Identifying subgroups of care providers participating in a telehealth educational intervention: hierarchical cluster analysis of evaluation data.

Unlabelled: Health care providers (HCPs) serving HIV-infected patients, especially in rural and underserved areas, have limited access to continuing medical education.

Objectives: To identify subgroups of HCPs who might benefit from a telehealth training program focusing on HIV/AIDS care based on HCPs' objective for attending the training.

Methods: Hierarchical cluster analysis combined with thematic analysis identified the subgroups.

Quality of comprehensive HIV care in underserved communities: does clinical training lead to improvement.

The AIDS Education and Training Centers National Evaluation Center led collaborative research to evaluate whether Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI)-funded clinical training changes clinical practice. Chart abstraction and feedback (34 clinics; n = 530) were used to assess adherence to clinical practice guidelines, identify training needs, and assess change in clinical practice (14 clinics, n = 271). Generalized estimating equations were used to account for repeated measures within each clinic.

Supporting the integration of HIV testing into primary care settings.

Objectives: We examined the efforts of the US network of AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETCs) to increase HIV testing capacity across a variety of clinical settings.

Methods: We used quantitative process data from 8 regional AETCs for July 1, 2008, to June 30, 2009, and qualitative program descriptions to demonstrate how AETC education helped providers integrate HIV testing into routine clinical care with the goals of early diagnosis and treatment.

Results: Compared with other AETC training, HIV testing training was longer and used a broader variety of strategies to educate more providers per training.