SYNCing to Empower Black Women in HIV Prevention: Health Departments and HBCUs
Studio F
This session is intended to provide a comprehensive overview of the current landscape of HIV prevention for Black women—from both a Health Department and HBCU perspective, emphasizing the need for culturally competent, multimodal strategies that are feasible and scalable. Participants will gain insight into practical approaches for reducing HIV and STI risk among one of the most vulnerable populations in the U.S.
HIV PrEP Navigation Certification (HIVPNC) Institute
Studio EHealthHIV's HIV PrEP Navigation Certification (HIVPNC) Program is the only certification program offered to providers and allied health professionals focused on preparing providers to guide community members in their use of PrEP over time.
Navigating Healthy Aging: Innovation, Challenges, and Equitable Health Solutions
Studio CThis institute will open with an overview of HealthHIV's Third Annual State of Aging with HIV™ National Survey. Presenters will then demonstrate that despite advancements in treatments, our communities continue to face significant health challenges.
Unveiling HIV: Challenging Assumptions on Molecular Surveillance and Criminalization
Potomac A/BExperts will ground attendees in an understanding of HIV criminalization as well as the efforts that attendees can join for modernizing HIV criminalization laws and eradicating HIV related stigma. Attendees will also have the opportunity to learn more about MHS and why PLHIV and advocates are so concerned with a program whose ostensible purpose is the promotion of public health. Finally, panelists will educate attendees on the interrelationship between different forms of surveillance, focusing on different ways in which reproductive autonomy is targeted as a case study.
Mobilizing Towards PrEP Access For All
Studio DHosted by PrEP4All, this Institute will focus on several ways that participants can immediately engage in the movement for equitable PrEP access.
Beyond Daily Oral PrEP
Studio AGet to know APRETUDE, including a discussion with a patient ambassador, followed by early insights from the PILLAR & EBONI implementation science studies.
CANN and HealthHCV’s 9th Annual National Monitoring Report on HIV/HCV Co-Infection
Studio BThe Community Access National Network (CANN) — in collaboration with HealthHIV, HealthHCV, and the National Coalition for LGBT Health — is hosting the Annual National Monitoring Report on HIV/HCV Co-Infection. During the SYNC session, CANN will present its annual report on the state of co-infection in the United States, including a summary of the HIV/HCV Co-Infection Watch. HealthHIV will present data and implications from its State of Harm Reduction Inaugural National Survey.
PrEP Now… Not Later!! Increasing PrEP Access Through Same-Day PrEP and TelePrEP
Podcast AreaThis podcast will focus on the BIPOC population and those aged 13-34. In 2021, the new HIV infections of those aged 13-34 accounted for 58%. Same day and telePrEP is not a novel concept but it is highly under utilized. We will discuss the statistics and models on how to implement it.
Opening Plenary — Today’s Landscape: The State of HIV, HCV, STIs, Harm Reduction and LGBTQ Health
BallroomThis plenary session will feature subject matter experts in each of the five SYNC focus areas to share the current “state of” and future implications in HIV, HCV, STIs, harm reduction and LGBTQ health.
Conversations on the Lived Experiences of Black Women with HIV
Podcast AreaBlack women in the United States, and globally, are disproportionately affected by HIV. In multiple studies, Black women report feeling disrespected and dismissed when they do engage with healthcare providers. Additionally, the stigmas associated with HIV, race, and gender are interlinked and strongly influence decision making around engaging with treatment and preventative care. This podcast, a conversation between two Black women with more than a decade of HIV clinical care, beholds the experience of caring for Black women living with HIV and those who could benefit from PrEP - centering their lived experiences and strategies on how to better care for Black women.
