Publications by authors named "Evelyn M Rodriguez"
Background: Pierce County, Washington, has a high burden of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) relative to Washington State and the United States. We used a participatory approach to identify gaps in STI and preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) service provision in Pierce County and generate recommendations to address these gaps.
Methods: In collaboration with the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department (TPCHD), we conducted 14 key informant interviews with local STI/PrEP providers from varied clinical settings.
Background: With countries moving toward the World Health Organization's "Treat All" recommendation, there is a need to initiate more HIV-infected persons into antiretroviral therapy (ART). In resource-limited settings, task shifting is 1 approach that can address clinician shortages.
Setting: Uganda.
Article Synopsis
- The Namibian Ministry of Health and Social Services launched the first HIV Project ECHO in Africa between 2015 and 2016, aimed at enhancing clinical skills, boosting healthcare worker satisfaction, and tackling HIV service challenges during the rollout of antiretroviral therapy.
- A thorough mixed-methods evaluation revealed that healthcare worker knowledge about HIV increased by 17.8% overall, with nurses seeing a 22.3% improvement, alongside a notable rise in professional satisfaction and reduced feelings of isolation among participants.
- Following the pilot, the program expanded significantly, serving over 140,000 people by May 2019, showing that the Project ECHO model effectively created supportive learning communities and fostered healthcare improvements similar to
Purpose: Troglitazone, the first drug of the thiazolidinediones class for type II diabetes, was first marketed in March 1997 and was removed from the U.S. market 36 months later after 90 cases of liver failure were reported despite multiple warnings containing liver enzyme monitoring recommendations.
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