AETC Related Links
AIDS Education and Training Center Resources
AETC National Resource Center: www.aidsetc.org
This website provides a central repository for the AETC program resources, and contact information for training materials developed within the AETC network.
AETC National Evaluation Center: www.ucsf.edu/aetcnec/
The AETC National Evaluation Center’s mission is to provide leadership in the development, design, testing, and dissemination of effective evaluation models. The NEC works with AETC clinical education and training programs to determine the effect of their activities on provider behavior and clinical practice, with respect to changes in knowledge, skills, clinical practice behavior, and improved patient outcomes.
National HIV/AIDS Clinicians’ Consultation Center (NCCC): www.ucsf.edu/hivcntr
The NCCC is a national resource for clinicians to obtain timely, expert and appropriate responses to clinical questions related to:
- Treatment of persons with HIV infection
- Health care worker exposure to HIV and other blood-borne pathogens
- Treatment of HIV-infected pregnant women and their infants
Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network: www.attcnetwork/org
The Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center (Pacific Southwest) is designed to enhance knowledge and expertise in addiction treatment and recovery by disseminating clinical and research information. We also develop, revise and distribute curricula based on research products and form partnerships with local and regional stakeholders to ensure that the training needs of the region are identified and met.
The goals of Pacific Southwest are to: develop an infrastructure to assess the needs of the region and promote technology transfer of proven treatment services; enhance knowledge and expertise in addiction treatment and recovery services by disseminating clinical and research information; upgrade the standards of professional practice for addiction workers to increase the number, quality, and cultural competence of substance abuse treatment professionals; and develop scientifically-based substance use disorders curricula and encourage academic institutions to train and educate pre-service students and practitioners
AETC National Multicultural Center: www.aetcnmc.org/
The AETC-NMC represents a national network of clinicians, educators and trainers with expertise in cultural competency and the management of HIV/AIDS.
HIV/AIDS Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration: hab.hrsa.gov
HRSA is the US government funding agency for many HIV/AIDS related training and education activities in the US and internationally.
University of California, San Francisco AIDS-Related Resources
International Training & Education Center for Health: www.go2itech.org
The International Training and Education Center for Health (I-TECH) is a collaboration between the University of Washington and the University of California, San Francisco. It is a center in the University of Washington’s Department of Global Health and has offices throughout Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. I-TECH’s 700 worldwide staff work in partnership with local ministries of health, universities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), medical facilities, and other organizations to support the development of a skilled health work force and well-organized national health delivery systems. I-TECH’s activities occur primarily in the following technical areas:
• Health system strengthening
• Health workforce development
• Operations research and evaluation
• Prevention, care, and treatment of infectious diseases
AIDS Policy Research Center: ari.ucsf.edu/programs/policy.aspx
Seeks to improve international, national, state, and local responses to challenges posed by the HIV/AIDS epidemic by conducting policy research and facilitating progressive interaction between UCSF research and policy decision-making.
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS): www.caps.ucsf.edu
The mission of CAPS is to conduct domestic and international research to prevent the acquisition of HIV and to optimize health outcomes among HIV-infected individuals.
HIV InSite: hivinsite.ucsf.edu
Provides comprehensive, up-to-date information on HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and policy from the University of California San Francisco.
AIDS Policy Research Center’s Resources for Prevention with Positives: ari.ucsf.edu/programs/policy_pwpresources.aspx
ASPIRE: php.ucsf.edu/intl_aspire.shtml
ASPIRE (AIDS Services, Prevention, Intervention, Research and Education) is the international education and training arm of the UCSF Positive Health Program at San Francisco General Hospital. ASPIRE helps organizations around the world to build their capacity to serve local communities and enhance the quality of HIV/AIDS care in developing countries.
Prevention and Public Health Group (PPGH): globalhealthsciences.ucsf.edu/PPHG/
The PPHG (formerly the Institute for Global Health) is a dynamic nexus of applied prevention and public health research working closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR); World Health Organization (WHO); Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS); the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria; and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). PPHG’s multidisciplinary faculty have led highly effective programs in many developing countries.
AIDS Policy Research Center’s Resources for Prevention with Positives: ari.ucsf.edu/programs/policy_pwpresources.aspx
Government AIDS-Related Resources
TARGET CENTER (Technical Assistance Resources, Guidance, Education, and Training Center): careacttarget.org
This site was developed to assist recipients of Ryan White Program funding in fulfilling their goals and objectives.
AIDS.gov: AIDS.gov
AIDS.gov works to increase HIV testing and care among people most at-risk for, or living with, HIV, by using emerging communication strategies to provide access to Federal HIV information, policies (e.g. the National HIV/AIDS Strategy), programs, and resources.
California State Office Of AIDS: www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/aids/Pages/Default.aspx
Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): www.cdc.gov/hiv/dhap.htm
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Behavioral Health and HIV/AIDS: www.samhsa.gov/hiv
Affordable Care Act Resources
Kaiser Family Foundation: healthreform.kff.org
Project Inform:www.projectinform.org
Related Resources
Medscape’s AIDS MedPulse: hiv.medscape.com
American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR): www.amfar.org
Francis J. Curry National Tuberculosis Center (CNTC): www.nationaltbcenter.edu
Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO): www.aapcho.org
California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center: www.stdhivtraining.org