BPHC HIVAIDS Bureau MAAETC P-CoP Brochure

Project Goals

The goal of this MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center (MAAETC) project is to create a Prevention Community of Practice (P-CoP) focused on increasing HIV testing and use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) knowledge and readiness to prescribe in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). As a result, increased numbers of health professionals at FQHCs will be able to competently deploy evidence-based prevention strategies, including PrEP, that focus on people who are at risk for HIV. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) supports this initiative to partner with Ending the HIV Epidemic-funded FQHCs in the MAAETC region to increase the numbers of health professionals prepared to provide PrEP, including improving access to care and patient outcomes.

The participants for this project have already been selected. If you are not currently a part of the program but are interested in similar trainings or events please contact us at maaetc@pitt.edu. 

Project Plan

The programs that will be used to accomplish these goals include:

• Monthly CoP (web-based with Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, DC FQHC colleagues)
• Share CQI goals; Learn best-practices implementing PrEP and other prevention strategies
• Training/Technical Assistance (On-going, web-based and on-site when permitted)
• Evidenced-based prevention strategies; HIV testing; Rapid Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) start, and PrEP
• Webinar series - prevention science and clinical interventions such as rapid ART start, HIV testing, and PrEP (including PrEP telehealth)
• MAAETC Clinician Consultation
• PrEP Clinical Preceptorships

Prevention Community of Practice Learning Sessions

Thursdays once a month - 12:00pm - 1:15pm ET

• Thursday November 4, 2021 - 12:00pm - 1:15pm ET - BPHC Community of Practice Program Orientation
  • Link to archived video: https://www.maaetc.org/events/view/19342 (you will need an access code to register, ask your MAAETC contact for that)
• Thursday December 9, 2021 - 12:00pm - 1:15pm ET - BPHC CoP-PrEP: HIV Testing and Initiation of Rapid ART
  • Link to archived video: https://www.maaetc.org/events/view/19587 (you will need an access code to register, ask your MAAETC contact for that)
• Thursday January 13, 2022 - 12:00pm - 1:15pm ET - BPHC CoP-PrEP: Starting the Conversation
  • Register here: https://www.maaetc.org/events/view/19315 (you will need an access code to register, ask your MAAETC contact for that)
• Thursday February 10, 2022 - 12:00pm - 1:15pm ET - BPHC CoP-PrEP Monitoring and Adherence
  • Register here: https://www.maaetc.org/events/view/19316 (you will need an access code to register, ask your MAAETC contact for that)
• Thursday, March 10, 2022 - 12:00pm - 1:15pm ET - BPHC CoP - PrEP and Minority Populations
  • Register here: https://www.maaetc.org/events/view/19318 (you will need an access code to register, ask your MAAETC contact for that)
• Thursday, April 14, 2022 - 12:00pm - 1:15pm ET - BPHC CoP - PrEP and Telehealth
  • Register here: https://www.maaetc.org/events/view/19319 (you will need an access code to register, ask your MAAETC contact for that)
• Thursday, May 12, 2022 - 12:00pm - 3:00pm ET - BPHC CoP - Standardized Patient Experience
  • Register here: https://www.maaetc.org/events/view/19320 (you will need an access code to register, ask your MAAETC contact for that)
• Thursday, June 9, 2022 - 12:00pm - 1:15pm ET - BPHC CoP - PrEP Best Practices and Next Steps
  • Register here: https://www.maaetc.org/events/view/19321 (you will need an access code to register, ask your MAAETC contact for that)

For more information, please contact maaetc@pitt.edu. 

BPHC HIVAIDS Bureau MAAETC P-CoP One Page Flyer

This project is supported by the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) Bureau of Primary Health Care and HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U1OHA29295. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author(s) and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government.