Category Archives: Past Events

Friday, April 30, 2021. – The RAND Corporation, in collaboration with CHIPTS, the Harvard University CFAR, and representatives from APLA Health, Invisible Men, and the Primary Care Development Corporation, hosted a community town hall entitled, “Vaccine Confidence and Black Communities: Where do we go from here?” This event aimed to share lessons learned about COVID-19 vaccine messaging and access, in order to reduce inequities.

The town hall was attended by 78 individuals who listened to a presentation of research findings and community considerations for vaccine access, equity and messaging for Black communities. Participants then participated in breakout rooms to discuss solutions to addressing inequity.

Please see the town hall video below. Breakout rooms were not recorded; however, the video of the report back is available below.

Vaccine Confidence and Black Communities: Where Do We Go From Here? - Slides

The 2021 HIV Next Generation Conference hosted by CHIPTS welcomed 167 attendees for a day of presentations, discussions, learning and networking. The conference, facilitated by Dallas Swendeman, CHIPTS Development Core Co-Director, welcomed both local and international attendees and participants from community based organizations, post-doctoral fellows, faculty and other partners seeking to end the HIV epidemic. The day also provided a unique opportunity for cross-collaboration and mentorship.

The timely theme of the conference, “Living with Pandemics: Opportunities and Challenges for HIV Prevention and Treatment” was emphasized throughout the conference presentation. Steve Shoptaw, CHIPTS Director, and Norweeta Milburn, CHIPTS Development Core Director, gave opening remarks to lay the groundwork for the day.Judith Currier, gave the very informative opening plenary.

The day’s agenda featured engaging and informative presentations by panels of community members, postdoctoral fellows, and new and emerging investigators. The first panel discussion moderated by Nina Harawa, CHIPTS Policy Impact Core Director and Michael Li, CHIPTS CP Core Scientist, centered on COVID-19 and HIV research. Angela Castillo gave a presentation on promoting access to HIV primary care at Ryan White funded clinics using telehealth. Co-presenters, Alejandro Chavez and Charlie De Lira Zepeda presented on a social media project established to maintain community engagement, retention and recruitment for HIV prevention services as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Joan Christodoulou, Disha Nangia and Elizabeth Shaw highlighted the effectiveness of a simple visual and interactive demonstration on PrEP knowledge and adherence among at risk youth.  The concurrent panel, facilitated by Sung-Jae Lee, Methods Core Associate Director and Erik Storholm, CHIPTS CP Core Scientist centered on research around HIV prevention and treatment among MSM. Angel Algarin, PhD, MPH presented on a study that examined the geographical differences in the HIV care cascades among MSM in Mexico. Raiza Beltran and Ashley Schuyler, presented information about the facilitators and barriers to PrEP access and uptake among Black gay and bisexual military men. Chenglin Hong provided information about leveraging geosocial networking platforms for STI and HIV testing among MSM in China.

The final panel set including one panel focusing on programs and interventions for HIV prevention was facilitated by Cathy Reback, CHIPTS Combination Prevention Core Director, and Latoya Small, Policy Impact Core Affiliate had engaging presentations by Joanna Barreras who presented on developing a trust building intervention with law enforcement that will address violence experienced by Latinx transgender women.  Jaih Craddock’s presentation examined network level sexual health communication patterns and sexual health behaviors among young Black women. Co-presenters, Austin Nation, Aleiza Ambalada, Jonathan Pelayo and Mathew Trevino provided information on the healthcare and mental health needs of LGBT population in Orange County.

The concurrent panel facilitated by Steve Shoptaw and Wendy Garland, LA County DHSP epidemiologist focused on the Ending the HIV Epidemic (EtHE) Supplement projects awarded to CHIPTS. Elena Rosenberg-Carlson, provided an overview on the regional collaboration among priority counties to increase the impact of HIV care and prevention. Omar Nieto and Dilara Uskup, presented on the technology based PrEP delivery and retention services among priority populations within Los Angeles County, and Oluwadamilola Jolayemi gave a presentation on the acceptability study and recommendations for implementing long acting injectable treatment for HIV in Los Angeles County.

Over the course of the virtual conference, poster presenters provided engaging presentations on innovative research during their interactive breakout poster sessions. See posters below.

