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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Equitable Injectable PrEP in LA County Initiative

Dear colleagues,

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

  • Title: Let’s Talk About PrEP! Tips and Tools for Effective Messaging
  • Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2024
  • Time & Place: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PT via Zoom
  • Description: Senior Consultant Robbyn Kistler of KFF’s Social Impact Media Program will discuss techniques and resources community partners can use to communicate effectively about PrEP to populations disproportionately impacted by HIV in LA County.
  • Registration Link: https://uclahs.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_71DF_fFlRdmd3BbtRLnJaA#/registration

The primary audience for this workshop is service providers and staff at agencies that provide HIV prevention services to Black and Latino/a men who have sex with men and transgender women 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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Qualitative Research in Implementation Science: Reflections on the Last Five Years

Please join our UCLA Rapid, Rigorous, Relevant (3R) Implementation Science Hub for the next Implementation Science Beachside Chat titled Qualitative Research in Implementation Science: Reflections on the Last Five Years coming up on Friday, February 9, from 9-10 AM PT! Hosted by Dr. Alison Hamilton, this Chat will feature an engaging discussion with the esteemed members of the Qualitative Research in Implementation Science (QualRIS) group commissioned by the National Cancer Institute to develop a White Paper on Qualitative Research in Implementation Science in 2019.

Please REGISTER HERE to join, and share this opportunity with your networks! A flyer is below.

To access past Chats and methods workshops hosted by the Hub, check out our YouTube playlist. If you have any questions, please contact Elena Rosenberg-Carlson at ERosenberg-Carlson@mednet.ucla.edu.

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Bridging the Gap: Cell and Gene Therapies for Latent HIV Infection and Other Low-Antigen Diseases

The in-person Grand Rounds entitled, Bridging the Gap: Cell and Gene Therapies for Latent HIV Infection and Other Low-Antigen Diseases will take place at CHS 13-105 (UCLA) on Tuesday, February 13, 2024 from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., PST.

The event will feature Christopher W. Peterson, PhD:

  • Assistant Professor, Translational Science and Therapeutics Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Event Summary:

Over the past decade, Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cells have emerged as a potent therapy for B cell malignancies. Applying analogous antigen-specific approaches for diseases such as antiretroviral therapy (ART)-suppressed HIV-1 infection poses additional challenges. This presentation will outline our efforts to deliver supplemental antigen and enhance the potency of anti-HIV cell and gene therapies.

In-Person Registration
Virtual Registration

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The Grand Rounds are monthly lecture series, which is offered by the UCLA CHIPTS and UCLA-CDU CFAR, consists of hour-long lunchtime lectures, delivered by invited guests or distinguished members of the Institute faculty, on a broad range of subjects. The aims of the program are to highlight important developments in AIDS-related research, encourage collaborations between UCLA investigators and invited speakers, interest young investigators in AIDS research, and provide information about new findings and new funding opportunities.

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:

  • Share latest research findings on HIV prevention, care, and treatment, and highlight important developments in research
  • Encourage scientific collaborations and networking between UCLA investigators and invited speakers
  • Excite an interest in HIV/AIDS research for early career investigators, and provide resources about new research findings, funding, and career opportunities.

For more information regarding UCLA Grand Rounds, please visit our page.

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