Throughout 2023, CHIPTS has used our website and social media accounts to disseminate the latest developments in HIV research, enriching learning opportunities, Center news, and more. As we near the end of the year, CHIPTS has taken the opportunity to reflect on the content we shared that sparked the most engagement from our community. We invite you to check out some of our most popular content from 2023 as we prepare to continue our collective work to end the HIV epidemic in 2024. From all of us at CHIPTS, we wish you a happy and healthy holiday season and a joyous new year!
WEBSITE
In 2023, the CHIPTS website featured nearly 40 blog posts on the latest Center news as well as local, state, and national news from our research and public health partners. Our most popular blog topics included:
- Addressing Stigma and Unique Health Needs of Women Living with HIV/AIDS in Vietnam (Read here)
- New Infographic: NIH Manuscript Submission (NIHMS) Process (Read here)
- NIH grants support UCLA and Charles Drew University researchers’ efforts to end HIV epidemic (Read here)
- Spotlight on CHIPTS Global HIV Lectures (Read here)
- mSTUDY Overview, Findings, and Info-Sheet (Read here)
The resource library housed on the CHIPTS website includes a wide range of downloadable materials to support HIV researchers and community partners, from assessment tools to research project reports to policy briefs. Check out our most popular downloads of 2023 below:
- Challenges of Researching Latina/os and Community-based Participatory Research Approach as a Response to Those Challenges – Slides (Download here)
- NIH Public Access Policy (2023) – Infographic (Download here)
- Zero-Cost Preventive Care for Californians and Extended Coverage for STI Screenings – Infographic (Download here)
- Accessing LAI PrEP in LA County: Where We Are and Where We Need to Go – Slides (Download here)
- Implementing LAI PrEP with Black and Latino/a MSM and Transgender Women (BLMSM/TW): Practical and Cultural Considerations – Slides (Download here)
SOCIAL MEDIA
CHIPTS had an active presence across our social media platforms in 2023, sharing relevant content with local, national, and global partners. Here is some of our most popular content posted on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube in 2023:
Twitter:
- Join the UCLA 3R Implementation Science Hub on an upcoming methods workshop on December 21, 2023, at 9AM PT! This workshop will feature Drs. @erin_finley and @Alisonh3 who… (View here)
- Join us for an upcoming #impsci Beachside Chat on February 1, at 9AM PT! Hosted by @Alisonh3, the Chat will engage in dialogue with leading implementation science experts about their current… (View here)
- CHIPTS very own Policy Core Co-Director, Dr. Ayako Miyashita Ochoa will be presenting a virtual workshop sponsored by the UCLA-CDU CFAR on October 19, 2023, at 12PM PT! Learn about (View here)
- Join our upcoming workshop entitled “Accessing LAI PrEP in LA County: Where We Are and Where We Need to Go,” on May 2, 2023, at 10 AM PT! This workshop will cover how and where… (View here)
- CHIPTS’ very own Center Director Dr. Steve Shoptaw presented an impactful keynote presentation at today’s 39th Annual UCLA Multi-Campus Family Medicine Research Day!… (View here)
Facebook:
- UCLA CTSI is hosting an upcoming (hybrid) seminar featuring CHIPTS Policy Core Director Dr. Nina Harawa on Wednesday, January 18th from 12:00pm – 1:00pm PT! The seminar is in-person at the NRB Auditorium… (View here)
- CHIPTS hosted a Strategic Launch Meeting at the UCLA Luskin Conference Center on June 1, 2023, to discuss innovative ideas and explore opportunities to support our Center goals. Check out some of the pictures… (View here)
- Drs. Li Li and Michael Li just returned from presenting at the “Innovations to Improve Substance Use Interventions in Vietnam” scientific symposium at Hanoi Medical University. Congratulations to… (View here)
- Members of our CHIPTS team were delighted to participate in yesterday’s 1st Annual Community Partnered Participatory Research Summer Institute hosted by the UCLA-CDU CFAR! Our own Drs. Nina Harawa… (View here)
- CONGRATULATIONS! To CHIPTS very own Center Co-Director Dr. Raphael Landovitz for receiving the 2023 Ward Cates Spirit Award. Each year, the HPTN recognizes a member who exemplifies… (View here)
YouTube:
- Towards a COVID-19 Vaccine to Protect Against SARS-CoV-2 Variants and Animal Sarbecoviruses (Watch here)
- Social Misery and HIV Risk Among People Who Use Drugs (Watch here)
- In Case You Missed It: Key Highlights from CROI 2023 (Watch here)
- SARS-CoV-2 Variants Evolve Convergent Strategies to Remodel the Host Response (Watch here)
- Implementing LAI PrEP with Black/Latino MSM and Trans Women: Practical and Cultural Considerations (Watch here)
We look forward to bringing more relevant, engaging content to the CHIPTS community in 2024.