Directly Observed Therapy

Through a grant from the Illinois Department of Public Health and the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, PACPI is able to offer Directly Observed (Antiretroviral) Therapy (DOT) for pregnant patients that need a little extra assistance in taking their medications.  DOT is offered either as a home-based service or as inpatient in the hospital.  This strategy has been successful in helping to reduce viral loads which are critical to the prevention of transmission of HIV from mother to child. 

The service is usually offered to patients with detectable viral loads over 1000 in the last trimester of pregnancy.

• Guidelines for Directly Observed Therapy

• Protocol for Directly Observed Therapy

• Directly Observed Therapy Agreement

For assistance in linking a client with Directly Observed Therapy, please call 312-334-0974.