CHIPTS and the San Diego CFAR hosted a Worlds AIDS Day event in December 2022. Researchers from CHIPTS and the SD CFAR came together to reflect on the WAD2021 highlighting their innovative research and community perspectives on how we can work together to address inequities and end the HIV epidemic. Described in this presentation are three research studies to test the effectiveness of interventions in improving health outcomes among populations at-risk or currently living with HIV who have experienced incarceration (LINK2, MEPS, and BARS).
Oral presentation by Susan Buchbinder, MD from the San Francisco Department of Public Health at the November 2021 UCLA HIV Grand Rounds. The presentation describes the successes, challenges, and future strategies of the Getting to Zero, San Francisco initiative. The challenges include are patient readiness, need for preparation (often voiced by individual providers and the practice transformation needed for RAPID is often difficult (often voiced by larger clinics/HCOs).
Oral presentation by Elena Rosenberg-Carlson at the CHIPTS Next Generation Conference that describes regional coordination of EHE Phase 1 Counties and examines implementation strategies to increase the impact of efforts to address the HIV epidemic. The presentation discusses the Key Areas of Need for the EHE phase 1 counties which include funding, addressing social determinants of health, community engagement, workforce development, etc.
Oral presentation by Angel B. Algarin that’s examines regional differences in the HIV care cascade among MSM in Mexico, some of the variables that measures care cascade are related to HIV counseling at diagnosis, linkage to care, lab results, access to ART, currently on ART. The presentation also describes how lower resources, increased stigma, and accessibility issue could be driving regional disparities.
Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Regional Learning Collaborative session 3 – kick off part 3 hosted on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, from 10-11:30 a.m. PST. The third session of this series describes the EHE initiative, current and future EHE efforts in California, and opportunities to engage. The session discusses the integrated HIV surveillance, prevention and care plan. The presentation also describes EHE strategies and planning in San Bernardino, San Diego, and San Francsico County.
Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Regional Learning Collaborative session 1 – kick off part 2 hosted on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020 from 10-11:30 a.m. PST. The first session of this series describes the EHE initiative, current and future EHE efforts in California, and opportunities to engage. The session discusses the integrated HIV surveillance, prevention and care plan. The presentation also describes EHE strategies and planning in Alameda, Orange, and Riverside County.
Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Regional Learning Collaborative session 1 – kick off part 1 hosted on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020 from 10-11:30 a.m. PST. The first session of this series describes the EHE initiative, current and future EHE efforts in California, and opportunities to engage. The session discusses the EHE’s Key Strategies (diagnose, treat, prevent, and respond) and how to track progress through the AHEAD: America’s HIV Epidemic Analysis Dashboard.
CHIPTS conducted a formative study to provide the groundwork to support successful implementation of LAI ART in Los Angeles County. The aims of this study were to strengthen and develop partnerships and build capacity in partners to support research on implementation of LAI ART as part of a strategy to optimize viral suppression in Los Angeles County; To assess the policy, systems, financial, operational and clinical level barriers to and facilitators of the rollout and scale-up of LAI ART in Los Angeles County; and to assess the end-user (consumer) perceived barriers to and facilitators of LAI ART use in Los Angeles County. This report summarizes the preliminary study findings and recommendations to inform efforts to prepare for implementation of LAI ART in Los Angeles County.
Oral presentation by Nicole Cunningham, Los Angeles LGBT Center at the 2020 CHIPTS HIV Next Generation Conference describing RCTs significant decrease in time to viral suppression (TVS) with ‘Rapid -Start ART’ and evaluating real-world impact of a rapid -start ART program on TVS in a large, community-based clinic in LA.