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:

Educate clinicians by providing continuous and innovative HIV, Post-Exposure Prophylaxis/Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP/PrEP), HCV, sexual (STIs) and drug user health trainings.
Expand the base of providers able to diagnose and care for patients impacted by HIV, HCV, STIs, and DU.
Disseminate AIDS Institute clinical practice guidelines, other relevant materials, and resources.
Foster partnerships among community-based providers, affiliated organizations, and HIV, HCV, STI and DUH specialists.

CEI Line 1.866.637.2342

We offer a toll-free number to clinicians in NYS to discuss HIV, PEP, PrEP, HCV, Sexual Health and DUH patient management with a specialist.

CEI has 4 Centers of Excellence throughout NYS

HIV Primary Care and Prevention Center of Excellence
212.731.3792
NYS.HIV.COE@mountsinai.org

Medical Director: Antonio E. Urbina, MD
Program Director: Jessica Silk, MPH

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, tele-mentoring with Project ECHO™, technical assistance, and additional clinical tools.

HCV and Drug User Health Center of Excellence
212.731.3790

Medical Director: Linda Wang, MD
Program Director: Lauren Walker, MPH

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 Project ECHO™ and HepCure, technical assistance, and additional clinical tools.

Sexual Health Center of Excellence
585.274.3042

Medical Director: Marguerite Urban, MD
Program Manager: Jessica L. VanScott, MPH

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

Resource/Evaluation Center of Excellence
For technical support
support@ceitraining.org email

Program P.I.: Timothy Dye, PhD
Program Director: Monica Barbosu, MD, PhD

The Resource Center of Excellence manages CEI's online and in-person trainings (webinars/ in person trainings/conferences/ ECHO™/online trainings). The center is using a sophisticated Information System to enhance the delivery of the continuing medical education among clinical providers. Through a responsive design system all CEI resources are delivered through various platforms: (www.ceitraining.org) website, Android and iOS platforms, and social media.