Harm Reduction Track, Session 1
Studio F- Centering People in the Sex Trade: Harm Reduction Tools for Better Health
- Leveraging HIV and HCV Advocacy Opportunities to End the Epidemics
HIV Prevention Track, Session 1
Studio B
- Spilling the Tea: How Medical Mistrust Impacts HIV/STI Prevention and Treatment for Young LGBTQ+ Black Women and Girls
- Evaluating Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Use of Preexposure Prophylaxis for HIV Within the Military Health System
STIs Track, Session 1
Potomac A
- Hey CIS, Can We Talk...? Black Women, Sexuality, and PrEP
- STD Crisis: A Case for Rapid POC Testing
- Effects of Targeted Provider Education on HIV and STI Testing Rates at an FQHC
HIV Treatment Track, Session 1: Innovations
Studio E- Long-Acting Injectables: Improving Team Member Engagement Across Four NYC HIV Clinics
- Implementing a Tailored Approach to Provide Affirming HIV Care to LGBTQIA+ Youth
- Leveraging Medicaid and Hospital BPAs to Link People With HIV to Care
Hepatitis C Track, Session 1: Addressing HCV Through a Syndemic Approach
Studio A- HIV and HCV Testing and Offering Comprehensive Prevention Services in the Community Health Centers
- Theory to Action: Ending the Syndemic in Tennessee
- Detroit United for Health: Mobilizing Communities to Confront Health Disparities—Syphilis and HCV
LGBTQ Health Track, Session 1
Studio C- Beyond the Binary: An Innovative Educational Workshop Addressing the Health of Non-Binary and Gender Non-Conforming People
- Understanding LGBTQ+ Health Disparities and Methods for Identifying Them
- It’s a Start: Online, On-demand LGBTQ+ Mental Health Trainings are a Beneficial Primer for Providers Nationwide
HIV Prevention Track, Session 2
Studio D
- Prioritizing the Whole Health of Black, Transgender Women through Bundled Interventions and Gender-Affirming Care
- Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges: Combination HIV Prevention for Black Women
- EHE Today: A reflection of the Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative in the US - Successes and Progress
Lunch Plenary — Government Healthcare Agencies Bringing Synchronicity to Healthcare Delivery
BallroomThis plenary session features senior officials from federal government healthcare agencies discussing their strategic goals and activities toward enhancing health equity, optimizing operations, and strengthening program management in addressing today’s public health challenges across HIV, HCV, STIs, harm reduction and LGBTQ health.
Digital Strategies for Syndemic Approach to PrEP Adherence and HIV Prevention
Podcast AreaThis podcast will take a case study format look at digital strategies to improve access to sexual healthcare, specifically HIV prevention care, among underserved populations; 44% of patients supported identify as non-heterosexual, over 70% as non-White.
Harm Reduction Track, Session 2
Studio F- Failing Forward: Syringe Service Program Organizing in Charleston, WV
- Impact of a Harm Reduction Program Tailored for Populations Using Crystal Methamphetamine
- Building and Strengthening Syringe Services Programs through E-learning
STIs Track, Session 2
Potomac A- Effectiveness of a Virtual Patient Simulation at Improving Individualized Sexual Health Care
- Understanding Perspectives on Patient-Provider Communication Surrounding Sex, Sexuality, and Substance Use
- Express Visits
HIV Treatment Track, Session 2
Studio E- Engaging People with HIV in a Housing-First Response to an HIV Outbreak
- HIV Treatment & Beyond: SYNCing to Implement Rapid Start as a Jurisdictional Standard of Care
- Expert-led HIV Communications: Prevention, Treatment, and Stigma-Free Strategies for Physicians
Hepatitis C Track, Session 2: Differentiated Service Models
Studio A- Financing Integrated Hepatitis C Services: Focus on Harm Reduction and Pharmacy Settings
- Advancing Health Equity: Improving the Reentry Experience through Innovative HIV, Hepatitis C Programming
HIV Prevention Track, Session 3
Studio B
- Prioritizing Medication Adherence of Minority MSM Patients for HIV Prevention
- Syncing Frequent STI Screening and PrEP: “Choose Your Own Adventure” Process Analysis
- Be PrEPared: A Guide to PrEP Program Development in the Primary Care Setting
