Table 1.
Task shifting with the CCC model (derived from WHO Task Shifting: Global Recommendations and Guidelines)
Standard of care | CCC model | ||||||
P | CO | N | P | CO | N | CCC | |
Clinical monitoring | |||||||
Monitor and support ART adherence | □□□ | ■■■ | ■■■ | □ | ■ | ■ | ■■ |
Take weight | ■■■ | ■ | ■■ | ||||
Take vitals | ■■■ | ■ | ■■ | ||||
Determine functional status | ■■■ | ■■■ | □ | ■ | ■■ | ||
Request CD4 count and viral load | □□□ | ■■■ | □□□ | ■■■ | |||
Identify ART side effects | □□□ | ■■■ | □ | ■ | ■■ | ||
Manage ART side effects | □□□ | ■■■ | □□□ | ■■■ | |||
Identify OI symptoms | □□□ | ■■■ | □ | ■ | ■■ | ||
Manage OIs | □□□ | ■■■ | □□□ | ■■■ | |||
Dispense and arrange follow-up visits | |||||||
Dispense ART and drugs for OI prophylaxis | ■■■ | ■ | ■■ | ||||
Arrange follow-up visits | ■■■ | ■ | ■■ | ||||
Manage substitutions or switch of ART | |||||||
Switch to alternative first-line regimen | □□□ | ■■■ | □□□ | ■■■ | |||
Switch second-line regimen | □□□ | ■■■ | □□□ | ■■■ | |||
Choose appropriate third-line | □□□ | □□□ | |||||
Supervision | |||||||
Clinical officers | X | X | X | X | |||
Nurses | X | X | |||||
Community care coordinators | X |
X Responsible for an activity
■■■ Responsible during all visits
■■ Responsible during two-thirds of visits
■ Responsible during one-third of visits
□□□; □; X Physicians are responsible for all or part of the activity when present in the clinic
ART: antiretroviral treatment
OI: opportunistic infection