Scholarship awards in honor of William Cunningham, a beloved CHIPTS Core Scientist who embodied the tenets of mentorship and supported the work of new and emerging investigators to address HIV needs and disparities, particularly in under-served communities, and Mark Etzel, a treasured CHIPTS administrator whose work centered around addressing policy and supporting grass root community engagement to improve health outcomes in communities impacted by HIV were awarded to Sae Takada and Joanna Barreras respectively.

Finally, Norweeta Milburn and Steve Shoptaw gave the closing remarks reminding attendees of the conference’s purpose and highlighting the need for more interventions to address HIV prevention and treatment needs and gaps during this period of the pandemic.

See below for oral and poster presentation PDFs and available recorded presentations.

 

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Opening Plenary

Panel 1

• Presentation Title: Leveraging Telehealth to Promote Access to HIV Primary Care among Persons Living with HIV in LAC during COVID-19 
  • Angela Castillo, MA, Research Analyst II, Los Angeles County of Public Health, Division of HIV and STD Programs
• Presentation Title: Joteria Mentality: A Social Media Strategy to Clap Back at COVID 19
  • Alejandro Chavez, HIV Prevention Supervisor, Project Empowerment Grant (State Office of AIDS), AltaMed Health Services
  • Charlie De Lira-Zepeda, HIV Prevention Supervisor, Vulnerable Populations Grant (LA County Department of Health), AltaMed Health Services
• Presentation Title: Testing an Educational Visual Aid to Increase Knowledge and Adherence to Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) among At-risk Youth during the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Joan Christodoulou, PhD, Assistant Professor, Palo Alto University
  • Disha Nangia, UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences
  • Elizabeth Shaw, Palo Alto University

Panel 2

• Presentation Title: Examining geographical differences in the HIV care cascade among men who have sex with men in Mexico
  • Angel Algarin, PhD, MPH, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, San Diego

• Presentation Title: “That’s kind of like the big struggle right now is can we get PrEP?” Facilitators and barriers to PrEP uptake among active duty gay and bisexual males
  • Raiza Beltran, MPH, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, UCLA DSGOM, Division of Infectious Diseases
  • Ashley Schuyler, MPH, PhD candidate, College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University

• Presentation Title: Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing and Associated Factors among Men Who Have Sex with Men in China
  • Chenglin Hong, MSW, MPH, PhD candidate, Department of Social Welfare, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.

Panel 3

• Presentation Title: Justicia Une a Nuestras MujeresTrans y Oficiales de Policías Hacia la Salud (JUNTOS:—“together”) [Justice Unites our Trans Women and Police Officers Toward Health]: A Trust-Building Intervention to Help Address Critical HIV Outcomes
  • Joanna Lizbeth Barreras, PhD, MSW, Assistant Professor at CSULB and Associate Director of Research and Evaluation at Bienestar Human Services, Inc, California State University, Long Beach–School of Social Work and Bienestar Human Services, Inc.

• Presentation Title: Differences in Sexual Health Communication: The Use of Latent Class Analysis to Inform HIV Intervention Tailoring for Young Black Women
  • Jaih Craddock, PhD, MSW, MA, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland School of Social Work

• Presentation Title: The State of LGBT Health Care Access In Orange County: Health Care and Mental Health Experiences and Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Populations in Orange County 
  • Austin Nation, PhD, RN, PHN, Assistant Professor, California State University, Fullerton, School of Nursing
  • Aleiza Ambalada, Undergraduate Student Research Assistant, California State University, Fullerton, School of Nursing
  • Jonathan Pelayo, Undergraduate Student Research Assistant, California State University, Fullerton, School of Nursing
  • Mathew Trevino, BSN, RN, Research Assistant, California State University, Fullerton (Alumni), School of Nursing

Panel 4

• Presentation Title: Regional Response to HIV Eradication Efforts in California Counties  
  • Elena Rosenberg-Carlson, MPH, Ending the HIV Epidemic Coordinator, UCLA CHIPTS
• Presentation Title: Technology-Based PrEP Delivery and Retention Services for Priority Populations in Los Angeles County 
  • Omar Nieto, BA, Project Director, UCLA Department of Family Medicine
  • Dilara Üsküp, Ph.D., Ph.D, NIH T32 Post-Doctoral Fellow, UCLA CHIPTS
• Presentation Title: Preparing for long-acting injectable treatment for HIV in Los Angeles 
  • Oluwadamilola Jolayemi, MSc, Program Coordinator, UCLA CHIPTS

