Engaging community in implementation: State of the science and practice

Dear Colleagues,

We invite you to join our UCLA CHIPTS Implementation Science Hub for an upcoming Beachside Chat titled “Engaging community in implementation: State of the science and practice” on Friday, February 21, 2025, from 11 AM – 12PM PT.  More information provided below.

Featured speakers: Rajinder (Sonia) Singh, PhD, and Eva Woodward, PhD.

This Beachside Chat series is led by the UCLA CHIPTS Implementation Science Hub, supported by Ending the HIV Epidemic supplement awards from the National Institutes of Health.

This chat is hosted by Dr. Alison Hamilton, featuring panelists Drs. Rajinder (Sonia) Singh and Eva Woodward on engaging community in implementation. This chat will be interactive question and answer session on the state of the science on engaging community members in implementation science and practice efforts.

REGISTER HERE or copy and paste link: https://tinyurl.com/ys8zsy7w

Feel free to share this opportunity with your network – all are welcome. A flyer is attached.

If you have any questions, contact eesanchez@mednet.ucla.edu

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HIV-specific antibody responses after early ART initiation: obstacles and opportunities

The upcoming in-person Grand Rounds entitled, “HIV-specific antibody responses after early ART initiation: obstacles and opportunities” will take place at CHS 13-105 (UCLA) on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT.

The event will feature Katharine J Bar, MD:

  • Director, Penn CFAR Virus and Reservoirs Core, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Description: 

HIV-1 has evolved to be uniquely resistant to antibody neutralization, such that antibody responses fail to clear or control the virus. Early initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) limits HIV reservoir size and diversity and preserves immunity. We characterized the impact of acute and early ART initiation on the development of HIV-specific antibody responses. We found that acute ART initiation (prior to 60 days) prevented autologous neutralizing antibodies from developing before or on ART. Early ART initiation (60-120 days) allowed neutralizing antibody development prior to ART, which continued to expand in breadth and potency over years of suppressive ART. We found similar antibody kinetics in a nonhuman primate (NHP) model of early ART initiation. Together, results provide optimism that we could use new vaccine techniques to boost autologous antibodies to cover the unique diversity of viruses within early treated NHP and humans.

In-person Registration or Zoom Registration 

If you have any questions about the event or the Grand Round series, please contact Damilola Jolayemi at ojolayemi@mednet.ucla.edu.

A copy of the slides and recording will be posted after the event here: https://chipts.ucla.edu/training/hiv-grand-rounds/ 

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Addiction Medicine is Medicine: Integrating Care to End the HIV Epidemic

The upcoming in-person Grand Rounds entitled, “Addiction Medicine is Medicine: Integrating Care to End the HIV Epidemic” will take place at BSRB 154 (UCLA) on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM, PT.

The event will feature Ellen F Eaton MD, MSPH, FIDSA:

  • Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Description: 

Dr. Eaton will highlight addiction medicine as integral to comprehensive medical care. Attendees will be able to understand stigma as a barrier to health equity and strategies to create an inclusive HIV treatment environment.
Attendees will be able to identify opportunities to integrate substance use and Infection prevention and treatment in both acute and community settings.

Register here or Copy and paste link: https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/95745228613

If you have any questions about the event or the Grand Round series, please contact Damilola Jolayemi at ojolayemi@mednet.ucla.edu.

A copy of the slides and recording will be posted after the event.

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Expanding PrEP use in Los Angeles County: 2024 and Beyond

Dear colleagues,

We are delighted to invite you to the FINAL workshop hosted by our Equitable Injectable PrEP in LA County Initiative. Here are details for the upcoming workshop:

  • Title: Expanding PrEP use in Los Angeles County: 2024 and Beyond
  • Date: Tuesday, October 29, 2024
  • Time & Place: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PT via Zoom
  • Description: The workshop will feature a panel presentation from staff at the Division of HIV and STD Programs on current and future plans to expand PrEP use in Los Angeles County.
  • Registration Link: https://uclahs.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_a6vqIyThRb6RvehS34bSow#/registration

The primary audience for this workshop is HIV service providers and their staff. All are welcome.

Please share this opportunity with your networks. A flyer is attached.

If you have any questions, please contact Elena Rosenberg-Carlson at erosenberg-carlson@mednet.ucla.edu.

www.chipts.ucla.edu

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Translation in Practice: Advancing HIV Treatment and Prevention for Everyone

Dear colleagues,

The UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) in collaboration with UCLA CHIPTS and UCLA-CDU CFAR are hosting the Fall 2024 CTSI Translational Science Seminar on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, from 12:00 PM-1:00 PM.

This upcoming seminar entitled, “Translation in Practice: Advancing HIV Treatment and Prevention for Everyone” will highlight the translational science journey of long-acting injectables for HIV treatment and prevention. The tools to bring a halt to new HIV transmissions have long been available, however, many people at risk for or with HIV struggle to remain on these medications. Long-acting injectables present new strategies for addressing these issues.

CHIPTS’ own Drs. Raphael Landovitz, Dilara Üsküp, and Ron Brooks are among the featured speakers who will discuss different phases of the journey of this innovation from the lab to addressing current implementation challenges in communities.

This event is in-person at the MacDonald Research Laboratories (MRL) Room 1-441.

Register here! Registered participants will receive lunch during the seminar.

For questions, please contact CTSIWD@mednet.ucla.edu.

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CHIPTS 2025 HIV Next Generation Conference

Abstract submission and registration are now open for the CHIPTS 2025 HIV Next Generation Conference on Friday, January 31, 2025. The conference is free to attend and will be held in-person at The California Endowment – 1000 Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90012.

