5213.0: Wednesday, October 24, 2001: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM | ||||
Oral Session | ||||
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| Harlem is a community beset by poverty, unemployment, and high rates of such diseases as HIV and tuberculosis. Adherence to treatment regimens for these diseases is difficult, due to the number of pills to be taken, the length of treatment, and specific demands associated with the regimens. Drawing on the experiences of various programs in the U.S. and developing countries, we created treatment programs for HIV and for Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) which utilize peer workers to enhance treatment adherence. The impetus for our peer programs is the belief that patients can be best served when they can relate to a person who has had similar experiences. In our HIV program, the peer workers are individuals who are HIV-infected while the peer workers in our LTBI program have been successfully treated for active TB disease. We are testing these interventions in randomized clinical trials. The panel consists of the Program Manager and a peer worker from each of these two programs. Through the Program Manager presentations, information will be presented on the general design, along with specific issues related to selection, training, and supervision of peer workers. The peer workers will share their experiences in offering services to HIV and LTBI patients, with particular focus on the use of personal experience. | ||||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement. | ||||
| Learning Objectives: To describe an innovative approach using peer workers to facilitate adherence to HIV and TB treatment in Harlem | ||||
| Harold Russell, DVM,, MPH | ||||
| James Forde, MPA | ||||
| Peer workers for adherence to highly active retroviral therapy (HAART): The program manager perspective Amparo Hofmann, MPhil, Sharon Mannheimer, MD, Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA, Sally Findley, PhD, Paul Colson, PhD | ||||
| Peer workers for adherence to treatment for Latent Tuberculosis Infection: The peer worker perspective Vinnie Gee, Gloria Thomas, MSW, Yael Hirsch-Moverman, MS, Paul Colson, PhD, Sally Findley, PhD, Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA | ||||
| Peer workers for adherence to highly active antiretroviral medications (HAART): The peer worker perspective Pauline Fant, Edward Jervis, Ibrahima Cisse, Cecelia Megginson, Angela Rita, CSW, April Greenwood, MPH | ||||
| Peer workers for adherence to treatment for Latent Tuberculosis Infection: The program manager's perspective Gloria Thomas, MSW, Paul Colson, PhD, Vinnie Gee, Yael Hirsch-Moverman, MS, Sally Findley, PhD, Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA | ||||
| Sponsor: | Black Caucus of Health Workers | |||
| Cosponsors: | HIV/AIDS; Social Work; Socialist Caucus | |||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work | |||