Videos

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Opening Plenary

Panel 1-COVID-19 and HIV

Panel 2 HIV Prevention and Treatment Among MSM

 

 

Panel 3-Programs and Interventions for HIV Prevention

Panel 4-Ending the HIV Epidemic Supplement Projects (UCLA CHIPTS)

Scholarship Awards-Mark A. Etzel and William E. Cunningham awards

July 29th, 2020- Over 250 community providers, educators, and partners joined us for the webinar, “Gaining Patients’ Trust in the Age of COVID-19” on Wednesday, July 29th, 2020 from 11AM-12:30PM.

With the ultimate aim of discussing the challenges of and solutions for COVID-19 on HIV treatment and care, the objectives of the webinar were to:

Objectives

·       Discuss challenges in access to and provision of HIV testing, prevention, and treatment services during this coronavirus pandemic period and provide solutions to improve the care continuum.

·       Discuss medical mistrust as it relates to patient provider relationships, messaging, telehealth, contact tracing, surveillance, treatment, and prevention and further discuss strategies for increasing trust in the system.

·       Discuss changes in HIV and Covid-19 care patterns in racial and ethnic minorities, address the disparities in health outcomes, and discuss strategies to increase access to testing, prevention, treatment and clinical trials for HIV and Covid-19.

March 11th, 2020- Some of our very own CHIPTS faculty and fellows were represented at the annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infection (CROI) 2020. This year’s conference was scheduled to take place in Boston, Massachusetts from March 8th-11th, 2020. However, due to rising COVID-19 public health concerns, the conference was made virtual.

Check out the work of our fellow CHIPTS members available for download here- CHIPTS Members and Affiliates Oral Abstracts and Poster Presentation List for CROI 2020

For more information about CROI 2020, visit their website or learn more in the Abstract E-Book.

The preliminary report for this project is now available! Learn more and access the report on our website here.

February 10th, 2020- 70 participants attended the CHIPTS Digital PrEP event on Monday, February 10th, 2020 at the St. Anne’s Conference Center from 8:30AM-4:30PM. Both healthcare and tech-based PrEP providers were among those present alongside community partners as critical information was gathered on how mobile technology can be used to improve the delivery of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) to Latino and Black MSM, Latina and Black cisgender and transgender women, and persons who inject drugs in Los Angeles County. The ultimate aim was to create a program capable of helping to facilitate adoption of PrEP among these groups.

Opening remarks were provided by Steve Shoptaw, Director of CHIPTS, followed by an overview of HIV incidence/prevalence in LA County by Sonali Kulkarni from Los Angeles Division of HIV/STD Programs (DHSP). Ronald Brooks, CHIPTS Core Scientist, highlighted essential goals for the day’s meeting, sharing prospects for mobile technology’s feasibility and acceptability in enhancing treatment persistence among racial/ethnic sexual and gender minority populations. Five technology-based PrEP providers then proceeded with individual presentations on the dynamic incorporation of PrEP within their tech services and its effectiveness in facilitating care. James Wantuck of PlushCare and Jessica Horwitz of Nurx served as representatives from telehealth agencies, while Jesse Thomas of e2PrEP and Eden Pudberry of Healthvana represented companies geared towards mobile application. Likewise, David Moore of Individualized Texting for Adherence Building (iTAB) gave insight into PrEP delivery strategies by SMS/text messaging services. A large group session was then led by Dilara Uskup, CHIPTS Postdoctoral Fellow, centering on core methods for gauging PrEP uptake and adherence among high priority LA communities. This segued into the day’s afternoon session featuring two rounds of concurrent breakout sessions on using technology-based PrEP services among the following priority populations: Latino Men Who Have Sex with Men, Black Men Who Have Sex with Men, Black and Latina Transgender Women, Latina Cisgender Women, Black Cisgender Women, and Persons Who Inject Drugs. CHIPTS members assisted with facilitating these breakout sessions including Omar Nieto, Ronald Brooks, Dilara Uskup, and Norweeta Milburn, CHIPTS Development Core Director. Additionally, Sung- Jae Lee, CHIPTS Methods Core Associate Director, mediated continuing conversations with present technology providers. Ronald Brooks and Dilara Uskup adjourned the day with crucial next steps.

