San Francisco RAPID/Restart Program resources that can be adapted to your city or jurisdiction’s needs.

Please contact Dr. Susa Coffey (susa.coffey@ucsf.edu), GTZ-SF RAPID/Restart & Retention Committee Chair, if you have questions about any of these materials or would like to arrange a time to talk about our respective initiatives or programs.

Documents

• *New* Ward 86 RAPID Restart of Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) Guidelines
• *Updated* RAPID Provider Detailing Brochure “Rapid ART: Immediate ART initiation at HIV diagnosis and re-engagement in care 
• RAPID Standard Operating Procedures
• RAPID Care Options in SF

Publications

• *New* Outcomes of Rapid Restart Among People With Previously Diagnosed HIV at a Safety-Net HIV Clinic in San Francisco. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 100(3):p 256-264, November 1, 2025.
• Development of a Citywide Rapid Antiretroviral Therapy Initiative in San Francisco. AJPM. 2021 November, Pages S47-S54.
• Decreased Time from HIV Diagnosis to Care, ART Initiation, and Virologic Suppression during the Citywide RAPID Initiative in San Francisco. CID. 2020 May 25.
• RAPID ART: High virologic suppression rates with immediate ART initiation in a vulnerable urban clinic population. AIDS. 2018 December 21.