Synchronicity

Expanding the National HIV Prevention Workforce through Certification
2026-03-18 00:00 - 23:59 (America/New_York) | Studio A
HIV Prevention Certified Professional Institute

Expanding the HIV prevention workforce is more important than ever: biomedical prevention is advancing rapidly and the HIV workforce is shrinking.

This institute offers a comprehensive foundation for providers to: 1) identify individuals who may benefit from HIV prevention services; 2) implement high-impact PrEP interventions; and, 3) apply a framework of cultural humility to improve engagement and retention in care. Participants also will learn strategies for HIV prevention, PrEP counseling, and PrEP provision within pharmacy-based settings. Expert faculty include an infectious disease physician and pharmacist, bringing together clinical knowledge and applied strategies for frontline HIV prevention.

Learning Objectives:

Discuss sexual health and HIV prevention options with clients.

Review biomedical advances in HIV and STI prevention.

Identify considerations for implementing long-acting HIV prevention in clinical settings.

Describe eligibility screening and PrEP counseling strategies in pharmacies.

Educate patients on PrEP adherence, safety precautions, and the importance of regular monitoring for optimal HIV prevention.

Elevating the PrEP Navigation Workforce through Certification
2026-03-18 00:00 - 23:59
HIV Prevention Navigation Institute
While disparities in PrEP uptake and need persist and PrEP demand remains high, experienced PrEP navigation staff are key to realizing the benefits of PrEP.
This institute equips participants with the practical knowledge, communication strategies, and clinical context needed to guide individuals through their PrEP journey. Through a 2.5-hour interactive training, participants will explore person-centered navigation approaches, review current PrEP guidelines and data, and learn to address barriers to PrEP use with clarity, empathy, and cultural humility. The institute emphasizes real-world application across diverse care settings, including clinics, pharmacies, community health centers, and outreach programs. Participants will earn their HIV PrEP navigation certification – demonstrating their expertise and commitment to advancing HIV prevention – and be included in HealthHIV’s national online directory of HIVPNCs.
Learning Objectives:

Describe the barriers patients face to initiating and adhering to PrEP.
Identify how providers and PrEP navigation staff can address adherence challenges through the health system.
Summarize best practices for guiding patients to access PrEP medication, labs and clinic visits.
Establish safe spaces, deliver client-centered, culturally sensitive services and culturally- and linguistically-sensitive communication to help patients navigate the PrEP care continuum.

Beyond the Diagnosis: Building Systems for Healthy Aging with HIV
2026-03-18 00:00 - 23:59
Aging with HIV Institute
People aging with HIV (PAWH) often face complex health challenges that unfold over time and across systems where care is inconsistent, support can be fragmented, and the realities of aging are too often ignored. By highlighting insights from the HealthHIV State of Aging with HIV™ Fourth Annual National Survey, this institute will examine how these experiences are shaped by underdeveloped geriatric expertise, persistent gaps in care coordination, and the lack of alignment between HIV services and aging-related systems.
This institute will explore how healthy aging can be supported through improved provider preparedness, integration between HIV and aging systems, and advocacy that centers the lived realities of PAWH across all levels of function, access, and need.
Learning Objectives:

Describe key issues shaping the experience of aging with HIV, including multimorbidity, mobility limitations, housing instability, and the long-term impacts of accelerated aging and early antiretroviral treatment.
Assess whether current systems and providers are prepared to meet the full spectrum of aging-related needs in HIV care.
Explore structural and policy innovation by identifying strategies to align HIV services with healthy aging priorities, invest in workforce readiness, and build models of care that sustain quality of life over time.

EmpowerHERed Resilience: Advancing Black Women's Health Together
2026-03-18 00:00 - 23:59
Black Women’s Health Institute
This transformative institute is dedicated to advancing the health and well-being of Black women by addressing the interconnected issues that shape their lives.
This institute centers the voices and experiences of Black women while spotlighting HIV prevention and awareness, mental health and trauma healing, sexual self-care, maternal and reproductive health, and the power of resilience. We’ll explore actionable strategies, build supportive networks, and identify community-centered solutions that uplift and sustain wellness. Join us as we move forward together in elevating the future of Black women’s health.
Learning Objectives:

Identify at least three barriers to HIV prevention, mental health care, and reproductive health access specific to Black women.
Describe trauma-informed and culturally responsive approaches for Black women.
Describe at least two self-care, resilience-building, or advocacy tools designed to support Black women’s wellness in participants’ personal or professional settings.
Discuss individualized or organizational action plans that incorporate new strategies to promote equity in HIV prevention, mental health, and reproductive health services for Black women.

Lunch Plenary 4
2026-03-18 00:00 - 2026-03-20 23:59 | Ballroom
Information on this plenary will be available soon. This plenary session includes a complimentary luncheon.
