Collaborative brings health care teams together to improve HIV care
February 2, 2011 - With freely available antiretroviral therapy, world-class research, and a sophisticated network of primary and supportive services, British Columbia boasts one of the world's best responses to HIV and AIDS.
But only one thing was on the minds of the nearly 100 health care providers and community partners who kicked off the STOP HIV/AIDS Structured Learning Collaborative last week.
"We can do better."
Representatives of nearly 25 HIV practices, clinics, and programs from around the province gathered in Vancouver on Jan. 26 and 27 to discuss quality improvement strategies to increase access to high quality HIV care and improve health outcomes for people living with HIV and AIDS.
Despite the scope of HIV/AIDS care available in British Columbia, too many individuals remain outside the health care system, unable to access life-saving medication and support services.
The Collaborative, an initiative of the BC-CfE’s STOP HIV/AIDS pilot project, aims to connect health care teams to identify and address gaps between best practice and current practice. Rather than seeking to develop new systems, Collaborative participants will aim to bring about improvement through small tests of change to existing workflows.
Participants in the January session heard expert presentations on quality improvement in health care and undertook group activities to promote learning and sharing. Among the activities, each team drafted a plan to test a new idea to improve HIV care.
In addition to face-to-face learning sessions, Collaborative participants will engage in monthly teleconferences, webinars, and monthly data reporting. Dialogue will also be fostered through an online Virtual Community of Practice forum hosted on the project website (www.stophivaids.ca).
About the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS:
The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) is Canada's largest HIV/AIDS research, treatment and education facility. The BC-CfE is based at St. Paul's Hospital, Providence Health Care, a teaching hospital of the University of British Columbia. The BC-CfE is dedicated to improving the health of British Columbians with HIV through developing, monitoring and disseminating comprehensive research and treatment programs for HIV and related diseases.
Source: https://www.bccfe.ca/news/our-news/collaborative-brings-health-care-teams-together-improve-hiv-care
Reproduced with permission - "BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
(BC-CfE)"
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE)
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