About

About CEI

Clinical Education Initiative (CEI), a New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute program, is designed to enhance the capacity of New York's diverse healthcare workforce to deliver clinical services to improve health outcomes related to HIV, Sexual Health, Hepatitis C (HCV), and Drug User Health (DUH).

The aims of CEI are fourfold:

Provide ongoing and innovative training to clinicians on HIV, Post-Exposure Prophylaxis/Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP/PrEP), hepatitis C (HCV), sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and drug user health.
Expand the base of healthcare providers able to diagnose, manage, and deliver comprehensive care to patients affected by HIV, HCV, STIs, and substance use.
Distribute AIDS Institute clinical practice guidelines, along with other relevant materials and resources to support evidence-based medical decisions.
Promote collaboration among community-based providers, partner organizations, and specialists in HIV, HCV, STIs, and drug user health to enhance coordinated care and knowledge sharing.

CEI Clinical Consultation Phone Line: 1.866.637.2342

A toll-free service for New York State clinicians, connecting them with specialists on HIV, sexual health, hepatitis C, and drug user health.

CEI has 4 Centers of Excellence throughout NYS:

HIV Primary Care and Prevention Center of Excellence

The HIV Primary Care and Prevention Center of Excellence educates medical providers on the latest New York State guidelines related to HIV and primary care, to enhance their capacity to deliver clinical services and improve health outcomes. This is done through free trainings and conferences, preceptorships, technical assistance, and additional clinical tools.

Phone number: 212-731-3788

HCV and Drug User Health Center of Excellence

The HCV and Drug User Health Center of Excellence strives to enhance the capacity of New York's diverse health care workforce and improve health outcomes related to Hepatitis C and drug user health prevention, care, and treatment. This is done through providing trainings, intensive preceptorship programs, tele-education via technical assistance, and additional clinical tools.

Phone number: 646-951-7271

Sexual Health Center of Excellence

The Sexual Health Center of Excellence provides sexual health clinical education, trainings, preceptorships, and additional clinical tools for community providers in NYS. The Center educates clinicians on the latest NYS guidelines for the management of patients with STIs.

Phone number: 585.274.3045

Resource/Evaluation Center of Excellence

The Resource/Evaluation Center of Excellence oversees CEI's technical infrastructure, including the www.ceitraining.org website, a web-based Learning Management System (LMS), and program evaluation.

The center leverages an integrated information system to support continuing medical education for clinical providers, using responsive design to ensure access across multiple platforms—website, mobile apps (Android and iOS), social media, and podcasts

For technical support, contact the Resource Center at: support@ceitraining.org