Program Collaboration and Service Integration One Size Does Not Fit All Amanuel Rosario, MD Medical Director, TB Control District of Columbia Department of Health Marcelo Fernandez-Viña, MPH Adult Viral Hepatitis Prevention Coordinator Philadelphia Department of Public Health PCSI: A Syndemic Approach A syndemic-oriented approach first defines the population in question, identifies the conditions that create and sustain health in that population, examines why those conditions might differ among groups and determines how those conditions might be addressed in a comprehensive manner. PCSI: In Context Focus on HIV/AIDS, STD, Viral Hepatitis, and Tuberculosis Work with specific populations impacted by these diseases and conditions Look at diseases and conditions together and recognize interactions Focus on the client - Ah holistic approach Structural intervention Connect specialities Networked approach Consider: Integrated surveillance Integrated programming Integrated training 1
Five Principles of PCSI Appropriateness-integration must make epidemiologic and programmatic sense and should be contextually appropriate Effectiveness-prevention resources should be used on effective and proven interventions Flexibility-programs should have the ability to respond to changes in disease epidemiology, demographic changes, advances in technology, and policy/political imperatives Accountability-programs should have the ability to monitor key aspects of their prevention services and gain insight into how they can optimize operations to maximize opportunities for prevention Acceptability- PCSI must be accepted by program staff members and services providers, as well as by the persons they serve PCSI Priorities & Strategies PCSI when applicable Impact, efficiencies Redundancy, missed opportunities Consistency messages, standards, quality Resiliency, back-up, surge capacity Strategies Organizational Accountability Data-driven decision-making Standards of Care, Data Quality, Data Use Innovation in Programs for Expanded Impact Operationalizing PCSI: Examples from DC and Philadelphia Know the epidemiology Know the populations Know the organization(s) Define the priority activities/services Be accountable 2
In 2008, the District of Columbia Reported 16,513 HIV/AIDS cases to CDC, cumulatively from the beginning of the epidemic through December 2008 Reported 145 primary and secondary syphilis cases in 2008; 621 over the last 5 years with 160 cases co-infected with HIV Reported 3,530 persons living with chronic hepatitis B (2004-2008); 9.2% co-infected with HIV Reported 11,624 persons living with chronic hepatitis C (2004-2008); 8.5% co-infected with HIV Reported Chlamydia infection rate at 1,166 per 100,000 persons in 2008 TB cases declined substantially since 1992 (54 cases, rate 9.1) in 2008; 321 TB cases 2004-2008); 16.7% of TB cases co-infected with HIV in 2008 38.9% of TB cases occurred in U.S. born blacks ( case rate 6.0) 51.9% of TB cases occurred in foreign born (case rate 33.7) Philadelphia PCSI Epidemiology Table 1: Cases and Rates (per 100,000) of PCSI-relevant Diseases, 2005-2007 2005 2006 2007 Disease Cases Rates Cases Rates Cases Rates AIDS (newly reported) 719 47.4 752 49.6 726 47.8 HIV (newly reported) NR* ~ 1,279 84.3 1,256 82.8 Hepatitis B (acute and confirmed chronic) 480 31.6 494 32.6 754 49.7 Hepatitis C (acute and chronic) 7,014 462.2 5,227 344.4 4,628 305.0 Syphilis, Total 417 27.5 540 35.6 500 32.9 Syphilis, Primary & Secondary 86 5.7 125 8.2 136 9.0 Chlamydia 15,577 1,026.5 17,199 1,133.3 17,029 1,122.1 Gonorrhea 5,053 333.0 5,218 343.8 5,246 345.7 Tuberculosis (Clinically Active Cases) 116 7.6 149 9.8 133 8.8 Tuberculosis (Clinically Active Cases and High-Risk Latent Infections**) 471 31.0 633 41.7 504 33.2 *Name-based HIV reporting was implemented in October 2005 **About 90% of high-risk latent infections complete full treatment regimen 3
STD HIV/AID Viral Hepatitis Tuberculosis S General Population General PopulationGeneral Population General Population General Population Living with HIV/AIDS Living with HIV/AIDS Living with HIV/AIDS Living with HIV/AIDS Living with HIV/AIDS Corrections Corrections Corrections Corrections Corrections Sexually Active Men Sexually Sexually Active Active Men Men Sexually Active Men MSM MSM MSM MSM IDU/ Drug and Alcohol Recent Immigrants Sexually Active Women Sexually Active Women Sexually Active Women Medical/Long-Term Care Pregnant Women Pregnant Pregnant Women Women Pregnant Women Homeless Youth IDU/ Drug and Alcohol IDU/ Drug and Alcohol IDU/ Drug and Alcohol Recent Immigrants Recent Recent Immigrants Medical/Long-Term Care Medical/Long-Term Care Homeless Homeless Homeless Youth Youth Know the populations Know the Organization D.C. HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD and TB Administration Office of the Senior Deputy Director Partnerships, Prevention and Capacity Care Housing Grants and Support Intervention Strategic Administrative Building Management/ Services Services Information Services & Community Fiscal Control Outreach STD Control TB Control Internal Collaboration & Integration 4
Define priority activities/services Routine HIV Testing and Expansion: More Tests, Higher CD4+ Counts Partner Services: Expanded & integrated Youth STD Outreach Testing, Condom Distribution/Training Integrated Data System; shared data; data for data use Where s TB? DCPHIS Maven HAHSTA-Wide Results Frame Reduce the HIV, STD, TB, and hepatitis-related morbidity and mortality Effectively monitor the status & response of HIV, STD, TB, Hep Reduce transmission/ prevent new infections of HIV, STD, TB, and Hepatitis Improve care & treatment outcomes, quality of life for individuals w/ HIV, TB, STD and Hepatitis Increase the District s capacity to respond to HIV, STD, TB and Hepatitis effectively Streamline the data collection process Increase the use of routine screening for HIV STDs & targeted testing for TB Strengthen recruitment and recapture of HIV positive individuals into HIV care Strengthen grants/contracts management to a performance-based model Improve the quality of the data collected Reduce impact of risk behaviors among target populations Increase retention rates within clinical care and treatment programs Increase the human resource capacity to address the HIV epidemic Increase data use for program planning and improvement Promote positive behaviors Improve results and health outcomes Improve fiscal and operational efficiencies and accountability Reduce stigma related to HIV, STDs and the risk behaviors Ensure individuals living with HIV and their families have stable housing Increase organizational capacity of local organizations Be accountable Expand innovative partnerships Our Lessons Learned Elements of Success: Supportive organizational structure(s) Leadership Flexible funding across categorical programs Cross-program performance plans Administrative/operations efficiencies Regular program capacity-building meetings 5
Our Lessons Learned Potential Challenges Buy in by all internally Bureaucratic inertia Overall funding cuts Loss of specialized expertise Loss of program identity Unequal program weight PCSI: Tailor to Your Area and try it on for size 6