Using an Innovative Telehealth Model to Support Community Providers Who Deliver Perinatal HIV Care

Authors

Tara E. Ness, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Mary F. Annese, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Mountain West AIDS Education and Training Center, Seattle, Washington
Natalia Martinez-Paz, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Mountain West AIDS Education and Training Center, Seattle, Washington
Kenton T. Unruh, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Mountain West AIDS Education and Training Center, Seattle, Washington
John D. Scott, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Brian R. Wood, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Mountain West AIDS Education and Training Center, Seattle, Washington

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-1-2017

Abstract

Mountain West AETC (AIDS Education and Training Center) ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes), a longitudinal HIV telemen-toring program, connects community providers and a multidisciplinary specialist team at the University of Washington. The program employs focused lectures and real-time case discussions to educate and support providers in low-resource and rural settings. We assessed the impact of the program on management of perinatal HIV through surveying community providers who participate, and reviewing cases presented by providers for consultation. One hundred percent of providers who presented a perinatal HIV case for ECHO consultation reported that presentation "very much" impacted management of the case, and 93% of survey respondents reported that ECHO participation helped them stay up to date on national perinatal HIV guidelines. All 13 cases had the successful outcome of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. The ECHO model can effectively support and educate community providers who care for HIV-infected pregnant women.

Recommended Citation

Ness TE, Annese MF, Martinez-Paz N, Unruh KT, Scott JD, Wood BR. Using an Innovative Telehealth Model to Support Community Providers Who Deliver Perinatal HIV Care. AIDS Educ Prev. 2017 Dec;29(6):516-526. doi: 10.1521/aeap.2017.29.6.516. PMID: 29283274.