PROGRAM BACKGROUND

Arizona State University SIRC, in partnership with Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS), has an Academic Detailing (AD) program to improve health outcomes for people in Arizona. DISH-AZ provides individualized and ongoing connection, education, and support for Arizona healthcare providers and staff for whole clinic care. 

AD is a practice focused on supporting healthcare providers to adopt and practice evidence-based behaviors to improve patient outcomes. Through DISH-AZ, you can schedule an AD session from a Detailer with experience in HIV, STIs, HEP C, and sexual health.

WHAT DOES AD LOOK LIKE?

AD visits are available in-person, virtually, or over-the-phone at no-cost. They are typically done one-on-one, but can be done with small groups that ideally lead to one-on-one AD sessions. AD sessions are on-going and focused on meeting the needs of each healthcare provider.

A healthcare provider and a Detailer arrange a time for an AD “visit”. Most detailing relationships begin with a collaborative assessment. The Detailer brings their experience in sexual and social health, HIV, STIs, and/or Hepatitis C. Visits can be as short as 10 minutes, or as long as an hour or more.

WHAT CAN I LEARN ABOUT?

AD sessions focus on the following topics: 

• • Sexual health conversations and history taking
  • HIV/STI testing and treatment, including syphilis among MSM 
  • Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) for HIV prevention 
  • Rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy for new HIV diagnoses (Rapid StART)
  • Hepatitis C testing and treatment 
  • Mpox (formerly known as Monkeypox)

More topics are currently in development, such as syphilis among men who have sex with men (MSM) and caring for gender expansive individuals.

HOW CAN I GET AN AD VISIT?

If you are interested in receiving an AD visit, please contact the AD Program Manager, Rocko Cook, at rocko.cook@azdhs.gov or by calling 480-407-7642.

DISH-AZ is a program of Arizona State University’s Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center in partnership with Arizona Department of Health Services.