3rd National Ending the HIV Epidemic Partnerships for Research Meeting - CHIPTS - Center for HIV Identification, Prevention and Treatment Services

Overview

Thank you to all of the partners and participants who made the 2024 National EHE Meeting a success. The meeting has now concluded. Access meeting information and resources below.

CHIPTS and the UCLA-CDU Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) were honored to co-host the 3rd National Ending the HIV Epidemic Partnerships for Research Meeting on April 15-16, 2024, at the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center. The meeting welcomed over 300 participants from the CFAR/ARC Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) supplement project teams funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), community and public health partners, and others interested in HIV implementation research and practice.

Grounded in the meeting theme, “Accelerating Innovations for Equitable Reach and Uptake of HIV Services,” the meeting aimed to:

Facilitate the dissemination of innovative implementation strategies and generalizable findings from the EHE supplement projects.
Promote best practices for research-community partnerships in HIV implementation research.
Offer opportunities for networking and exploring new collaborations to accelerate progress towards ending the HIV epidemic.

Meeting Resources

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We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our esteemed partners, inspiring speakers, and dedicated attendees for making the meeting an outstanding success. Your insightful contributions and active participation enriched the experience for everyone involved. Together, we’ve created meaningful connections, exchanged invaluable knowledge, and charted new pathways for partnerships to end the HIV epidemic.

This meeting was supported by NIH grant number P30AI152501-02S1.

Agenda

All sessions are located in the Centennial Main Ballroom, unless stated otherwise.

MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2024

8:00 AM	Registration and Breakfast Centennial Pre-Function Area
9:00 AM	Welcome, Purpose, and Theme Steve Shoptaw, PhD, UCLA CHIPTS LaShonda Spencer, MD, UCLA-CDU CFAR Rebecca Mandt, PhD, Division of AIDS, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Chris Gordon, PhD, Division of AIDS Research, National Institute of Mental Health
9:20 AM	Overview and Future Directions of EHE Initiative CDR Michelle Sandoval-Rosario, DrPH, MPH, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, US Department of Health and Human Services
9:30 am	Partnerships in Research: Our Roles in Ending the HIV Epidemic Jazzmun Crayton, APAIT and City of Los Angeles’ Trans Advisory Council Mary Glenshaw, PhD, MPH, NIH Office of AIDS Research Paul Weidle, PharmD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Pamela Klein, PhD, Health Resources and Services Administration Kristin Roha, MS, MPH, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Rick Haverkate, MPH, Indian Health Service Mario Perez, MPH, Division of HIV and STD Programs, County of Los Angeles
10:10 AM	Keynote Address – Is the USA on Track to End the HIV Epidemic? Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, PhD, MPH, LCSW, ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC, FAAN, Johns Hopkins University Moderated Discussion Moderator: Steve Shoptaw, PhD, UCLA CHIPTS Panelists: Jazzmun Crayton, Mary Glenshaw, PhD, MPH , Paul Weidle, PharmD, MPH, Pamela Klein, PhD, Kristin Roha, MS, MPH, Rick Haverkate, MPH, Mario Perez, MPH
11:00 AM	Break
11:15 AM	Overview and Progress of NIH-funded Ending the HIV Epidemic Projects Brian Mustanski, PhD, Implementation Science Coordination Initiative (ISCI), Third Coast CFAR at Northwestern University
11:25 AM	Strategy #1 Panel: Successful Outreach Strategies to Empower Communities Moderator: Robin Lanzi, PhD, MPH, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Implementation Science Hub Five Point Initiative (R01): A Cluster Randomized Trial of a Bundled Implementation Strategy to Address the HIV Epidemic in Black Communities Sannisha Dale, PhD, and Glenn Hayward Stepherson Using An Interactive Systems Approach With Community Organizing To Improve PrEP Reach Among Cisgender Women In Metro Atlanta Jessica Sales, PhD The Twists, Turns and Glorious Messiness of a Teen-Guided Social Marketing and Community Mobilization Project Kathryn Macapagal, PhD, and Jim Pickett
12:30 PM	Lunch
1:30 PM	Strategy #2 Panel: Lowering Barriers to Care through Community Engagement Moderator: Borsika Rabin, PhD, PharmD, MPH, San Diego CFAR Implementation Science Hub FINISHING HIV: A Social Network-Based Outreach Program to Encourage Utilization of HIV Protection, Diagnosis and Treatment Services, Customized for Latinos Mariano Kanamori, PhD, and Stephen Fallon, PhD Mobile Testing to Increase HIV-Testing Uptake in Rural Alabama: a Pilot Implementation Project (MOBILISE) Lynn Matthews, MD, MPH, and DeAndra Tuyishime, MAEd, CHES, RPCV Engagement to Support the Health and Service Needs of Criminal Legal Involved Populations in Illinois Jeannette Webb
2:30 PM	Break
2:45 PM	Breakout Sessions Strategy #1 Breakout: Successful Outreach Strategies to Empower Communities – Laureate Room Moderators: Debbie Humphries, PhD, R3EDI Hub, Yale CFAR, and Robin Lanzi, PhD, MPH, UAB Implementation Science Hub Panelists: Sannisha Dale, PhD, Glenn Hayward Stepherson, Jessica Sales, PhD, Kathryn Macapagal, PhD, Jim Pickett Strategy #2 Breakout: Lowering Barriers to Care through Community Engagement – Legacy Room Moderators: Borsika Rabin, PhD, PharmD, MPH, San Diego CFAR Implementation Science Hub Panelists: Mariano Kanamori, PhD, Stephen Fallon, PhD, Lynn Matthews, MD, MPH, and DeAndra Tuyishime, MAEd, CHES, RPCV, Jeannette Webb Thorny Questions in Implementation Science: What You Want to Ask but Don’t Ask – Illumination Room Moderators: Alison Hamilton, PhD, UCLA CHIPTS Implementation Science Hub Panelists: Prajakta Adsul, MBBS, PhD, MPH, Ana Baumann, PhD, Erin Finley, PhD, MPH ISCI and Hub Tools, Support, and Collaboration to Support Your Success – Enlightenment Room Moderators: Brian Mustanski, PhD, and hosted by ISCI/Third Coast CFAR
3:45 PM	Closing Remarks and Day One Adjourn Nina Harawa, PhD, UCLA CHIPTS and UCLA-CDU CFAR
4:15 PM	Listening Session to Inform the FY26-30 NIH Strategic Plan for HIV and HIV-Related Research – Laureate Room Moderated by CAPT Mary Glenshaw, PhD, MPH, and Amber Wilson, MPH Hosted by the NIH Office of AIDS Research Learn more here and provide feedback
5:30 PM	Networking Reception Open to all registered participants. Light appetizers served.

TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2024

8:00 AM	Registration and Breakfast Centennial Pre-Function Area
9:00 AM	Welcome and Recap of Day One Judith Currier, MD, UCLA-CDU CFAR and Francisco Ruiz, MS, White House Office of National AIDS Policy
9:10 AM	Strategy #3 Panel: Partnering with Public Health Departments Across the Care Continuum Moderator: Kenneth Sherr, PhD, University of Washington Implementation Science Hub Evaluating the Implementation of an HIV Workforce Training Program in Philadelphia Stephen Bonett, PhD, NP Adaptation of the Mobile PrEP Implementation Strategy for Equitable Scale-Out (AMP-IT-OUT) Susanne Doblecki-Lewis, MD Financially Incentivizing HIV Prevention Among High-Incidence Populations in LA County Raphael Landovitz, MD, MSc, and Wendy Garland, MPH
10:10 AM	Break
10:20 AM	Moving Research to Practice: Community, Agency, and Implementing Partner Perspectives Discussants: Linda Koenig, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Pamela Klein, PhD, HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau Strengthening Community-Academic Partnerships in HIV Implementation Science: An Assessment of Community-Engaged Research Among Ending the HIV Epidemic Awardees Reva Datar, PhD, MPH Research-Public Health Partnerships to Inform LA County’s Response to the HIV Epidemic Mario Perez, MPH California’s Effort to End the HIV Epidemic: A State-Wide Approach LeRoy Blea, MPH
11:20 AM	Network for Implementation Science in HIV: The Potential for Multi-Site Work to Generate Generalizable Knowledge to End the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. Sheree Schwartz, PhD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University, MACC+ Implementation Science Hub
11:45 AM	Our Voice Matters in Research! CAB Presentation and Panel Panelist: Lynnea Railey, Shawn Pleasants, Raul Amezquita, Maria Scott Hosted by the UCLA-CDU CFAR CAB
12:15 PM	Lunch
1:15 PM	Breakout Sessions Strategy #3 Breakout: Partnering with Public Health Departments Across the Care Continuum – Laureate Room Moderators: Kenneth Sherr, PhD, University of Washington Implementation Science Hub and Natalie Cramer, MS, NASTAD Panelists: Stephen Bonett, PhD, NP, Susanne Doblecki-Lewis, MD, Raphael Landovitz, MD, MSc, Wendy Garland, MPH Moving Research to Practice: Community, Agency, and Implementing Partner Perspectives – Legacy Room Moderators: Linda Koenig, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Panelists: Reva Datar, PhD, MPH, Mario Perez, MPH, LeRoy Blea, MPH How to Move Your EHE Projects to the Next Stage of Research: A Consultation Session with NIH Program Officers – Illumination Room Moderated by Chris Gordon, PhD, NIMH Dissemination and Implementation Science Theories, Models, and Frameworks: What They are and How to Select and Apply Them in the HIV Field and Current Projects – Enlightenment Room Moderators: Borsika Rabin, PhD, PharmD, MPH, and Nicole Stadnick, PhD, MPH, San Diego CFAR Implementation Science Hub Panelists: Mariano Kanamori, PhD, Edda Rodriguez, MPH, Erik Storholm, PhD, Kimberly Ling Murtaugh, PhD
2:15 PM	Summary and Report-Out from Strategy Breakout Sessions
2:45 PM	A Call to Action: What Did We Come Away With and Where Do We Go? LT Alberto Pina, MPH, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, US Department of Health and Human Services
3:00 PM	Meeting Adjourn