The meeting agenda and presentation slides are available for download below. Visit the CHIPTS Facebook page for a mini gallery capturing some of the day’s highlights.

 

Technology-Based PrEP Delivery and Retention Services for Black and Latino MSM, Black and Latina Transgender and Cisgender Women, and Persons who Inject Drugs in LA County - Agenda

 

Technology-Based PrEP Delivery and Retention Services for Black and Latino MSM, Black and Latina Transgender and Cisgender Women, and Persons who Inject Drugs in LA County - Slides

The 2020 HIV Next Generation Conference hosted by CHIPTS welcomed 149 attendees to the UCLA Campus for a day of presentations, discussions, learning and networking. The conference, facilitated by Dallas Swendeman, CHIPTS Development Core Co-Director, welcomed attendees and participants from community based organizations, post-doctoral fellows, faculty and other partners seeking to end the HIV epidemic. The day also provided a unique opportunity for cross-collaboration and mentorship.

Steve Shoptaw, CHIPTS Director, and Norweeta Milburn, CHIPTS Development Core Director, gave opening remarks to lay the groundwork for the day, emphasizing the theme, “Ending the HIV Epidemic with Adolescents and Young Adults”. Marguerita Lightfoot, who presented on the topic “Activating Youth through Social Networks”, gave the inspirational opening plenary.

The day’s agenda featured informative presentations by panels of community members, postdoctoral fellows, and new and emerging investigators. The first panel discussion moderated by Ronald Brooks, CHIPTS Core Scientist, centered on innovative PrEP interventions. Jessica Saleska gave a presentation highlighting the role of race and place on PrEP awareness. Lindsay Young shed light on social network interventions aimed at diffusing PrEP among young black MSM, and Alicia Morehead Gee discussed using black beauty salons as sites for PrEP interventions alongside co-presenter Dilara Uskup, CHIPTS Postdoctoral Fellow.  The next panel facilitated by Cathy Reback, CHIPTS Combination Prevention Core Director, had presentations by Sam Cavetti and Heather Gunn, both of whom focused on assessing mental health, substance use and social determinants of risk among youth. A Community Based Organization panel consisting of Nicole Cunningham, Brandon Harrison and Evelyn Everheart was facilitated by Dahlia Ferlito, CHIPTS Co-chair, and discussed community HIV program innovations. Chunqin Lin, Jesse Fletcher and Sona Oksuzyan discussed the integration of mental health, substance abuse and HIV prevention and treatment in a panel discussion moderated by Sung Jae Lee, CHIPTS Method Core Director.

Over the course of the day, poster presenters provided engaging presentations on innovative research during their poster sessions that attracted conference attendees.

As a final presentation, CHIPTS faculty shared information on the three local NIH funded projects, also known as the Ending the HIV Epidemic (EtHE) Supplement projects. Uyen Kao, CHIPTS Executive Director, Ronald Brooks and Raphael Landovitz, CHIPTS Co-Director, engaged the audience in an edifying discussion facilitated by Steve Shoptaw.

Nina Harawa, CHIPTS Policy Core Director, gave a tribute for William Cunningham, a beloved CHIPTS Core Scientist who embodied the tenets of mentorship and supported the work of new and emerging investigators to address HIV needs and disparities, particularly in under-served communities.

Finally, Norweeta Milburn gave the closing remark reminding attendees of the conference’s purpose and the need to work together towards ending the HIV epidemic.

The meeting agenda and presentation slides are available for download below. Visit the CHIPTS Facebook page for a mini gallery capturing some of the day’s highlights.

2020 HIV Next Generation Agenda

 

Marguerita Lightfoot- “Bruh u got to make sure you good out here”: Activating Youth Through Their Peer Networks- Presentation to be added.

