Vanderbilt Comprehensive Care Clinic

ABOUT US

The Tennessee AIDS Education & Training Center (TN AETC) is a program of the Vanderbilt Comprehensive Care Clinic (VCCC) in Nashville, TN - one of the largest comprehensive HIV clinics in the country.

The TN AETC is part of the Southeast AIDS Training and Education Center (SEATEC) - a six state consortium that includes Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.  SEATEC is part of a nationwide network of 11 regional AETCs founded in 1987 by the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) to train healthcare providers and disseminate rapidly changing information about HIV/AIDS.

MISSION

The mission of the TN AETC is to provide custom-designed training and technical assistance to support, motivate and educate healthcare providers to provide quality HIV care.

TARGET AUDIENCE

• Physicians                       

• Nurses     
• Advance Practice Nurses
• Nurse Practitioners
• Physician Assistants
•  Pharmacists
• Oral Health Professionals 
• Ryan White Funded Service Providers

• Clinicians trained by AETCs have shown to be more competent with regard to HIV issues and are more willing to treat persons living with HIV than other primary care providers.

SERVICES

• Didactic HIV/AIDS Presentations

• Preceptorships with HIV Specialists

• Clinical Skill-Building Workshops

• Case Discussions

• Clinical Consultations

• Small Group Interactive Sessions

• Customized Programs

THE ART CONFERENCE

An Antiretroviral Case Conference, initiated by Dr. Raffanti, is held every Friday morning at 8:00 am and attended over videoconference by Vanderbilt University faculty, fellows, VCCC staff members and various local HIV care providers to discuss the initiation and management of antiretroviral therapy.

To take part in these clinical consultation services, please click on the ART Conference Form on the left side of this page and follow the instructions. Then email or fax the completed form to the TN AETC. Arrangements to participate using the web (ie: Skype, FaceTime) is possible if requested and tested in advance.

For More Information

Victoria L. Harris, EdD

Director of Education
Phone: 615-875-7874

victoria.harris@vanderbilt.edu

Jennifer Burdge, BA

Program Coordinator

Phone: 615-875-7873

jennifer.burdge@vanderbilt.edu

Fax: 615-875-5115

Mailing Address

TN AETC

One Hundred Oaks

719 Thompson Lane

Suite 37189

Nashville, TN 37204

Office Location: Suite 57171

Mailing Address

TN AETC

One Hundred Oaks

719 Thompson Lane  - Suite 37189

Nashville, TN 37204