CHIPTS was honored to host the 3^rd National Ending the HIV Epidemic Partnerships for Research Meeting in partnership with the UCLA-CDU Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) on April 15-16, 2024, at the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center. The 2024 National EHE Meeting welcomed over 300 inspiring scientists, federal agency representatives, and community and public health partners to explore opportunities to advance high-impact HIV implementation research and practice.

 

Find highlights and resources from Tuesday, April 16, 2024 (Day Two) of the 2024 National EHE Meeting below. A recap of Monday, April 15, 2024 (Day One) is available here

Visit the meeting webpage for additional materials and resources – photo gallery, recordings and more

2024 National EHE Meeting Recap – Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Judith Currier, MD, Co-Director of the UCLA-CDU CFAR, opened Day Two of the 2024 National EHE Meeting with her welcoming remarks and emphasized the need to break down silos across funding sources to end the HIV epidemic. Francisco Ruiz, MS, the newly appointed Director of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy, shared his vision for his tenure focused on increasing community engagement and investment in mobilizing resources.

Two sets of invigorating panel sessions followed. Kenneth Sherr, PhD, Director of the UW/FH CFAR Implementation Science Hub, moderated a strategy panel session focused on partnering with public health departments across the care continuum. The second panel session, titled Moving Research to Practice: Community, Agency, and Implementing Partner Perspectives, was moderated by Linda Koenig, PhD, Senior Advisor in CDC’s Division of HIV Prevention.

Next, Sheree Schwartz, PhD, MPH, Co-Director of the Johns Hopkins CFAR MACC+ Implementation Science Hub, presented on the potential for multi-site work to generate generalizable knowledge to end the HIV epidemic. She discussed the activities of the Network for Implementation Science in HIV (NISH) and highlighted the value of data harmonization and collaboration in implementation research. The UCLA-CDU CFAR Community Advisory Board rounded out the morning with a presentation and panel discussion on the need to engage community voices in research and the important impact they have made on research and dissemination efforts.

The afternoon included breakout sessions focused on how to optimize the strategies highlighted during the morning sessions, how to move EHE supplement projects to the next stage of research, and how to meaningfully apply dissemination and implementation science theories, models, and frameworks.

The program ended with summaries from the breakout session discussions on optimizing key strategies for research-community partnerships to end the HIV epidemic. LT Alberto Pina, MPH, OIDP Engagement Team Region IX Director with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, provided a call to action and closing remarks for the meeting. He emphasized the critical role of implementation science and efforts to translate research to practice as we work together to end the HIV epidemic.

The Day Two agenda and links to corresponding slide sets are shared below. To access the photo galleries and videos of the presentations, click here.

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

• 8:00AM: Registration and Breakfast
• 9:00AM: Welcome and Recap of Day One
  • Judith Currier, MD, UCLA-CDU CFAR
  • Francisco Ruiz, MS, White House ONAP

• 9:10AM: 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

• 10:20AM: 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

• 11:20AM: 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

• 11:45AM: Our Voice Matters in Research! CAB Presentation and Panel
  • Panelists: Lynnea Railey, Shawn Pleasants, Raul Amezquita, Maria Scott
  • Hosted by the UCLA-CDU CFAR Community Advisory Board

• 1:15PM: Breakout Sessions
  • Strategy #3 Breakout: Partnering with Public Health Departments Across the Care Continuum 
    • 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 
    • Moderator: 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
• 2:15PM: Summary and Report-Out from Strategy Breakout Sessions
• 2:45PM: 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

• 3:00PM: Meeting Adjourned

 

A recap of Day One is available here: https://chipts.ucla.edu/news/2024-national-ehe-meeting-recap-day-one/