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ART Adherence
Adherence (2003)
Part of an information series for HIV-positive people. This booklet explains why adherence is important and provides some hints on actions you could take to improve your adherence.
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Adherence (2004)
"This fact sheet explains the basics of ART, including how the drugs work, why adherence is important, and what resistance is."
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Adherence and Communication: Reports from a study of HIV general practice (2001)
"This report focuses on accounts of HIV general practice in Sydney Australia as it pertains to adherenace to HAART. It addresses how to help patients be sufficiently ""committeed"" to therapy to procude good health outcomes."
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Adherence Fact Sheets
"IAPAC GRIP Guides provide physicians with a convenient, clear way to educate their patients about antiretroviral therapy. Pocket size, GRIP Guides provide information in a concise format without oversimplifying. Currently available are regimen-specific cards detailing 12 highly-prescribed antiretroviral regimens approved by the US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and three instructional cards on topics relating to antiretroviral therapy. Not free."
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Adherence to ARV in Adults: A Guide for Trainers (2004)
This training-manual helps healthcare workers with previous training in ARV learn more about the importance of treatment adherence. It addresses preparing patients for treatment, adherence counseling, ongoing counseling and lessons from the field. These four modules are designed to be conducted over four, 2-hours sessions, or as a part of a comprehensive ART training program.
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Adherence to ARV Treatment
"Describes adherence, resistance, and potential side effects. Also gives tips for adherence."
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AIDS Education and Training Center Adherence Curriculum (1998)
"As part of the approach of the National AIDS Education & Training Centers to disseminate and conduct education on the new treatment guidelines and adherence issues, the AETCs developed this standardized curriculum. This is a nine-part curriculum with illustrative slides and unique adherence tools at the back."
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ARV MANAGEMENT TOOLS
The AIDS Institute has collected ARV management tools from HIV medical facilities around New York State and beyond.
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ARV Treatment Fact 12: Stigma (2005)
Addresses stigma’s effects on a person’s ability to use ARV treatment and what can be done to reduce the effects of stigma in this arena.
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ARV Treatment Fact Sheets (2005)
"Fact Sheet 1: HIV/AIDS and Treatment; Fact Sheet 2: ARV Treatment; Fact Sheet 4: Adherence; Fact Sheet 5: Side Effects; Fact Sheet 6: Side Effects Detailed; Fact Sheet 8: Food for People on Treatment. Usually 1-2 pages, covers most important issues. "
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Combo Cards (2004)
"These are designed to reinforce and supplement physician-to-patient instruction and counseling. Each card focuses on a specific antiviral regimen. The different cards are identical in format to make comparisons easy. Combocards feature scheduling, dosing, side effect and interaction information as well as valuable adherence tips"
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Counseling and Patient Materials (2004)
"Includes a variety of useful tear-sheets on first and second line drug regimens, including a table where patients can record daily adherence and side effects. Some materials are available in Xhosa."
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Drug Holidays: One vacation you don't want to take (2003)
"This brochure describes the repercussions of skipping ART doses, how food can affect ART, and how to stay motivated to take your ART."
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Easy to read and remember pamphlets
Two-sided tear sheets, each on a single topic, use cartoons and minimal text to explain the following topics: Starting HIV Drugs; HIV viral load; Working Together-Doctors and Patients; Five Ways to Better Health; Women and HIV; Pregnancy and HIV. Designed to be used in a counseling context.
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Getting started on combination therapy (2003)
Part of a series. This factsheet is for PLHA whose doctor has suggested combination therapy. It describes some lifestyle changes and daily routines that will help PLHA to integrate combination therapy into the way they live.
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Guidelines for Use of HIV Antiretroviral Therapy in Pregnancy (2004)
"Quick and easily accessible recommendations for antiretroviral therapy to prevent transmission during pregnancy and for infants exposed to HIV. The card can be customized to include your agency, region, or statewide HIV care network."
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Helping Adolescents with HIV Adhere to HAART (1999)
"This monograph enables clinicians to assist adolescents living with HIV to adhere to the complex regimens of highly active antiretoviral therapies (HAART). It outlines a series of strategies and techniques with which clinicians can tailor antiretroviral regimens to teens' individual requirements, address the obstacles to adherence in their lives, provide them with opportunities to practice medicine-taking behaviors, and give them continuing support when they finally initiate HAART."
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HIV/AIDS Antiretroviral Medications: Train the Trainer Curriculum for Nurses in Low Resource Countries. (2004)
"Extensive curricula with accompanying slide set (82 slides) prepared for 3-day intensive training course. Gives sample training schedules and has modules on Pathophysiology of HIV/AIDS, ART, Adherence, cultural issues that influence care and treatment in HIV/AIDS, and nursing care issues in HIV/AIDS."
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Integrated Management of Adolescent and Adult Illness (IMAI) modules (2004)
"Module 2: This module includes patient education, psychosocial support, prevention for positives, clinical staging, prophylaxis (INH, cotrimoxazole, fluconazole), preparation for ARV treatment then clinical monitoring, response to side effects, adherence preparation and support, management of chronic problems, and data collection based on a simple treatment card. The Chronic HIV Care with ARV Therapy effectively integrates HIV care and prevention, increasing the potential for preventive interventions. The broader uptake of preventive interventions is essential for HIV control."
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Integrated Management of Adolescent and Adult Illness (IMAI) modules (2004)
"IMAI supports the introduction of an effective approach to chronic care (including a team approach, patient partnership, inclusion of “expert patients”/peer support staff on the clinical team, and effective adherence support). This approach could permit rapid expansion of human resources for HIV care while providing the skills and clinic capacity for effective management of other chronic illnesses. A short module describes the General Principles of Good Chronic Care. These principles are used in the Chronic HIV Care guidelines. "
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Involvement of people living with HIV/AIDS in treatment preparedness in Thailand. (2004)
"Patient groups and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have been working to provide PLHA with enough knowledge to make informed decisions on treatment and to play a central role as partners in the provision of care. This began in November 2000 as a nationwide community response to inadequate access to the prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections (OIs), and has prepared the ground for PLHA to provide practical support for the rapidly increasing access to antiretroviral drugs provided by the government. The activities have included a behavior change communication campaign."
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Once or Twice: A Guide to Medication Dosing for the Treatment of HIV Infection (2001)
The Booklet provides basic HIV medication dosing information for patients.
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Practical strategies for adherence (2004)
"Information on adherence to anti-HIV drugs, including advice on how patients can maintain adherence to their therapy and how healthcare providers can help."
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Promoting Adherence to HIV Antiretroviral Therapy (2001)
This book is designed for health care and supportive service providers who are engaged in designing or providing services to support access and adherence to combination antiretroviral therapy for HIV. Information contained in this book is intended to provide insight into barriers to adherence and practical strategies for maximizing treatment adherence.
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Standard Operating Procedures for Antiretroviral Therapy (2004)
"This guide describes processes and provides instructions to maximize ART service delivery in accordance with the relevant national guidelines. It guides clinicians in providing ART to HIV-infected clients and in evaluating performance, thereby serving as a quality assurance tool for management. This series of protocols includes psections on procedures for providing ART to adults and adolescents, adherence counseling and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP)."
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Talking, Living, Connecting: Managing HIV (2003)
This guide helps you to choose a healthcare provider, talk with your provider about HIV, make decisions about when to start ART, work with your provider on a treatment plan, and keep in mind things that you can do for yourself.
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What is Adherence?
"Describes adherence, resistance, and potential side effects. Also gives tips for adherence."
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Women, Children and HIV. Resources for Prevention and Treatment.
A variety of fact sheets from many different organizations.
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