Technical Assistance Resources
General TA Resources
Get Connected: New TARGET Web Site, Help Desk
Centralized Ryan White Technical Resources
The TARGET Center is a new Web site and Help Desk (301-443-0067) that centralizes an array of technical assistance for Ryan White programs, which deliver HIV care to underserved individuals. TARGET stands for Technical Assistance Resources, Guidance, Education, and Training. The Target Center includes:
- Resources developed by HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) as well as by other grantees, making this a "virtual community" for Ryan White Program grantees to learn and share ideas;
- A revamped best practices TA Library;
- Links to Ryan White program grantees around the nation
- A Help Desk (online or via phone) to get personalized assistance in finding resources and information and links to many technical resources available to CARE Act programs-like provider training and quality management; and
- Additional features include a calendar of events, highlights on most recent TA materials, and feature articles on the many TA resources available to CARE Act programs.
The TARGET Center Web site is managed by HRSA/HAB and its Division of Training and Technical Assistance (DTTA), in collaboration with its contractor, Writeprocess.
Clinical TA Resources
National HIV/AIDS Clinicians' Consultation Center (NCCC)
The NCCC provides rapid, free, state-of-the-art consultations to health care providers nationwide who are dealing with a range of HIV treatment dilemmas and occupational exposures to blood-borne pathogens. Consultations are provided by San Francisco General Hospital-based faculty comprised of University of California San Francisco clinical pharmacists and physicians with expertise in HIV/AIDS.
Three consultation services are offered through NCCC that can assist you and your colleagues:
- National HIV Telephone Consultation Service (Warmline),
- The National Perinatal HIV Consultation and Referral Service (Perinatal Hotline), and
- The National Clinicians' Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Hotline (PEPline
These free and confidential services are offered exclusively for health care providers and have proven especially useful to rural providers who may have limited experience treating HIV or limited access to HIV experts.
The following documents provide more information about NCCC and its services. You can also visit NCCC's website www.ucsf.edu/hivcntr to learn more.
