Presentation Event
2020 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care & Treatment
Organization
Crescent Care
Presenter(s)
Katherine Conner, Joseph Olsen
Description
In December 2016 CrescentCare began linking individuals newly diagnosed with within 72-hours through the CrescentCare START Initiative. We compared linkage and viral suppression between those under and over 24 years old. We found similar successful outcomes for both age cohorts in our intervention.
Learning Objectives
- Identify key workflow steps in developing an immediate test and start program at a Ryan White-funded agency.
- Recognize the potential impact of rapid viral suppression among youth.
- Discuss coordination of federal, state, city, and health center programs needed to implement a rapid antiretroviral initiation program.
Event Details
2020 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care & Treatment
Innovative System-level Models for HIV Service Delivery
Rapid ART and Improving Linkage to HIV Care
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