-of-the-art clinical consultation, education, and training for clinicians serving this population. Specifically, the program targets providers serving minority populations, the homeless, rural communities, incarcerated persons, and Ryan White CARE Act-funded sites, as well as primary health care clinicians such as physicians, physician assistants, nurses, dentists, and pharmacists. Training is also available for health service support personnel to sustain consistent counseling and treatment adherence. As a local LPS for the NY/NJ AETC, CAI is capable of designing training programs tailored to an individual institution or organization's needs and to the needs of the geographic region it serves. Faculty & Approach CAI is known for its dynamic, interactive, competency based and skills building training programs. Within the AETC program, CAI delivers didactic, skills building, clinical training and preceptorships, clinical guidance, and case conferencing, as well as technical assistance activities. The faculty is made up of experts in HIV care and patient management from leading medical centers, universities, community health centers, and community-based organizations. Courses available include a comprehensive catalog of topics that range from the latest information of HIV care, management, treatment, psychosocial issues, and reimbursement issues to basic information for those just entering HIV practice. CAI trainers are dynamic, culturally diverse, front line experts from all disciplines: medical, nursing, dental, mental health, social work, and community organizing. Trainings Examples of training offerings include: Cultural Competency in the Clinical Setting Dental Care and Oral Health Trainings Drug Interactions HAART HIV and Women Pre-Conception Counseling GYN Care Menopause Perinatal Transmission Obstetrical Management Treatment Issues for Women HIV Co-Morbidities HIV Treatment Updates Integration of Health Beliefs into Clinical Care Mental Health Secondary Prevention, Prevention for Positives Substance Abuse Issues and HIV Treatment Adherence The above-listed topics are not exhaustive. If your agency needs training on a specific issue that is not listed above, please let us know; we can design programs to fit particular needs. Additionally, in collaboration with the partners in the AETC, custom programs can be developed to meet the unique needs of an agency, professional organization, or provider group. Continuing Medical Education (physician) and Continuing Education Units (nursing) are available for all programs offered by the AETC. CAI AETC Targeted Areas/Regions All Fidelis Care providers NYC Health and Hospital Corporation facilities citywide Association for Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC) Village Center for Care See http://www.nynjaetc.org for further information. Federally-funded Training Centers Consortium Contact For further information about HIV/AIDS training programs, please contact Julie Mathew at (212) 594-7741 or e-mail MLane@cicatelli.org Cicatelli Associates Incorporated, 505 Eighth Avenue, Suite 1600, New York, NY  10018 phone: (212) 594-7741 / fax: (212) 629-3321 http://www.cicatelli.org If you experience problems browsing this page, please send e-mail to webmaster © Copyright 2004, Cicatelli Associates Inc. site map