Welcome to the RAISE Learning Collaborative on Low-Barrier Care for HIV Treatment!
The webpage is intended for members of the RAISE Learning Collaborative (launched 2026) on low-barrier care for HIV treatment. Below, please find our program schedule, meeting notes, and additional resources. Please email uvhivishub@uw.edu with any questions.
Learning Collaborative Objectives
By the end of this collaborative, participating jurisdictions will have increased their capacity to:
- Design a low-barrier care strategy for HIV treatment
- Implement low-barrier care for HIV treatment
- Monitor the implementation process of a low-barrier care strategy for HIV treatment
- Evaluate the impact of a low-barrier care strategy for HIV treatment
Program Schedule
RAISE LBC LC Kickoff Meeting Agenda (February 11-12, 2026)
The full program schedule for subsequent meetings (March onward) will be posted just after the Kickoff Meeting. Session content is still being finalized. But please note that monthly meetings will occur on the 2nd Thursdays of each month from 11:00am-12:00pm (Pacific Time).
Meeting Materials
Meeting materials will be posted here after each group meeting. Note, this page is password protected.
LBC Resources
Below are some resources about low barrier care for HIV treatment. We will add to this list as additional resources are published and if any other resources are discussed during meetings. If you come across resources that you think others might find helpful, email uwhivishub@uw.edu so we can add them to this list!
Community-Embedded Low-Barrier Care: A Model for Engaging People With Complex Needs in HIV Treatment and Prevention (Corcorran et al, 2025)
Feasibility of Implementing a Low-Barrier Long-Acting Injectable Antiretroviral Program for HIV Treatment and Prevention for People Experiencing Homelessness (Mehtani et al, 2024)
Implementation of Low-Barrier Human Immunodeficiency Virus Care: Lessons Learned From the Max Clinic in Seattle (Dombrowski et al, 2023)
Adaptation of the collaborative care model to integrate behavioral health care into a low-barrier HIV clinic (Dombrowski et al, 2023)
The Impact of a Walk-in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Care Model for People Who Are Incompletely Engaged in Care: The Moderate Needs (MOD) Clinic (Kumbhakar et al, 2022)
“It’s Me as a Person, Not Me the Disease”: Patient Perceptions of an HIV Care Model Designed to Engage Persons with Complex Needs (Beima-Sofie et al, 2020)
HIV Care for Patients With Complex Needs: A Controlled Evaluation of a Walk-In, Incentivized Care Model (Dombrowski et al, 2019)
The Max Clinic: Medical Care Designed to Engage the Hardest-to-Reach Persons Living with HIV in Seattle and King County, Washington (Dombrowski et al, 2018)
National HIV Curriculum: Free online AETC curriculum covering screening and diagnosis, basic HIV primary care, antiretroviral therapy, co-occurring conditions, HIV prevention and key populations. Continuing Education (CNE/CME) available.
The Collaborative to Enhance Access for Suppression to End HIV (CEASE-HIV) aims to implement and evaluate LBC in the Chicago Eligible Metropolitan Area. Resources developed through CEASE-HIV and provided on their website include example models of LBC, standard operating procedure templates, and tools for tracking implementation.
Data 2 Care Resources
Below are some resources about data-to-care strategies. These materials were discussed in our March 2026 group meeting.
D2C Avoundijan T et al. Sex Transm Dis 2020
D2C Roberts KT et al. AIDS and Behavior 2025
D2C & Jails Eastment et al. AJPH Research 2017
D2C & Jails Erly et et al. BMC Public Health 2025
D2C & STI Surveillance Norkin S et al. Sex Transm Dis 2021