Chronic Disease Management
Ending the HIV Epidemic in the United States, First Steps for Health Centers
Available On Demand: Webinar Recording and Slides
ABOUT
The National HIV/AIDS Strategy provides an update to the HIV National Strategic Plan (2021) and intends for the HIV epidemic to end by 2030. In addition, the strategy sets forth expectations to ensure patients living with HIV are treated, HIV health outcomes are improved, and health disparities are reduced. To aid in this effort, health centers have an opportunity to use their multidisciplinary teams and community partners to provide adequate support for individuals living with HIV and newly diagnosed with HIV.
This webinar will provide an opportunity for health center staff to learn approaches to coordinating care for those newly diagnosed with HIV, hear any advances in the management of HIV, and identify how to measure success with their HIV program(s). This webinar aligns with the Health Center Performance Improvement domain of Quality, Patient Care, and Safety as it addresses healthcare for the population living with HIV. This training will be in conjunction with Fenway.
PRESENTERS
Director, Clinical Services
Christina Mister has over 13 years of experience as a nurse leader in community, hospital, health insurance, and regulatory settings.
Christina has had a valuable impact on healthcare quality improvement. She has had positions in nursing leadership, nursing management, case management, payer quality programs, program management, regulatory compliance, and nursing education.
Most recently, as a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) nurse consultant, Christina has provided accreditation oversight to Medicare’s acute care programs. She serves as the program lead for Diabetes Self-Management Training and Home Infusion Therapy accreditation programs. Additionally, she is the clinical support for Rural Health and Federally Qualified Health Center programs. Christina provides oversight to national accreditation organizations and provides direction in the development of education material for state surveyors for those programs. Additionally, she is responsible for collaborating with other federal agencies and national associations.
As a program manager for Johns Hopkins Healthcare, LLC, Christina aligned measurable program goals with the organization’s mission and utilized quality improvement strategies and measurement to implement changes in the health plan’s programs. Christina has been instrumental in improving the health of the community; as a Program Manager, she collaborated with external stakeholders to improve health outcomes and decrease the high utilization of members within the Complex Case Management and Disease Management Program.
As an FQHC Clinical Manager, she has vast experience in health center operations, care management, health center budgeting, nursing management, and medical assistant supervision.
Christina has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Coppin State University (Baltimore, Maryland) and a Master of Science in Nursing Administration from Morgan State University (Baltimore, Maryland).
Kevin Ard, MD,
MPH
Medical Director
Dr. Kevin L. Ard is a physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he serves as the Director of the Sexual Health Clinic. He is also an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and the Medical Director of the National Health Education Center.
Rick Andrews Jr.
Community Health Worker Recovery Coach
Richard Andrews Jr. has been working at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Infectious Disease Clinic as a certified Community Health Worker Recovery Coach for six years. As a recovering alcoholic and addict, he treats patients suffering from SUD and HIV, to ensure they are drug and alcohol-free while remaining undetectable and untransmittable. In the past, He has worked in a detox facility, volunteered as a peer leader, and conducted community outreach for HIV testing and services for the Safe and Sound Recovery Center down on Albany St and Mass Ave (Methadone Mile). His educational background is diverse. The University of Massachusetts Boston provided him with his drug and alcohol certificate, while LADC and North Shore Community College provided him with his recovery coach certificate. In comparison to his life experiences, none of the certificates or degrees can be compared. During his 40-plus years of active addiction, his sobriety date was 11/8/2012. He spent most of his active addiction time in jails and institutions. In his role at MGH, he is passionate about what he does, and he is passionate about raising awareness about SUD and HIV. There is something special about the people here at MGH Infectious Disease Clinic.
The AAFP has reviewed Preventive Services and Chronic Disease Strategies for Health Centers and deemed it acceptable for AAFP credit. The term of approval is for one year. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Each live session is approved for 1.0 AAFP Elective credits. Elective credits are available for physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, and medical assistants.
This program is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $1,485,711 with 0% financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.