InterCARE
INTEGRATING HYPERTENSION AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES CARE INTO EXISTING HIV SERVICES PACKAGE IN BOTSWANA.
InterCARE is an implementation science research study newly funded by the NIH, which proposes to leverage the successful national ART program to develop effective strategies to improve the uptake of established effective hypertension and CVD risk factors management interventions among PLWHIV in Botswana.
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AIM: To measure the implementation outcomes of a multi-component strategy in improving evidence-based intervention uptake and improvement success rates in the hypertension care cascade among adults with a dual diagnosis of HIV and hypertension
Hypertension Training Curriculum
- Hypertension Training Curriculum for Healthcare Workers
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Electronic Health Systems Modification
- Improved Hypertension Management Through Modified Patient information Management System (PIMS)
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(Mopati) Treatment Partner
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Intercare PI's
Meet the Leaders driving the InterCARE Project
Professor Mosepele Mosepele MD, MSc
Principal Investigator
Professor Mosepele has been engaged in more than 15 research grants funded by the United States Government, UK Government and European Union. Most of these projects focused on HIV infection, diagnosis, care, complications, and noncommunicable diseases among people living with HIV. A healthcare training professional, he has authored and co-authored more than 40 peer-reviewed publications and given more than 40 presentations at local and international academic meetings.
Dr .Tendani Gaolathe BS, MD
Co-Principal Investigator
Dr. Gaolathe has served as Principal Investigator on two cooperative agreements and led the Botswana Harvard Master Trainer treatment and education effort, which has been instrumental in the successful rollout of antiretroviral treatment clinics, task shifting, laboratory decentralization, and national monitoring and evaluation efforts in Botswana. Previously, Dr. Gaolathe worked at Princess Marina Hospital in Gaborone, first as a specialist in internal medicine. and then as interim director of the facility’s antiretroviral drug clinic
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Intercare Milestones
The UG3 pilot phase took place in years 1 and 2 of funding. This pilot allowed for the refinement of each of the InterCARE interventions. Between March and August 2021, we collaborated with MoH to finalize EHR adaptations, test internally/in the field, and train providers (including on-site support for 2 months).
