Document 2048
 DOCN  M94A2048
 TI    Current cutting-edge HIV treatment information dissemination through the
       town meeting forum.
 DT    9412
 AU    Thomas JW; Project Inform, San Francisco, CA 94103.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):393 (abstract no. PD0181). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370527
 AB    OBJECTIVE: Current HIV treatment information is available to a small
       group of individuals. The Project Inform Town Meeting is a model for the
       dissemination of treatment information to ever increasing numbers of
       people. METHODS: Project Inform utilizes both slides and overheads in
       the presentation of information. The Town Meeting speaker is trained for
       the presentation of a fixed program. The program is constantly updated
       by treatment information specialists within the Project Inform
       organization. The Town Meetings sites are chosen by HIV prevalence
       demographics and population cores. RESULTS: The Project Inform Town
       Meeting is a successful means of distributing current cutting-edge
       treatment information. One measure of this success is the number of
       phone calls for additional information our hotline receives after a Town
       Meeting. A continued increase in the use of Project Inform's hotline and
       requests for written information is demonstrative of the success of the
       Town Meeting model. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: The Project Inform Town
       Meeting is a model for the delivery of HIV treatment information to
       large audiences. The Town Meeting model can be translated to audiences
       with multicultural backgrounds. Project Inform is dedicated to the
       continuation and strengthening of the Town Meeting model.
 DE    California  Diffusion of Innovation  Hotlines  Human  HIV
       Infections/*THERAPY  *Information Services  Knowledge, Attitudes,
       Practice  *Patient Education  Social Environment  MEETING ABSTRACT

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