HIV Technology Transfer In Los Angeles
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: The aims of the HIV Technology Transfer in Los Angeles project are to describe and develop resources for technology transfer among HIV/AIDS community-based organizations (CBOs). Several CBOs have publicly commented on the gap between what their program funders expect them to do and the resources that are available to meet these expectations. A long-term objective is to share CBOs insights into using science-based interventions and to increase the training, materials and other resources they need to carry out HIV prevention. The UCLA Center for HIV Identification, Prevention and Treatment Services (CHIPTS) and the City of Los Angeles AIDS Coordinator (ACO) seek to assist CBOs in meeting these objectives. The potential impact of the proposed study is better and more widespread implementation of science-based interventions in Los Angeles and throughout California. The process of bringing science-based interventions into CBO settings is known as technology transfer. The Technology Transfer Model (TTM) outlines three primary phases of this process: pre-implementation, implementation, maintenance and evolution. The pre-implementation phase consists of identifying the need for an intervention, acquiring information, assessing the fit between an intervention and the goals and activities of the organization, and preparing the organizational staff. Implementation includes obtaining technical assistance and conducting process evaluation of the interventions. Finally, maintenance and evolution includes ensuring the presence of staff that can continue to implement the intervention, organizational change, and program evolution. CBO staff who have been involved in the three phases of technology transfer can offer rich insights into what works and what will not work in their communities. Up to 18 science-based programs have been or are being implemented in Los Angeles. Up to two staff from each of these programs will be eligible to participate (N = 36). Eligible participants for this study will complete close-ended background surveys regarding their organization’s characteristics and will be interviewed for up to 90 minutes. Interviews will be conducted twice with staff from these programs. The first wave of interviews will ask about pre-implementation and implementation phases of technology transfer. The second wave of interviews, scheduled when many of the programs will finish at least one cycle of implementation, will ask about maintenance and evolution. Surveys will be summarized and used to describe the general organizational characteristics of CBOs using science-based programs. Interviews will be analyzed for techniques, challenges, strategies, and resources used or needed by the CBOs. The expected impact of the study is the dissemination of reports that detail what has worked (e.g., best practices) and what can be improved (e.g., lessons learned) about technology transfer efforts in Los Angeles. These findings are also potentially significant for other urban and rural areas of California where science-based interventions are being used. Innovative aspects of the proposed study include the focus on what CBOs have learned about technology transfer, the kinds of advances they have made using these science-based programs, and the guidance they can provide as in-house experts on technology transfer.