Key note presentation by Brian R. Wood from UW & Mountain West AETC at the Delivery of Telehealth in Clinical Care and Research Interventions: Challenges, Barriers, Success, and Future Considerations conference on June 2021. The presentation discusses the benefits of telemedicine that include avoiding public transportation, waiting rooms, etc and preventing missed work, child or other family care needs. The presentation further introduces the idea of telemedicine needs – social determinants of digital health, these determinants include device with sufficient data, reliable broadband, technical literacy, etc.
Oral presentation by Felipe Findley (WATTS Health Center) that discusses the history of race and racism in the United States and the impact on medicine/healthcare system. The presentation describes how Systemic racism is a contributing factor to unequal risk of HIV infection and access to care.
Vaccine Confidence and Black Communities townhall that shared lessons learned about COVID-19 vaccine messaging and access, in order to reduce inequities. Experts share the impact of disseminating transparent and clear information and providing opportunities for open dialogue with trusted messengers.
Panel discussion by Jorge A. Diaz (Bienestar Human Services), Charilyn Quarto, Robert Arnold, Doston Ganiyev (San Francisco Community Health Center), Brett J. Feldman (Keck School of Medicine of USC) part of the Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Regional Learning Collaborative session 5. The presentation discussed how mobile health units can help bring critical services directly to communities in need. This session discusses recommended strategies and best practices for mobile HIV service delivery from expert panelists implementing mobile health services in California.
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 Austin Nation at the CHIPTS Next Generation Conference that describes how LGBT individuals experience significant health disparities and discusses the importance of examining health care and mental health care experiences of LGBT community and identify gaps. The presentation highlights the ongoing quantitative cross-sectional study utilizing survey data.
Oral presentation by Angela Castillo, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Division of HIV and STD Programs (DHSP) that discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted medical care access (including HIV care) and how medical outpatient utilization during COVID-19 among Ryan White Program patients and examine differences in telehealth utilization by patient characteristics.
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.