HIV Care Tools vs BSmart Status

HIV Care Tools features free point‐of‐care tools for clinicians caring for people with – or at risk for – HIV infection. • A new ARV interactions checker gives quick, simple management recommendations for all documented ARV medications. • Quick guides provide essential information for HIV testing, pre‐exposure prevention (PrEP), post‐exposure prevention (PEP), rapid start of antiretroviral treatment (ART) for those testing HIV positive, and resources to help pay for HIV medications. • Easy‐to‐use, secure, clinical calculators and screeners for common co‐occurring conditions are provided, these include BMI, CrCl, FIB-4, PHQ-2, AUDIT-C, and others. • One-touch access to phone‐based, free, national clinician warmlines for expert support with HIV prevention and care, substance use, and hepatitis C. • Local and regional contact information for AIDS Education and Training Center Program experts who offer free training and capacity building support for the clinical care team. All app content is accessible without Internet access but can only be installed and updated when the device is connected to the internet. AETC Care Tools is a project of the National AETC Support Center (NASC, formerly AETC National Coordinating Resource Center) and funded by the HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Support was provided under grant number U10HA49824 awarded to the François‐Xavier Bagnoud Center, Rutgers University School of Nursing. The project was implemented in partnership with the University of California, San Francisco under subcontract with Rutgers. No percentage of this project was financed with non‐governmental sources. This information or content and conclusions are those of the authors 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. The NASC is a program of HRSA HAB's Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program.

The information in this app is NOT intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or medical treatment for HIV. In all cases we recommend users to consult with a trained professional for their medical needs. The purpose of this app is to provide country and region-specific access to information and services in accordance with guidance from www.cdc.gov , www.paho.org , www.who.int as well as Ministries of Health across the Caribbean. Primary data collected on users' age ranges, country and gender are important information which would allow us to continuously assess users' needs and be able to provide ongoing critical and time sensitive HIV services and information to those who are infected, or suspect they may be infected and guidance on prevention to those who may be at risk. This information would also be used to improve existing services, and expand outreach in new and/or underserved locations within the specified countries. Additionally, the information collected will enable aggregate level reporting to national and global reporting mechanisms. The information and services provided in the app are to aid and educate citizens in the prevention of, and to stop the spread of HIV in the English-speaking Caribbean. We aim to do this by: · Providing users access to the guidance and tools needed to perform self-tests and health risk assessments · Access to timely and confidential counselling services · Recommendations and referrals for treatment and care · Access to a directory of specialized organizations and available services in users preferred country The community-based feeds forum would offer additional support to users where they can communicate with other users from within the app. Users can start conversations, view and/or comment on conversation threads, and/or share HIV related information while maintaining anonymity if they choose to do so.