SYNC’s poster hall features presentation abstracts on the topics of Drug User Health, Hepatitis C, HIV Prevention, LGBTQ Health, and STIs.
Thursday, March 19
The Zero HIV Stigma Art Project: A Qualitative Intervention of Innovation and Engagement
Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in HIV Testing Insights from NHANES
Enhancing HIV Screening Compliance in the Emergency Department Through Workflow Integration and EHR Optimization
SYNCing Community-Based Screening to Address HIV and HCV in Marginalized Populations Data from Cosmo Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center (2022–2025)
Engaging Secret Shopper Methods to Evaluate the HIV Testing Landscape for People Who Inject Drugs in Philadelphia
HIV Testing in a District of Columbia Academic Emergency Department
PrEP Utilization Among Women of Color A Retrospective Analysis of Medication Preferences and Engagement Strategies at a Community-Based Clinic in 2024
Navigating Systemic Barriers to PrEP and HIV Care Among Unhoused Populations in Boston (2022–2025)
The Role of Pharmacies in the Implementation of Long-Acting Injectable Cabotegravir for PrEP Qualitative Insights From EBONI and PILLAR
Advanced Practice Providers’ and Nurses’ Perspectives on Implementing Long-Acting Injectable Cabotegravir for PrEP Into Standard of Care Results From PILLAR and EBONI Studies
Advancing Rapid POC Testing and EPT
Walk This Way! The Coalition of Baltimore HIV Providers Annual Walk 1 Mile for Her for Women and Girls HIV Awareness
Community Corridor Replacing Stigma with Strength through Peer-Led HIV Navigation
Connecting with Vulnerable Populations in the Emergency Department through Humankindess
Project sTrenGth: A Status-Neutral, Transgender-Centered HIV Prevention and Care Model Advancing Health Equity in South Florida
The PIVOT Approach: A Modernized Framework for HIV Capacity-Building Assistance Rooted in Intersectional Values and Organizational Realities
Clinical Trainee Perspectives on PrEP for Women of Color Identifying Modifiable Barriers to Uptake
Frameworks to Identify and Center Community Need and Expectations
GAH: A Gateway to Preventative Care for Gender Diverse Patients
Friday, March 20
The Call for Needs-Based Harm Reduction in West Virginia: An Analysis of HIV, Syringe Distribution, and Overdoses
Linkage to Comprehensive HIV Prevention Services at Prisma Community Care
Did They Actually Learn Anything? Pilot Project to Assess Providers’ Knowledge Change in Online Clinical Education
Mobilizing Healthcare to Protect and Empower Transgender Communities Through Integrated HIV Prevention and Gender-Affirming Care
A Systematic Review of Barriers and Facilitators Predisposing, Enabling and Need Factors Influencing PrEP Uptake Among Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Women in the United States
Enhancing Women’s Health in Charleston, West Virginia by Increasing Access to Prevention Services and Disease Screenings
Before We Step Out: A Pre-Game Reboot
Closing the Gaps in Addressing STI & Substance Use Syndemics in the South
A Community-Based Approach to HIV Prevention in the Mississippi Delta Region
Determinants of HIV Prevalence Among Sexually Active Age Group Women in Ethiopia
Enhancing HIV Yield Through Trusted Community Leaders to Enhance HIV Testing and Treatment Outcomes Among MSM in Effutu, Ghana
Policy Gaps and Recommendations for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Screening for the Prevention of HIV Transmission in the United States
Harm Reduction in Action: Building Bridges
The Hidden Barrier: Confronting Shame in HIV Prevention Work
Young Adult Advisory Council Creating a Third Space for Youth Empowerment and Engagement in HIV and Substance Use Prevention Programming
Meeting People Where They Are: Community-Driven HIV Prevention and Linkage to Treatment in Beaumont, Texas Attention to the Needs of Rural Community Members
Identifying Sociodemographic Disparities in Hepatitis C Treatment Outcomes Among People With HIV Coinfected With Hepatitis C, New York City, 2016-2022
Thursday, March 19
Beyond the Emergency Department Interprofessional Approaches to Improving Continuity of HIV nPEP Post-Discharge
Implementation and Findings of a Pilot On-Line Mental Health Intervention in an Urban HIV Treatment Program for Adolescents and Young Adults
Starving the Virus Iron Chelation as Adjuvant Therapy in HIV Treatment
Improving Syndemic Testing & Care Coordination through a Community-Based OTP Collaboration
Association Between Graded Short-Term Lymphocyte Count Decline and Epilepsy Risk in HIV-Positive Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Friday, March 20
Trends in HIV Linkage to Care in an Urban, Non-Clinical Community-Based Organization
