Tag: Primary care

Module 1: Basic Knowledge on HIV Care

Session 1 Nov 7, 2019	Lecture 1: History & Epidemiology Lecture 2: Clinical Course of HIV	Dr. Angelo Ramos Dr. Karl Evans Henson
Session 2 Nov 14, 2019	Lecture 3: First Visit Lecture 4: PhilHealth & OHAT	Dr. Kate Leyritana Dr. Mary Ann Remonte
Session 3 Nov 21, 2019	Lecture 5: TB & HIV	Dr. Christine Penalosa-Ramos
Session 4 Nov 28, 2019	Lecture 6: Common Opportunistic Infections	Dr. Cybele Abad
Session 5 Dec 5, 2019	Lecture 7: ART Dosing & Side Effects	Dr. Kate Leyritana
Session 6 Dec 12, 2019	Lecture 8: Follow-up of patients on treatment	Dr. Joseph Buensalido
Session 7 Dec 19, 2019	Lecture 9: Adherence	Ed Busi
Session 8 Jan 7, 2020	Lecture 10: Treatment Failure and Resistance	Dr. Edsel Salvana

Module 2: Advanced Knowledge on HIV Care

Session 9 Jan 9, 2020	Lecture 11: Non-Infectious Neurological Issues	Dr. Michelle Anlacan
Session 10 Jan 16, 2020	Lecture 12: Mental Health & Crisis Management, and Counseling	Ivy Hapitan
Session 11 Jan 23, 2020	Lecture 13: Dermatology Lecture 14: Nutrition & Wellness	Dr. Coco Tiongson Sir Arvin Orajay
Session 12 Jan 30, 2020	Lecture 15: PEP, PrEP, SRR	Dr. Dessi Roman
Session 13 Feb 6, 2020	Lecture 16: Substance Abuse & Harm Reduction Lecture 17: Hepatitis and HIV	Rod Olete Dr. Edhel Tripon
Session 14 Feb 13, 2020	Lecture 18: Prevention of Mother- to-Child Transmission Lecture 19: Pediatric HIV	Dr. Helen Madamba Dr. Jing Pagcatipunan
Session 15 Feb 20, 2020	Lecture 20: SOGIESC Lecture 21: Transhealth	Naomi Fontanos Dr. Jojo Sescon
Session 16 Feb 27, 2020	Lecture 22: HIV Stigma and Discrimination Lecture 23: STI & Management	Dr. Louie Ocampo Dr. Evalyn Roxas
Session 17 Mar 5, 2020	Lecture 24: RA 11166 Lecture 25: Self Care	Marcel Millam Dr. Ronald Castillo

Supplemental Session 1	COVID 101	Dr. Kate Leyritana
Supplemental Session 2	Life in the Time of COVID	Dr. Angelo Ramos
	Continuity of Care	Benj Baguingan
Supplemental Session 3	COVID-19 and HIV, Sex and Intimacy	Dr. Louie Ocampo
Supplemental Session 4	Mental Health Awareness During a Pandemic	Dr. Gia Sison Dr. RJ Naguit
	Risk Communication	Prof. Buenalyn Ramos-Mortel

http – HIV Telehealth Training Program

Telehealth is a means of delivering education through telecommunication technologies. Elsewhere in the world, telehealth has made it easier for healthcare workers in remote field settings to obtain guidance from professionals in the diagnosis, care, and referral of patients. Whereas telemedicine serves as the clinical application of technology, telehealth encompasses a broader scope, and aims to enhance both healthcare delivery and health education.

The rapid and consistent increase in the new cases of HIV in the Philippines calls for an equally aggressive response from medical providers to provide adequate care.  One of the current gaps in HIV healthcare is seen in the lack of formally trained providers to man the front lines of the treatment hubs and primary care facilities that cater to over 50,000 patients. The lack of a formal HIV Medicine training program and the paucity of Infectious Diseases specialists have led physicians of all specialties, nurses, social workers, and peer educators to provide primary healthcare as numerous HIV treatment centers are opened each year.

In an effort to augment current practices in HIV healthcare provider training, Sustained Health Initiatives of the Philippines (SHIP) organized the HIV Primary Care Skills upbuilding workshops in 2015. The workshop emphasized management of clinical scenarios, holistic HIV care, and engagement of the network of HIV healthcare providers. The generous feedback of participants in the workshops revealed how continuing medical education of HIV providers is a sound should be provided. However, it presented a significant logistical and financial investment for some.

To engage a greater number of healthcare providers, the power of internet and technology should be leveraged. The potential of a technology-driven learning program can overcome the Philippines’ innate geographical setbacks, and may prove to be a cost effective to provide training. Inspired by the success of the nationwide HIV telehealth training program of HAIVN in Vietnam, the HIV Telehealth Program will engage experts to lead issue-driven case study training and discussion in clinical and system-based care based on existing guidelines, updates on policies, and implementation of quality improvement activities, provide didactic training.

Telehealth allows for providers from multiple locations to connect simultaneously with a central team of experts, allowing for experience sharing and peer-to-peer learning between clinical sites. Learning is exponential, as participants can  also serve as hubs of information of the institutions within their jurisdiction. The three main tenets of telehealth are:

• Longitudinal co-management of patients with specialists and case-based learning
• Opportunities to learn from other community-based primary care physicians working in similar settings
• Short didactic presentations on topics relevant to the case discussions

http aims to achieve the following objectives:

1. to increase the knowledge base and skillsets of HIV healthcare providers in HIV primary care, management of opportunistic infections and co-occurring diseases, other issues surrounding HIV care
2. to improve the communication and referral system among hubs and paramedical services
3. to recommend this program to policy makers in the health ministry for nationwide scale-up                 

This program hopes that building up the knowledge and skill of the HIV healthcare provider will be translated to improved patient outcomes, better patient retention in care, towards the UNAIDS 90-90-90 target (90% of people living with HIV diagnosed-90% on treatment-90% virally suppressed).

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The Pilot Class is made up of participants from

• Antipolo SHC
• Bacoor SHC
• Cainta Reproductive Wellness and SHC
• Chinese General Hospital
• DOH Regional Office IV-A
• Imus Reproductive and Wellness Center
• Laguna Medical Center
• Love Yourself Inc
• Muntinlupa Reproductive Health & Wellness Clinic
• Ospital ng Biñan
• San Pablo City SHC

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