Committees

Steering Committee

Christopher Gordon, PhD, National Institute of Mental Health (Co-Chair)

Steve Shoptaw, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, CHIPTS (Co-Chair)

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Cheryl Barrit, MPA, Los Angeles County Commission on HIV

Judith Currier, MD, MSc, UCLA-CDU Center for AIDS Research

Wendy Garland, MPH, Los Angeles County Division of HIV and STD Programs

Alison Hamilton, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, CHIPTS Implementation Science Hub

Liz Johnson, San Diego Center for AIDS Research

Uyen Kao, MPH, University of California, Los Angeles, CHIPTS

Linda Koenig, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Raphael Landovitz, MD, MSc, University of California, Los Angeles, CHIPTS

Rebecca Mandt, PhD, National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Brian Mustanski, PhD, Third Coast CFAR and Implementation Science Coordination Initiative

Suzy Pollard, PhD, National Institute of Mental Health

Demetrios Psihopaidas, PhD, MA, Health Resources and Services Administration

Borsika Rabin, PhD, MPH, PharmD, San Diego CFAR Implementation Science Hub

Eric Refsland, PhD, National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Eddie Sanders, CHIPTS CAB and Northeast Valley Health Corporation

Annalise Schoonmaker, MS, National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases

LaShonda Spencer, MD, UCLA-CDU Center for AIDS Research

Nicole Stadnick, PhD, MPH, San Diego CFAR Implementation Science Hub

Julie Tolentino, MPH, Los Angeles County Division of HIV and STD Programs

Elaine Wong, MS, National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Jerome Zack, PhD, UCLA-CDU Center for AIDS Research

Operations Committee

Uyen Kao, MPH, University of California, Los Angeles, CHIPTS (Operations Lead)

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Bryna Block, San Diego Center for AIDS Research

Kelli Cain, MA, San Diego CFAR Implementation Science Hub

Carrie Geremia, MA, San Diego CFAR Implementation Science Hub

Oluwadamilola O. Jolayemi, MSc, University of California, Los Angeles, CHIPTS

Jina Lee, BS, UCLA-CDU Center for AIDS Research

Rina Lee, BS, UCLA-CDU Center for AIDS Research

Elena Rosenberg-Carlson, MPH, University of California, Los Angeles, CHIPTS

Enrique Sanchez, BS, University of California, Los Angeles, CHIPTS

Kimberly Schoonover, San Diego Center for AIDS Research

Christina Williams, San Diego Center for AIDS Research

Liz Zunshine, San Diego Center for AIDS Research

Partners

Funding for this conference was made possible by P30AI152501-02S1 from NIH. We would also like to acknowledge our federal partners from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for their contributions to planning the 3rd National Ending the HIV Epidemic Partnerships for Research Meeting.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services, nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

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