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• Report Presentation

  May 2018 LabCoP ECHO Session Presentation: VL Diagnostic Testing Service Delivery in Kenya

  

  Kenya’s presentation during the May LabCoP ECHO session included their experiences implementing the ‘Plan, Do, Study, Act’ (PDSA) cycle to prioritise and rapidly test ‘change ideas’ needed to facilitate the rapid identification of unsuppressed viral load, followed by swift appropriate clinical action.

   Author(s) TBD   Originally published on June 18, 2019   Posted on June 18, 2019

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• e-Learning Video

  PEPFAR HIV Rapid Testing Continuous Quality Improvement

  

  This Rapid Testing Continuous Quality Improvement (RTCQI) training video and competency assessment tool is available on a free virtual education platform, PEPconnect to assist ministries of health, health-care providers, and stakeholders in planning, implementing and sustaining quality assurance for point-of-care testing.

   Author(s) TBD   Originally published on June 18, 2019   Posted on June 18, 2019

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• Video

  Early Infant Diagnosis Through Dried Blood Spot Collection

  

  This video, produced by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in English, French, and Portuguese, describes the procedure for collection of a dried blood spot (DBS) specimen from an infant below 18 months of age for performing HIV-1 PCR. Early infant diagnosis (EID) is critical for timely initiation of antiretroviral treatment (ART) in HIV-infected children who are at high risk of mortality.

   Author(s) TBD   Originally published on October 2, 2024   Posted on June 17, 2019

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• e-Learning Video

  Quality Control and Method Validation Video Course

  

  The Stronger Together public-private partnership between Siemens Healthineers and PEPFAR is institutionalising quality improvement via a free e-platform, PEPconnect, through this library of 48 videos (with a total viewing time of 14.5 hours) that capture the lectures from the 9-day classroom-based Quality Control and Method Validation course.

   Author(s) TBD   Originally published on June 17, 2019   Posted on June 17, 2019

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• Video

  Collection of Dried Blood Spot Specimen for Viral Load Testing

  

  In 2013, the World Health Organization recommended viral load (VL) monitoring as the gold standard for monitoring the effectiveness of antiviral therapy (ART). This video, produced by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in English, French, and Portuguese, shows the recommended step-by-step process for the collection of dried blood spot (DBS) samples for quality assured VL results.

   Author(s) TBD   Originally published on June 17, 2019   Posted on June 17, 2019

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• e-Learning

  Safety Familiarisation Course for African Healthcare Clinicians

  

  This course provides key information on safe practices, infection control, personal protective equipment, pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis, and ways to manage and dispose of health care waste properly.

   Author(s) TBD   Originally published on June 12, 2019   Posted on June 12, 2019

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