State Office
The Oregon AIDS Education and Training Center (OR AETC) began as a program of the Research and Education Group (REG) in 2002. Founded in 1982 as the Oregon AIDS Task Force, the Research and Education Group was the largest community-based HIV research program in the Pacific Northwest. Its consortium of 30 participating physician investigators and mid-level practitioners in Oregon and Southwest Washington provide primary care to over 2900 HIV patients at 13 clinical sites in the Portland area. REG dissolved in 2014, moving all research programs, along with the OR AETC, to the Portland VA Research Foundation (PVARF), which is the non-profit arm of the Portland VA Medical Center (Portland VAMC). Dr. Melissa D. Murphy remains as Principal Investigator and serves as HIV Lead Clinician for the Portland VAMC and VA VISN 20 (Alaska, Washington, Oregon and Idaho). The Oregon AETC is closely affiliated with the Multnomah County Department of Health's HIV Health Services Center (HHSC) – the largest Ryan White Part C clinic in Oregon.
Services
- Individual and group clinical consultation to primary care and HIV providers in Oregon and Southwest Washington
- Onsite training for providers, practices, systems and local health departments on topics such as:
- Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
- Routine testing & linkage to care
- Primary care management of HIV
- Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Co-Infection with HIV
- HIV/Hepatitis C Coinfection
- DHHS treatment updates
- Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) for People Living with HIV
- Conferences
- HIV Consortium of Care Conference - was held October 11 - 12, 2017
Addresses the training needs of health and social services providers in rural areas from prevention through viral suppression. - LGBTQ+ Meaningful Care Conference, March 29, 2018
Aims to reduce health inequity by training health and social services providers on inclusive environments, best practices, and the specific health needs of the LGBTQ+ community
- HIV Consortium of Care Conference - was held October 11 - 12, 2017
- Technical Assistance for Primary Care Medical Homes/Federally Qualified Health Centers
