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The Washington State Office of the Northwest
AETC is affiliated with the HIV clinical center of excellence in
Washington State, the Harborview Medical Center's Madison AIDS Clinic
in Seattle. This Ryan White CARE Act Title III clinic has been in
existence since 1991and is the largest HIV clinic in the Pacific
Northwest, serving over 1,300 HIV-infected patients per year. The
NW AETC has successfully collaborated with the Madison AIDS Clinic
since 1992 to develop and implement training and clinical preceptorships
for health care providers.
In addition to training offered through the Madison
Clinic, the Northwest AETC also partners with other HIV- and health-related
agencies to bring state-of-the-science clinical education opportunities
to health care providers throughout Washington. Currently, these
agencies include: the Seattle STD/HIV Prevention Training Center;
the Reproductive Health Training Center (through the Center for
Health Training in Seattle); the Addiction Technology Transfer Center at the University of Washington; the University of Washington Schools
of Dentistry, Health Services, Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy;
and other local, regional, and national health-promoting organizations,
such as the Association for Nurses in AIDS Care. Alone or in concert
with these institutions, the NW AETC continues to explore and develop
new and innovative approaches and technologies to meet the ongoing
continuing education needs of health care providers across the state.
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Through March 2007, a cumulative total of 16,144 HIV/AIDS have been reported (11,756 AIDS cases and 4,388 HIV cases). Of those, 9,605 HIV/AIDS cases are currently presumed living.
According to the Washington State/Seattle-King County HIV/IADS Epidemiology Report (http://www.metrokc.gov/health/apu/epi/epireports.htm and select "2006 1st half"), there have been substantial shifts in the proportion of persons newly diagnosed with HIV infection among different groups. Between the three-year periods 1997-1999 through 2003-2005, the proportion of cases increased for heterosexual transmission (from 7% to 9%0, Black/African American males (from 12% to 16%), and all Black/African Americans (from 17% to 22%). The proportion of cases decreased among white males (from 63% to 55%) and all whites (from 67% to 58%).
For more information, please contact the Washington State Department of Health (http://www.doh.wa.gov).
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University of Washington
901 Boren Ave, Suite 1100
Seattle, WA 98104
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