Program to Access Treatment for HIV and Support (PATHS) Procedures Manual

The PATHS Procedures Manual provides PATHS host sites and pod staff with information, resources and tools to implement PATHS in alignment with the service delivery model.

• 1.0 PATHS Procedures Manual Table of Contents
• 2.0 PATHS Program Description
• 3.0 PATHS pod orientation checklist
• 4.0 PATHS Program Administration
  • 4.1 A PATHS framework for working in partnership  
  • 4.2 The MB HIV Program Clinical Education Coordinator 
  • 4.3 Eligibility criteria and referral procedure 
  • 4.4 Transition criteria and process 
  • 4.5 Safety measures for PATHS staff  
  • 4.6 Team schedule 
  • 4.7 Care planning   
  • 4.8 Incentives for client engagement 
•  5.0 Program Evaluation
  • 5.1 Clinical indicators
  • 5.2 Indicators for cultural safety
  • 5.3 Data management plan
• 6.0 Appendices
  • 6.1 Job descriptions
    • 6.1.1 MB HIV Program Clinical Education Coordinator
    • 6.1.2 PATHS Nurse Practitioner
    • 6.1.3 PATHS Nurse
    • 6.1.4 PATHS Social Worker
    • 6.1.5 PATHS Outreach Worker
  • 6.2 Case study
  • 6.3 Daily schedule
  • 6.4 PATHS Referral Form
  • 6.5 Forms and templates
    • 6.5.1 PATHS intake form
    • 6.5.2 PATHS acuity scale form
    • 6.5.3 PATHS acuity scale initial assessment template
    • 6.5.4 PATHS RN/SW/OW forms
    • 6.5.5 PATHS transition checklist and plan form