Track E - Economics, Operations Research, Care and Health Systems
Impact of HIV Programmes on Non-HIV Outcomes: Does HIV Scale-Up Help or Hinder Non-Targeted Services?
E1 Integrating HIV services into outpatient and inpatient services
E2 Implementing integrated HIV-TB, HIV-STI, HIV-ST services
E3 Implementing PMTCT in the context of maternal and child health or antenatal care programmes
E4 Effect of HIV funding/programming on other disease outcomes
Effect of HIV Funding/Programming on Other Services
E5 Effect of HIV funding/programming on other services e.g. maternal health, child health, chronic non-communicable conditions
E6 Effect of HIV funding/programming on laboratory services for non-HIV patients
E7 Effect of HIV funding/programming on procurement and pharmacy services for non-HIV patients
E8 Effect of HIV funding/programming on the monitoring and evaluation of non-HIV programmes
Implementing HIV Programmes in Resource Constrained Health Systems
E9 Building or adapting the workforce required to support the HIV epidemic
E10 Adapting HIV programmes to systems with limited health care personnel
E11 Effect of training, mentoring, and supervision on HIV processes and outcomes
E12 Managing HIV supply chain challenges with limited resources
E13 Supporting HIV care: innovations in testing and laboratory support with limited resources
E14 Developing/implementing chronic disease programmes in resource-limited settings
Data Systems to Support HIV Prevention and Care
E15 Working with what you have: improving local data systems to support HIV programmes
E16 Innovative low cost solutions to data tracking for HIV programmes
E17 Integrating of HIV programme data within broader health system information management
E18 Using mobile phones/other methods to track patient and for programme data
E19 Innovative approaches to sharing/disseminating programme data at the national, regional, district, site and community levels
Designing and Implementing Health Systems for Quality HIV Programmes
E20 Quality improvement interventions to improve systems performance
E21 Strategies to improve patient centeredness of HIV programmes
E22 Reliable care for pre-ART HIV population
Working with Governments and Donors to Design and Improve HIV Care Systems
E23 Co-designing and implementing programmes at national and regional scale
E24 Capacitating public health systems to deliver HIV care at scale
E25 Partnering with donors, NGOs and governments to support HIV/AIDS care
E26 Capacitating governments and NGOs to strengthen their quality improvement programmes
E27 Building laboratory and other supportive services to support HIV programmes
E28 Working with uniformed services
Financing and Payments
E29 International funding for HIV scale-up: following the money
E30 Impact of HIV funding on total health expenditures
E31 Insurance schemes for HIV
E32 Performance-based payment for HIV services
E33 Health franchising and HIV services
E34 Co-payments and out-of-pocket expenditures: impact on adherence and outcomes
E35 Social protection
Cost-Effectiveness of HIV Programmes
E36 Cost-effectiveness of optimizing diagnostics and monitoring tools
E37 Cost-effectiveness of Improving monitoring of HIV outcomes and its major complications
E38 Cost-effectiveness of management of health care systems
E39 Cost-effectiveness of programmes oriented toward improvement of human, community, and institutional capacity
E40 Cost-effectiveness of HIV prevention and management strategies
E41 Impact of HIV treatment on earned and family income
E42 Impact of adult and pediatric HIV treatment on school attendance and achievement
Working with the Non-State Sector
E43 Innovative private-sector HIV programmes
E44 Public-private partnerships for HIV
E45 Faith-based HIV programmes
E46 Traditional healers and HIV programmes
Modelling of Programmes
E47 Outcome evaluation for HIV programmes
E48 Modeling of the effect of HIV-related prevention or care/treatment programmes at national, regional and local level
E49 Impact of HIV-related programmes on and integration with other health services
E50 Models of programme delivery and scale-up
Human Resources
E51 Task shifting / task sharing
E52 Non-physician clinicians
E53 Enumeration of workforce for prevention, treatment, care and support
E54 Workforce renumeration, motivation
E55 Workforce mobility (e.g. prevention, treatment, care and support)
E56 Human resources and health systems
E57 Human resources development (e.g. prevention, treatment, care and support)
Governance
E58 Community coordinating mechanisms
E59 Peer programmes and organizations
E60 Management structures
E61 Decentralization
Health Service Models
E62 Decentralization of services
E63 Community care
E64 Continuity care
E65 Lessons from other fields, e.g. maternal health, child health, chronic non-communicable disease
E66 Scaling-up methods and experiences for HIV programmes
E67 Integrated versus stand-alone services
E68 Health system models that bridge health facilities and community
E69 Strategies to involve communities in participation in HIV programmes
E70 Role of community organizations in health systems strengthening
E71 Models that include other systems for health (e.g.community, education, justice and social welfare)
E72 Models for HIV service delivery in conflict and post-conflict settings
Economic Issues
E73 Globalization and its effects, including structural adjustment and health sector reform
E74 Economic and human development dimensions of the epidemic
E75 Economic evaluation of prevention, care and mitigation programmes (including cost effectiveness)
E76 Sustainability of ART programmes and adherence in developing countries
E77 Economic strengthening initiatives (including micro-finance, health insurance, etc.)
E78 Impact of testing and treatment on household wealth
E79 Impact of testing and treatment on investments in human capital
E80 Macroeconomic impacts
AIDS National Programmes and Responses
E81 Cross-national comparisons
E82 Impact of donor agencies and policies on national responses
E83 Sustainability of financing and programmes