The Potential Impact of Losing Federal Funding on Non-Clinical HIV Testing (A Socio-Demographic Analysis)
Risk Factors for Pulmonary Embolism at Autopsy among HIV Infected Patients
Black Women Living with HIV Stigma and Other Challenges – A Community Perspective
Intersecting Burdens: Age, Comorbidity, and Social Vulnerability Among Hospitalized People with HIV
Thursday, March 19
Improving HCV Re-Engagement in Care Through Targeted Outreach and Telehealth Coordination in a Rural Harm Reduction Setting
Nurse Navigator Driven Large Scale Implementation of Opportunistic HCV Treatment during Hospitalization in a US Tertiary Care Hospital
Mobile Hepatitis C Treatment Program
NYC Hep C Community Navigation Model a Decade of Improving Care for People Who Use Drugs
Friday, March 20
Relinking the Forgotten: A Community-Based Model to Restore Hepatitis C Care in Immigrant and High-Risk Populations in Maryland & Virginia, 2023–2025
Milestone-Based Incentives Improve Hepatitis C Treatment Completion in an Underserved Population A Pilot Study
Targeted Hepatitis C Testing among Unhoused Population in Southern Nevada Through Community-Based Outreach and Cross-Sector Collaboration, 2024-2025
Meeting Patients Where They Are: Improving Hepatitis C Care for Unstably Housed Individuals in NYC
Community Partnerships Drive Targeted In-Person Outreach for Linking Individuals to HCV Care
Thursday, March 19
The Recent Surge in Syphilitic Eye Disease Cases Analyzing Trends and Disparities
Utilizing Doxycycline Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (Doxy PEP) for Sexual Transmitted Infections (STIs) Prevention Enhancing Sexual Health Counseling
Beyond Yes/No Consent: Education as an STI Harm Reduction Tool
Prenatal and Congenital Syphilis Screening Practices in California Birthing Hospitals
Perspectives of Female Sex Workers on Factors Influencing the Utilization of Contraceptive/Family Planning Services: A Qualitative Meta-synthesis
Friday, March 20
Chlamydia Trachomatis and the Development of Preeclampsia in Pregnancy
Region Mapping: Plotting Health Services to Target Clinical Provider Sexual Health Education
Does It Translate Locally? Exploring Self-Efficacy for STI Prevention and Syphilis Knowledge Among Women in Michigan and Beyond
Tackling the Congenital Syphilis Epidemic through Telementoring
Impact of Chlamydial and Gonococcal Infections on Male Reproductive Outcomes: A TriNetX Cohort Study
Thursday, March 19
Exploring the Impact of Mobile Harm Reduction Services in Oakland County, Michigan, and the Role of Local and State Policy
Let’s Meet (Meet People Where They Are—Literally and Figuratively)
Scoping Review of Influences of Elevated Image and Performance-Enhancing Drug Use in Sexual Minority Men Identifying Multi-level Harm Reduction Targets
Friday, March 20
Prescribing Patterns Among Emergency Physicians for Emergency Contraception
Identifying the Burden of Injection Drug Use-Related Infections Using Hospital Discharge Data
Thursday, March 19
Capacity to Consent: A Scoping Review of Youth Decision-Making Capacity for Gender-Affirming Care
Examining How Gender Identity Impacts Your Differential Diagnosis: A Case-Based Learning Module for Preclinical Medical Students
Reproductive Health Needs of Transmasculine Patients: A Review of Barriers, Best Practices, and Future Directions
2SLGBTQIA+ Health in Medical School Curriculum Building Bridges Back to Community
Beyond the Outbreak: Practical Discussion and Partnership Models to Normalize Mpox Vaccination
Friday, March 20
Enhancing HIV Care Outcomes: The Transformative Impact of Support Groups on Retention, Adherence, and Viral Suppression
Preventive Health Care Utilization in Patients Receiving Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy (GAHT) vs. Non-GAHT Patients in a Student-Run Free Clinic
Structural Barriers and Ethical Challenges in Gender-Affirming Surgery for Asian Individuals in the United States: A Qualitative Analysis of Reddit Posts
Real-World Evidence Confirming the Vaccine Benefit of the Third-Generation Mpox Vaccine MVA-BN
From Insight to Action: Lessons Learned on Ethical Participation in Genomic Research Among Black SMM with HIV
Thursday, March 19
Building a Better System: The ‘Safe Space Model’ for Health Services & Capacity in Schools
Sex.U.ology: Normalizing the Study of the Pleasure of Sex
Prevalence of Postpartum Contraception Uptake Among High HIV Risk Women in Kenya
Friday, March 20
Equity Starts Early: Health Equity and Justice Framework for Early Childhood Settings
Capacity Building through Community: How Engaging Community Can Assist in Advocacy Initiatives
Assessment of Upstream Implementation Domains on the Uptake of HPV Self-Sampling in Safety-Net Settings using a Scoping Review
