SYNC 2025
The Eleventh Annual National Conference for HIV • HCV • STIs • Harm Reduction • LGBTQ Health
October 14-15, 2025 in Washington, DC

SYNC Posters

SYNC’s poster hall features presentation abstracts on the topics of Harm Reduction, Hepatitis C, HIV Prevention, LGBTQ Health, and STIs.

*Pending acceptance.


HIV Prevention
The Zero HIV Stigma Art Project: A Qualitative Intervention of Innovation and Engagement
Beyond the Emergency Department: Interprofessional Approaches to Improving Continuity of HIV nPEP Post-Discharge
Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in HIV Testing: Insights from NHANES
FOCUS Case Study: Linkage to Comprehensive HIV Prevention Services at Prisma Community Care
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)
Did They Actually Learn Anything? Pilot Project to Assess Providers’ Knowledge Change in Online Clinical Education
SHE Lives
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
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
The Potential Impact of Losing Federal Funding on Non-Clinical HIV Testing: A Socio-Demographic Analysis
PrEP Utilization Among Women of Color: A Retrospective Analysis of Medication Preferences and Engagement Strategies at a Community-Based Clinic in 2024
Enhancing Women’s Health in Charleston, West Virginia by Increasing Access to Prevention Services and Disease Screenings
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
Improving Syndemic Testing and Care Coordination through a Community-Based OTP Collaboration
HIV Testing Attitudes and Behaviors at a Football-Based HIV Prevention Program
Region Mapping: Plotting Health Services to Target Clinical Provider Sexual Health Education
Advanced Practice Providers’ and Nurses’ Perspectives on Implementing Long-Acting Injectable Cabotegravir for PrEP into Standard of Care: Results from PILLAR and EBONI Studies
A Community-Based Approach to HIV Prevention in the Mississippi Delta Region
Walk This Way! The Coalition of Baltimore HIV Providers Annual Walk 1 Mile for Her for Women and Girls HIV Awareness
HIV Treatment
Trends in HIV Linkage to Care in an Urban, Non-Clinical Community-Based Organization
Advancing Health Outcomes Across Age Groups through Telehealth Coordination
Assessing Transition to Adult Care for Adolescents and Young Adults Living with HIV: Patient Characteristics and Predictors of Successful Transition
Implementation and Findings of a Pilot Online 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
Pathological Pulmonary Findings at Autopsy in Patients with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome From 1985-2012
Risk Factors for Pulmonary Embolism at Autopsy among HIV-Infected Patients
Creating Safe Spaces: Geographic and Demographic Barriers to HIV Care Access
Association Between Graded Short-Term Lymphocyte Count Decline and Epilepsy Risk in HIV-Positive Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Hepatitis C
Identifying Sociodemographic Disparities in Hepatitis C Treatment Outcomes Among People with HIV Coinfected with Hepatitis C, New York City, 2016-2022
Relinking the Forgotten: A Community-Based Model to Restore Hepatitis C Care in Immigrant and High-Risk Populations in Maryland and Virginia, 2023–2025
Improving HCV Re-Engagement in Care Through Targeted Outreach and Telehealth Coordination in a Rural Harm Reduction Setting
Using Michigan’s Hepatitis C Case Management Database to Track and Tailor Hepatitis C Case Outreach in Michigan
A Case of Coinfection of Two Hepatitis C Genotypes: Treating According to Routine Practice Guidelines
Milestone-Based Incentives Improve Hepatitis C Treatment Completion in an Underserved Population: A Pilot Study
Nurse Navigator-Driven Large Scale Implementation of Opportunistic HCV Treatment during Hospitalization in a US Tertiary Care Hospital
Targeted Hepatitis C Testing Among Unhoused Populations in Southern Nevada through Community-Based Outreach and Cross-Sector Collaboration, 2024-2025
STIs
Syphilis Re-Infection Among People Living with HIV in the Harris Health System, 2013-2023
The Recent Surge in Syphilitic Eye Disease Cases: Analyzing Trends and Disparities
Chlamydia Trachomatis and the Development of Preeclampsia in Pregnancy
Utilizing Doxycycline Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (Doxy PEP) for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) Prevention: Enhancing Sexual Health Counseling
Does It Translate Locally? Exploring Self-Efficacy for STI Prevention and Syphilis Knowledge Among Women in Michigan and Beyond
Harm Reduction
The Call for Needs-Based Harm Reduction in West Virginia: An Analysis of HIV, Syringe Distribution, and Overdoses
Meeting People Where They Are: Harm Reduction Through Space and Access
Exploring the Impact of Mobile Harm Reduction Services in Oakland County, Michigan, and the Role of Local and State Policy
Prescribing Patterns Among Emergency Physicians for Emergency Contraception
Trusted Spaces, Trusted Faces: Training Barbers, Clergy, and Community Leaders to Support Mental Health and OUD Awareness
LGBTQ Health
Health Equity
Capacity to Consent: A Scoping Review of Youth Decision-Making Capacity for Gender-Affirming Care
Enhancing HIV Care Outcomes: The Transformative Impact of Support Groups on Retention, Adherence, and Viral Suppression
GAH: A Gateway to Preventative Care for Gender Diverse Patients
Determinants of HIV Prevalence Among Sexually Active Age Group Women in Ethiopia
Douching Practices Following Gender-Affirming Vaginoplasty
Mobilizing Healthcare to Protect and Empower Transgender Communities Through Integrated HIV Prevention and Gender-Affirming Care
Examining How Gender Identity Impacts Your Differential Diagnosis: A Case-Based Learning Module for Preclinical Medical Students
Preventive Health Care Utilization in Patients Receiving Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy (GAHT) vs. Non-GAHT Patients in a Student-Run Free Clinic