HCV testing and linkage to care: Expanding access

Expanding HIV testing and linkage to care in southwestern Uganda with community health extension workers

INTRODUCTION Achieving the UNAIDS goals of 90-90-90 will require more than doubling the number of people accessing HIV care in Uganda. Community-based programmes for entry into HIV care are effective strategies to expand access to HIV care, but few programmes have been evaluated with a particular focus on scale-up. METHODS Integrated Community Based Initiatives, a Uganda-based non-governmenta...

Expanding global access to phantom pain care

Expanding Access to Care: Scope of Practice Laws.

Allied health professionals play an integral role in providing safe, affordable care to communities in need. Laws that define the permissible scope of practice for these professionals may take full advantage of these providers and may unnecessarily restrict safe and effective care. Nurse practitioners in many states may provide care independent of a physician; research reveals that this care is...

Expanding access to rheumatology care: the rheumatology general practice toolbox.

Management guidelines for many rheumatic diseases are published in specialty rheumatology literature but rarely in general medical journals. Musculoskeletal disorders comprise 14% of all consultations in primary care. Formal post-graduate training in rheumatology is limited or absent for many primary care practitioners. Primary care practitioners can be trained to effectively treat complex dise...

Expanding Patient Access to Quality Sleep Health Care through Telemedicine.

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, Vol. 12, No. 2, 2016 In January the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) officially launched AASM SleepTM, a state-ofthe-art telemedicine platform that was designed specifically for the sleep field by the AASM. This milestone represents the dawn of a new era for sleep medicine. Through AASM SleepTM, the potential now exists for any patient in any state o...