PASO became a Local Performance Site of the South Central AIDS Education Training Center in 2008.

The education we provide to clinicians, social workers, pharmacists, dentists, and dental hygienists helps them better understand and treat the issues specific to individuals living with HIV and AIDS.

Our agency is committed to improving the quality of life of patients living with HIV/AIDS through the provision of high-quality professional education and training.

Opportunities include in-house HIV education programs and a larger Annual HIV/AIDS Symposium through collaboration with the Amarillo College Center for Continuing Healthcare Education.

Susan Bailey-Cooper, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, and George Peterson, DNP, FNP-C, AAHIVS, serve as PASO’s Co-Medical Directors and principal educators. They are available for Clinical Consultations in an effort to improve clinical problem-solving and to impart the most up-to-date knowledge regarding specific HIV patient care. They are also able to address and explain a number of topics, including but not limited to:

• Viral load & CD4 count

• Diagnostic techniques

• OI prophylaxis and management

• Management of pregnant women with HIV infection

• Resistance testing

• Drug interactions & toxicity

• Antiretroviral treatment options

• Management of occupational exposure