Leveraging Telehealth to Promote Access to HIV Primary Care among Persons Living with HIV in LAC during COVID-19 – Slides

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.

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

Flyer for an upcoming presentation entitled “Capacitating Non-Specialist Workers in Behavioral Interventions as Part of an HIV Response: Research, Implementation, and Politics” that will take place on Monday, December 9, 2019 at the Conference Room MRL 1-441. The presentation featuring Dr. Goodman Sibeko will discuss the importance of capacitation of non-specialists in mental health and substance use, training providers to improve detection and early intervention, and policy implementation as a key driver for success.

Through Positive Eyes Exhibition at the Fowler Museum (2019-20) – Summary

To help end the stigma around HIV/AIDS and empower people from around the world who are living with the virus, a new exhibition at the Fowler Museum at UCLA will highlight the stories and images of HIV-positive individuals and their perspectives on the epidemic. The exhibition is cocurated by David Gere, UCLA Professor of World Arts and Cultures, who, with photographer Gideon Mendel, co-founded Through Positive Eyes, which is an art project and an exhibition created in collaboration with people living with HIV/AIDS.

Interventions that Work and Why: A One-Day Training on Evidence-Based HIV Prevention Interventions for People Living with HIV – Slides

Oral presentation that reviewed the need for prevention with positives and major components used in cognitive- behavioral theories. The training discussed effective interventions targeting People Living with HIV (PLH) that can be used in full or partially adapted for a variety of populations and settings. The training practices selected exercises from effective interventions and provides tools to assess agency capacity and readiness to adapt and tailor existing intervention.