The goal of this conference is to support the next generation of HIV researchers, HIV prevention and treatment practitioners, and service providers dedicated to ending to the HIV/AIDS epidemic through networking and exchanging visions for future priorities.

We welcome participation from all Southern California, national and global stakeholders and partners working to advance HIV prevention and treatment programs, policies, education, and research. The intended audience are CBO, ASO, clinic and public health department staff, community, patient and client advocates, students and trainees, and early-stage to established investigators.

Visit the CHIPTS website to submit abstracts and register for the conference today.

Abstract submission deadline: Monday, October 7, 2024.

Questions? Please contact Damilola Jolayemi at ojolayemi@mednet.ucla.edu

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Prioritizing Global Health Equity in Research: Lessons from South Africa

Dear Colleagues,

CHIPTS is pleased to invite you to attend an in-person global health seminar entitled, “Prioritizing Global Health Equity in Research: Lessons from South Africa” on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PT, at UCLA CHS 23-105.

This seminar features CHIPTS very own Dvora Joseph Davey, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, UCLA DGSOM. Dr. Davey will focus on research to address equitable delivery of HIV and STI interventions, focusing on a case study of oral and injectable PrEP, and STI management, in pregnant and lactating people, in South Africa.

RSVP to receive a light lunch at the seminar, a virtual option is also available upon request.

Address: UCLA CHS 23-105

630 Charles E Young Dr S, Los Angeles, CA 90095

REGISTER HERE or copy and paste bit.ly/globalhealthSA

If you have any questions, please contact Damilola Jolayemi (ojolayemi@mednet.ucla).

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A Two Decade Journey with People who Inject Drugs: Lessons from Back to the Future

Event Title: A Two Decade Journey with People who Inject Drugs: Lessons from Back to the Future

Event Description: Dr. Solomon will share his journey working with PWID in India. He will focus on the evolution of his research from a single cross-sectional study in one city to several multicity cluster randomized trials. He will also describe the lessons learned along the way and how it impacted his own career.

Presenter: Sunil Suhas Solomon, MBBS, PhD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Time: Tuesday, September 10, 2024, 11am to 12pm PT

In-Person Venue: CHS 13-105 (UCLA)

Virtual registration

If you have any questions contact chipts@mednet.ucla.edu
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The Grand Rounds monthly lectures are delivered by renowned researchers/scientists, clinicians, community members and leaders in the HIV prevention and treatment field, and aim to:

A. Share latest research findings on HIV prevention, care, and treatment, and highlight important developments in HIV-related research.

B. Encourage scientific collaborations and networking between UCLA investigators and invited speakers.

C. Excite an interest in HIV/AIDS research for early career investigators, and provide resources about new research findings, funding and career opportunities.

Uplifting the voices of Black and Latino/a MSM and Transgender Women: Experiences with Injectable PrEP

Dear colleagues,

On behalf of our Equitable Injectable PrEP in LA County Initiative, CHIPTS is happy to invite you to our next community workshop on Long-Acting Injectable PrEP. Here are the details for the upcoming workshop:

  • Title: Uplifting the voices of Black and Latino/a MSM and Transgender Women: Experiences with Injectable PrEP
  • Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
  • Time & Place: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. via Zoom
  • Description: The workshop will feature a panel of Black and Latino/a cisgender MSM and transgender women (BLMSM/TW) who will share their experiences with injectable PrEP in Los Angeles County.
  • Registration link: https://uclahs.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TNdyImWVQHy82xEEXwef5A

The primary audience for this workshop is BLMSM/TW community members and HIV service providers in Los Angeles County. All are welcome. Please share this opportunity with your networks.

If you have any questions, please contact Elena Rosenberg-Carlson at erosenberg-carlson@mednet.ucla.edu.

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Statewide Skill-Building Symposium: Addressing Mental Health among Older Adults with HIV

The California Statewide HIV and Aging Educational Initiative in partnership with Santa Clara County Getting to Zero invites you to participate in a Statewide Skill-Building Symposium: Addressing Mental Health among Older Adults with HIV on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, from 8:30 AM-4:30 PM PT, at Campbell Community Center’s Orchard City Banquet Hall.

Mental health is a critical concern among older adults with HIV in California. In honor of HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day, this one-day, in-person symposium will help equip California service providers and frontline staff to better address the mental health needs of older adults with HIV, including the unique needs of long-term survivors. Leading experts will offer engaging, interactive presentations on the intersection of mental health and loneliness & isolation, physical & cognitive decline, substance use, and more! By the end of the symposium, participants will be able to:

  1. Identify at least three key issues impacting mental health among older adults with HIV in California.
  2. Describe at least two strategies to address key issues impacting mental health among older adults with HIV in California.
  3. Apply at least one strategy to help meet the mental health needs of older adults with HIV in their own work.

Registration is free and required for attendance and includes a continental breakfast and lunch. Capacity is limited and registration will close once capacity has been reached, so please register early to ensure you have an opportunity to participate! A hotel room block with discounted rates is available to symposium participants near the venue at Larkspur Landing, Campbell. Continuing education credit for the symposium is being provided by the Pacific AIDS Education & Training Center – Bay Area, North, and Central Coast (BANCC).

Learn more and register here: https://paetc.caspio.com/dp/050e700090280c9da9194a3daf9c?ER_ID=20017702

The California Statewide HIV and Aging Educational Initiative is a collaborative capacity-building initiative led by the UCLA Center for HIV Identification, Prevention and Treatment Services (CHIPTS), APLA Health, the Pacific AIDS Education and Training Center (PAETC)—LA and BANCC, and the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. If you have any questions, please contact Elena Rosenberg-Carlson at erosenberg-carlson@mednet.ucla.edu.

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