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Initiation of ART for Adults with ToT Component (Oct. 2007)

Summary
Dates of the event (from/to): 
Mon, 2007/10/08 - Fri, 2007/10/12
Type of Training: 
Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy for Adults
Training Center: 
Regional Knowledge Hub for the Care and Treatment of HIV/AIDS in Eurasia
Country of location: 
Ukraine
Location of training: 
Kiev
Country of trainees: 
Kazakhstan
Country of trainees: 
Uzbekistan
Base Institution: 
Lavra AIDS Clinic
Attendees: 
Physicians from Kazakhstan (4) and Uzbekistan (21) - total: 25 participants
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Trainers: 
International: Kenneth S. Greenberg, D.O., Pharm. D., Denver Infectious Disease Consultants, PLLC;
National: Dr. Svetlana Antonyak and Dr. Yaroslava Lopatina, Lavra AIDS Clinic, Kiev; Olga Tikhonenko, Social Worker, All-Ukrainian Charity Organization "Chas Zhyttya Plus"
Source of funding: 
Funded by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria and the Central Asia AIDS Control Project

Initiation of ART (Adults and Adolescents) caregivers with TOT component
October 8-12, 2007 - Kiev, Ukraine

DAY 1
09:00-09:30 Welcome, introduction of the participants, objectives of the course. Review of the training curriculum. Pre-Workshop Questionnaires
09:30-10:45 Presentation 1 Pathogenesis of HIV infection.
10:45-12:00 Presentation 2 General overview of ARV drugs, their effects on HIV. Brand and generic drugs. Goals of ART.
12:00-12:15 COFFEE BREAK
12:15-13:15 Presentation 3 Indications for antiretroviral therapy. WHO staging system for HIV infection and disease; its use for initiating ART. Initial evaluation of the HIV positive patient. Initiating ART. 1st line regimens.
13:15-14:15 LUNCH
14:15-15:15 Breakout group discussion: Discussion on first-line ART protocols (WHO and national protocols). Case studies.
15:15-16:00 Presentation 4 Team approach in HIV/AIDS care and treatment. Roles and responsibilities of the care team members.
16:00-16:15 COFFEE BREAK
16:15-17:00 Breakout group discussion: Roles and responsibilities of care team members.
17:00-17:15 Knowledge assessment test. Summary of the day.

DAY 2

09:00-10:00 Presentation 5 Main principles of counseling.
10:00-11:30 Small group practical skills training on counseling.
11.30-11:45 COFFEE BREAK
11:45-12:30 Presentation 6 Adherence promotion and monitoring.
12:30-13:30 Counseling patients about adherence. Role play.
13:30-14:30 LUNCH
14:30-15:30 Presentation 7 Side effects of ARV drugs.
15:30-17:00
(Coffee break: 16:00-16:15) 		Counselling a patient before ART. Initial evaluation of the HIV positive patient. Initiation of ART.
17:00-17:15 Knowledge assessment test. Summary of the day.
DAY 3
09:00-10:00 Presentation 8 Management of ART (managing a patient, monitoring response, toxicity, and adherence).
10:00-11.30 Small group clinical training: Starting and monitoring of ART‚ adherence monitoring, counseling in treatment adherence.
11:30-11:45 COFFEE BREAK
11:45-12.30 Presentation 9

Switching antiretroviral regimens. Second-line regimens (WHO recommendations and national protocols).
12.30-13.30 Breakout group discussions: Adverse reactions to ART. Case studies.
13.30-14.30 LUNCH
14.30-15:15 Presentation 10 Special considerations: ART for drug users (basic principles).
15:15-17:00
(Coffee break: 16:00-16:15)		 Small group clinical training: Evaluation of patients with adverse reactions to ART or treatment failure.
17:00-17:15 Knowledge assessment test. Summary of the day.
DAY 4
09:00-09:45 Presentation 11 Special considerations: ART for patients with active tuberculosis. WHO recommendations and national protocols.
09:45-10.30 Presentation 12 Special considerations: ART for women of reproductive age or who are pregnant. WHO recommendations and national protocols.
10.30-10:45 COFFEE BREAK
10:45-11:30 Breakout discussions: ART for drug users, main challenges.
11:30-13:00 Small group clinical training: ART for patients with TB and pregnant women
13:00-14:00 LUNCH
14:00-15:00 Presentation 13 Opportunistic infections: general overview. Antiretroviral therapy and opportunistic infections. WHO recommendations and national protocols.
15:00-17:00
(Coffee break: 16:00-16:15)		 Small group clinical training: Antiretroviral therapy and opportunistic infections.
17:00-17:15 Knowledge assessment test. Summary of the day.
DAY 5
09:00-09:45 Presentation 14 Prevention of occupational exposure. Post-exposure prophylaxis. WHO recommendations and national protocols.
09:45-10:45 Presentation 15 Teaching Adults:
Learning Theories and Practical Instruction
10:45-11:00 COFFEE BREAK
11:00-12:30 Presentation 16 Learning by Objectives: The Way to Construct A Curriculum
12:30-13:00 Post-Workshop Questionnaires. Evaluation of the training. Wrap up.
13:00-14:00 LUNCH