Evaluating Linkages to Care among UCLA Patients with Detectable HIV Viremia – Slides

This study examines barriers to engagement in the HIV care continuum, focusing on patients at UCLA Health with detectable viral loads. By analyzing patient demographics, clinical characteristics, and care engagement, the study identifies factors like frequent visits and adherence to ART as key to achieving virologic suppression. Results suggest that increased healthcare interactions and timely follow-ups are crucial for improving engagement and retention in care, emphasizing the need for continued outreach and support for individuals living with HIV.

The Intersection of Place and Health: Neighborhood and Socio-Economic Determinants of Viral Suppression – Slides

Despite the availability of resources such as Ryan White-funded clinics that offer free access to HIV healthcare, significant disparities in viral suppression rates exist. This study examines the association between neighborhood characteristics, socioeconomic factors, and viral suppression among people living with HIV in neighborhoods served by Ryan White-funded clinics in Southern California.

Keynote Address – Is the USA on Track to End the HIV Epidemic?

This presentation examines data from 2010-2021 to discuss whether the U.S. is on track to meet the goals outlined by the EHE initiative by 2030, the data captured is looking at annual HIV infections and viral suppression rates. This presentation also expands on eight opportunities for systems change to end the HIV epidemic, including the elimination of HIV prevention and treatment inequities and the diversification of HIV scientific, clinical, and community workforce.

Impact of Resilience, Social Support, and Healthcare Empowerment on HIV Care Engagement and Viral Suppression among Young Black Sexual Minority Men with HIV in the US South: Overcoming Social and Structural Barriers – Slides

Oral Presentation at the CHIPTS HIV Next Generation Conference featuring Erik Storholm held in January 2022. The presentation examined the associations of multiple latent predictor variables known to be related to HIV outcomes such as socioeconomic distress, intimate partner violence, depression, resilience, and HIV related social support with HIV care engagement among. The presentation discusses test whether healthcare empowerment mediates the impact of these latent predictor variables have HIV care engagement.

World AIDS Day 2021 – Slides

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).

Community Engagement Part 2 – Reaching Hardly Reached Communities – Slides

Panel discussion by Michelle Sandoval-Rosario, Jose Ortiz (Region IX PACE), and Alonso Bautista (AltaMed Health Services), Demisha Burns (WORLD), Adriana Kimbriel (CRIHB), Jason Norelli (GLIDE Foundation), and Mallery Jenna Robinson, (The LGBTQ Center Long Beach) that discusses the importance of community engagement in hardly reached communities to reduce viral suppression rates, reduce HIV Transmission rates, and improve linkage/retention in care.

Community Engagement Part 2 – Reaching Hardly Reached Communities – Flyer

Flyer for session 4 of the Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Regional Learning Collaborative entitled “Community Engagement Part 2 – Reaching Hardly Reached Communities” on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 from 10-11:30 a.m. PST Join this session to learn about community engagement in hardly reached communities in order to reduce viral suppression rates, reduce HIV Transmission rates, and improve linkage/retention in care.