The overall goal of the RAPID (Rapid ART Program Initiative for HIV Diagnoses) program is to create a set of “hubs” around the city where persons newly diagnosed with HIV (or out of care) can rapidly access antiretroviral therapy (ART) and have a smooth transition to their medical home. In order to accomplish this goal, a RAPID steering committee established hub locations, standard operating procedure (SOP) for ART start, and SOP for transition to a primary medical home. The committee works with SF Department of Public Health surveillance (now “ARCHES”) to track the uptake and outcomes of persons participating in the program. We build on the existing LINCS programs at SFDPH to create and support hubs for rapid initiation of ART to individuals.
We start ART:
Within 48 hours –
- If acute/early infection (recent negative Ab test, RNA+/Ab– or recent symptoms of acute retroviral syndrome) or
- Evidence of advanced infection (opportunistic infection or a CD4 count of less than 200)
Within 5 days –
- All other newly HIV-diagnosed persons
The program aims to provide ART for up to 5 days for these individuals until they are transitioned into their medical home.
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RAPID News & Updates
September 22, 2016 GTZ Consortium Meeting
The Getting to Zero SF Consortium gathered September 22 for its quarterly meeting of members. It was the largest turnout yet with over 70 people in attendance! In addition to updates from the GTZ committees, Dr. Susan Scheer presented data from the 2015 HIV Epidemiology Annual Report and Dr. Hyman Scott moderated an engaging and poignant…
A Report Back from the 2016 International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa
Emily Newman from the San Francisco AIDS Foundation gave an engaging presentation highlighting the significance of this year’s conference, key themes, and the latest HIV research data. Thanks to David Evans from Project Inform and Pierre-Cédric Crouch (pictured) from Strut@Magnet for their their contribution to the presentation and report back session. Below are slides from the…
2015 HIV Epi Annual Report & Getting to Zero Presentations at San Francisco Health Commission Meeting
Dr. Susan Scheer presented data from the 2015 HIV Epidemiology Annual Report and Dr. Hyman Scott presented on Getting to Zero efforts in response to the data. Slides from the September 20th presentation appear below. 2015 HIV Epi Data & Getting to Zero
San Francisco Getting to Zero at AIDS 2016
Susan Buchbinder was invited to present in Durban, South Africa at the AIDS 2016 pre-conference UN 90-90-90 Target Workshop on “San Francisco’s Getting to Zero: Accomplishments and Challenges.” The slides from this presentation appear below. SFGettingtoZeroAIDS2016Durban