A Tale of Two Cities: Exploring the Role of Race and Place on PrEP Awareness and Use Among Adolescent MSM

 

PrEP Chicago: A Social Network Intervention to Accelerate the Diffusion of PrEP among Young Black MSM - Slides

 

Girl Talk for PrEP: Envisioning Black Beauty Salons as a Setting for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Interventions - Slides

 

Mental Health and Social Determinants: Baseline Data from the Transgender Youth of Color Study (TRUTH) - Slides

 

Assessing and Predicting Patterns of Adherence to Weekly SMS Surveys on HIV Risk and Symptoms among Youth - Slides

 

Rapid Start Antiretroviral Therapy Decreases Time to Viral Suppression at a Large Community Clinic in Los Angeles, California - Slides

 

Getting to Zero: Through the Integration of Sexual Health Services in Primary Care - Slides

 

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Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Services for MSM in China: A Mixed Method Study - Slides

 

Optimizing Outpatient Methamphetamine Treatment for Gay and Bisexual Men: Benefits of adding a computerized depression intervention (MoodGym) - Slides

 

Unmet Service Needs Associated with Unsuppressed Viral Load among Transgender Women and Cisgender Men and Women in Los Angeles County - Slides

 

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The preliminary report for this project is now available! Learn more and access the report on our website here.

January 24th, 2020- 150 community stakeholders, leaders, and county representatives attended the CHIPTS regional response meeting to end the HIV epidemic in CA on Friday, January 24th, 2020 from 8AM-4:30PM at the LA Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

The meeting aimed to:

• Gather ideas, feedback, and consensus from counties on collaborative opportunities to support Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative’s (EHE) efforts
• Identify resources, capacity building, and infrastructure needs to support these collaborations
• Identify research and policy questions to support counties in the implementation of best practices and strategies to reach the EHE goals

Steve Shoptaw, Director of CHIPTS, began the morning with an overview of the day’s mission, highlighting examples of regional issues capable of being supported by the four EHE pillars and mentioning potential opportunities for regional/structural connections. The morning session then proceeded with two panel discussions orchestrated around presentations from federal and state government officials, alongside leaders from 8 targeted EHE counties. Federal and state perspectives were given by Harold Phillips from Health and Human Services (HHS), Christopher Gordon from the National Institute of Mental Health, Paul Weidle from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Captain John Moroney from Health Resources and Services (HRSA), Michelle Sandoval-Rosario from PACE, Benjamin Ayers from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and Andrew Forsyth from the California HIV/AIDS Research Program. In aiming to identify gaps and build bridges for regional coordination, Kevin Sitter of the State Office of AIDS moderated the panel discussion with county representatives Mario Perez from LA County Division of HIV and STD programs (DHSP),

Cynthia Turk from San Bernardino County Department of Health, Natalie Silva from Orange County Health Care Agency, Lea Morgan from Riverside University Health System, Patrick Loose from San Diego County HIV, STD, and Hepatitis Branch of Public Health Services, and Hanna Hjord from San Francisco County Department of Public Health, who presented alongside Bill Blum.

The afternoon session proceeded onwards with four panel discussions underscoring successes and potential new opportunities for regional responses to eliminate HIV transmission. Accomplishments from counties with existing collaborations were shared by Erica Washington from AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Jadawn Wright from the Pacific AIDS Education and Training Center (PAETC), and Aunsha Hall-Everett from the California Prevention Training Center. The following three panels focused on strategies specific towards each of the four EHE pillars: Diagnose, Treat, Prevent, and Respond.

Tom Donohoe of the LA AIDS Education and Training Center (LAAETC) moderated the panel for the Diagnose and Treat Pillars, with presentations for methods to increase screening, early treatment, and sustained viral suppression given by Erica Washington, Sonali Kulkarni from LA County DHSP, and Weyman Edwards and Dennis Tankersley from San Bernardino County Arrowhead Regional Medical Center. Pamina Gorbach of UCLA CHIPTS moderated the panel for the Respond Pillar, which included Philip Peters from the State Office of AIDS, Ryan Murphy from the STD Control Branch, Andrea Kim from LA County DHSP, and Patrick Loose who shared insight on enhancing data system coordination to more rapidly respond to outbreaks and better inform service planning. Lastly, Steve Shoptaw facilitated the panel for the Prevent Pillar.  Panelists Gabriel Maldonado from TruEvolution, Luckie Alexander from Invisible Men, Lello Tesema from Substance Abuse Prevention and Control, and Mark Casanova from Homeless Health Care Los Angeles gave specific focus to understanding tools that may help increase PrEP, syringe service programs, and other proven interventions.

Each of the panel sessions was composed of inclusive representation at different levels, sectors, and counties, all in all emphasizing the importance of having community engagement and involvement. Questions, concerns, and suggestions were also voiced by attendees throughout the day, with written feedback accounted for each of the EHE Pillars (Diagnose, Treat, Respond, and Prevent).

