Early Intervention Services (EIS) has demonstrated its effectiveness within the Indianapolis area. This workshop will highlight two uniquely successful programs that utilize this resource to identify new patients with HIV and link them to care. In a side-by-side presentation, Step-Up, a local CBO, will discuss a multi-venue HIV testing program targeting a high-risk population which has led to over a 2% HIV positive testing rate. Information will be presented on new ways to approach old venues as well as strategies for marketing to even more people. While Wishard Hospital will discuss the development of EIS programming in an Emergency Department setting, its protocol and explore contributing factors to their 87% consent rate. Through their universal screening program, they reach over 4,000 emergency department patients per year. The presentation will demonstrate how entirely different approaches to EIS can be successful.
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