Participant feedback showed a strong enthusiasm for the opportunity to learn from and network with the diverse group of HIV stakeholders at this meeting, and a strong desire to stay connected. In their comments, participants most commonly identified the need for an infrastructure to continue to support cross-jurisdictional collaboration, communication, and/or data sharing.

Expected outcomes of this meeting will include the following:

• Summary report that will be shared with attendees
• Follow-up with counties to support development of ideas, to facilitate connections, and to identify resources to build and sustain regional response to HIV
• CHIPTS to work to sustain initial efforts and continue regional response (e.g. find funding, establish or build on regional working groups).

The meeting agenda and presentation slides are available for download below. Videos of each presentation are available on our YouTube channel, and linked at the bottom of this page. Visit the CHIPTS Facebook page for a mini gallery of the event.

A Regional Response to End the HIV Epidemic in California - Agenda

 

Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America - Slides

 

CDC: A Regional Response to End the HIV Epidemic in America - Slides

 

HRSA: Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America - Slides

 

Prevention through Active Community Engagement Program - Slides

 

US Department of Housing and Urban Development: We Cannot end the HIV Epidemic in the United States without Housing. - Slides

 

California HIV/AIDS Research Program: A View from CHRP - Slides

 

LA County DHSP: Identifying Gaps and Building Bridges for Regional Coordination

 

San Bernardino DPH: Mobile Rapid Response Team - Slides

 

EHE Plan: Orange County Health Care Agency - Slides

 

EHE Plan: Riverside Health System - Slides

 

San Diego HIV, STD & Hepatitis Branch of Public Health Services - Getting to Zero - Slides

 

Ending the HIV/ HCV/ STI Epidemics Plan - Slides

 

Regional Approach to Using Molecular HIV Data - Slides

 

Adapting Data Systems to Support Integrated STD/HIV Field Investigations at the Local Level - Slides

Opening Remarks with Harold Phillips Presentation Audio

Benjamin Ayers Presentation Audio

January 16th, 2020- Fellows from the National Clinician Scholars Program, VAHSRD, UCLA led a social media workshop for professionals within various healthcare settings on Thursday, January 16th from 12pm-1pm at the MacDonald Research Laboratories (MRL) Room 1-441. Kimon L.H. Ioannides, MD, Jake Quinton, MD, and Hafifa Siddiq, PhD RN were among the fellows present to facilitate the workshop, which was open to all members of the healthcare community, providers and researchers alike.  It aimed to share strategies for medical providers utilizing social media to engage with their patient population and medical researchers using social media as a recruitment and retention function. Additional tips were also explored on other related ideas for social media branding, use of communication conventions to engage in debate and gain influence, and being able to avoid major ethical issues with social media use in the healthcare field.

The workshop’s flyer and presentation slides are available for download below.

NCSP Fellow - Led Social Media Workshop - Flyer

 

NCSP Fellow - Led Social Media Workshop - Slides

 

December 9th, 2019- CHIPTS invited Dr. Goodman Sibeko, Head of Addiction Psychiatry at the University of Cape Town, to guest lecture at UCLA on Monday, December 9th  in the MacDonald  Research Laboratories, MRL 1-441. Dr. Sibeko’s work has focused on interventions using non-specialist workers in the management of severe mental illness, and he has a developing research portfolio focused on task sharing models for the treatment of harmful substance use, mental health and HIV.

His seminar outlined the following major themes:

• The focus on behavioral health and HIV
• Non-specialists workers and how training capacitates them
• Factors and results of capacitating non-specialists workers

Dr. Sibeko provided insightful treatment recommendation techniques, perspective on task shifting/sharing, and study findings for behavioral intervention practices. Stories were also presented from workers and providers who received trainings from the South Africa HIV ATTC, all of which emphasized its impact on the clinical care given to their patients.

The seminar flyer and presentation slides are available for download below. A video of Dr. Sibeko’s presentation is available on our YouTube channel, and linked at the bottom of this page.

Capacitating Non-Specialist Workers in Behavioral Interventions as Part of an HIV Response: Research, Implementation, and Politics - Flyer

 

Capacitating Non-Specialist Workers in Behavioral Interventions as Part of an HIV Response: Research, Implementation, and Politics - Slides