Dear Colleagues,

CHIPTS is pleased to invite you to attend a virtual session entitled,  “In Case You Missed It: Key highlights from the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI)” on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, from 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM PT.

The purpose of this virtual session is to share key abstracts from CROI 2025 selected by CHIPTS scientists. Presenter will highlight innovative research specifically for CHIPTS community – including students, community members, healthcare providers, policymakers, researchers, and more – and discuss how new science can be applied to our collective efforts in eliminating the HIV epidemic.

REGISTER HERE or copy and paste link: https://tinyurl.com/2kn6fmt2

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

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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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Dear Colleagues – CHIPTS is pleased to invite you to an upcoming virtual seminar entitled “Why Is It So Hard to Get People Housed? Innovative Housing Policies and Best Practices” on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, from 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM PT. See more information below and attached.

This seminar is the third session of a three-series discussion addressing housing in Los Angeles County including an overview of the current housing climate in LA County, harm reduction services, housing policies that impact the unhoused and best practices. During this third session, our featured panelists will specifically discuss housing policies and share best practices from different jurisdictions.

The objectives of this meeting are:

• To provide an overview of the current housing policies in Los Angeles County, Houston, New York City, and Seattle
• To understand the major policy obstacles to getting people housed
• To share innovative policy changes that have improved access to housing, and highlight best practices from various jurisdictions

We welcome attendees interested in working to provide access to housing, including but not limited to CBO staff, social services providers, HIV providers, mental health and substance use providers and academic researchers. Click to review the previous seminars; session one (https://youtu.be/U4PUSXEztOk&t) and session two (https://youtu.be/ncT1JGRFcEc).

REGISTER HERE or copy and paste URL: https://bit.ly/housingseries3

If you have any questions, please contact Damilola Jolayemi at ojolayemi@mednet.ucla.edu

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Good afternoon, EHE regional response partners!

I hope you’ve had a wonderful summer! After our brief summer hiatus, we are back with the next EHE Regional Learning Collaborative session on Policy Action to End the HIV Epidemic is coming up on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, from 10-11:30 AM PT! Policy action is critical to ensuring our communities most impacted by HIV receive the support and resources they need to thrive. Participate in this session to learn about approaches to engaging in policy action to support EHE goals in California’s EHE Phase 1 counties and beyond.

Our fantastic panelists for this session are:

• Ayako Miyashita Ochoa, JD, Associate Director, Southern California HIV/AIDS Policy Research Center.
• Katja Nelson, MPP, Local Affairs Specialist, Government Affairs, APLA Health.
• Ande Stone, Senior Community Mobilization Manager, San Francisco AIDS Foundation.

REGISTER HERE

A flyer is below. Please feel free to share this opportunity with your colleagues and community partners!

About the EHE Regional Learning Collaborative:

This project began in September 2019 when CHIPTS received a one-year EHE supplement award from the National Institute of Mental Health to engage a regional effort for coordinated EHE response in California. This involved:

• Bringing together stakeholders from the eight California EHE Phase 1 counties;
• working with those stakeholders to assess key needs, collaborative opportunities, and existing resources for a coordinated EHE response;
• and compiling findings and recommendations from this project to help facilitate an EHE regional response.

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Please join our UCLA Rapid, Rigorous, Relevant (3R) Implementation Science Hub for an upcoming methods workshop on “Implementation Cost Analysis” on Friday, September 22, 2023, from 9AM – 10:30AM. This workshop features Drs. Carol Levin and Russ Glasgow in a discussion of methods and approaches for assessing implementation costs. The workshop is hosted in collaboration with the UW/Fred Hutch CFAR Implementation Science Hub.

Register Here

If you have any question, please contact Elena Rosenberg-Carlson at ERosenberg-Carlson@mednet.ucla.edu

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Dear Colleagues – CHIPTS is pleased to invite you to an upcoming virtual seminar entitled “Why Is It So Hard to Get People Housed in Los Angeles County? Exploring Harm Reduction Strategies for Those Experiencing Homelessness and Living with HIV and/or Substance Use and/or Mental Health Disorders” on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, from 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PT. See more information below and attached.

This seminar is the second session of a 3-series discussion addressing housing in Los Angeles County including an overview of the current housing climate in LA County, harm reduction services, housing policies that impact the unhoused and best practices. During this second session, our featured panelists will specifically discuss harm reduction strategies in Los Angeles County especially for key populations experiencing homelessness, substance use, and/or mental health. The objectives of this meeting are to:

• To provide an overview of the current harm reduction services in Los Angeles County
• To better understand the challenges of those experiencing homelessness and living with HIV and/or substance use and/or mental health disorders
• To share best practices and innovative harm reduction service delivery options and opportunities for implementation

We welcome attendees interested in working to provide access to housing, including but not limited to CBO staff, social services providers, HIV providers, mental health and substance use providers and academic researchers.

REGISTER HERE or copy and paste URL: bit.ly/housingseries2

If you have any questions, please contact Damilola Jolayemi at ojolayemi@mednet.ucla.edu

CHIPTS, APLA Health, the Pacific AIDS Education and Training Center (PAETC), and the San Francisco AIDS Foundation are excited to invite you to the second part of the 5^th session series of substance use of the California Statewide HIV and Aging Educational Initiative, entitled “Strategies to Address Substance Use among Older Adults with HIV in California.” This session will take place on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, 1–3 PM PT!

Event flyer: Strategies to Address Substance Use among Older Adults with HIV in California - Flyer

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Explain the health impact of the three most common substances used by older adults with HIV in California.
• Identify at least one resource available to help support older adults with HIV in California to better access
  substance use services.
• Explain the impact of at least one effective strategy to address substance use issues among older adults
  with HIV in California.

REGISTER HERE

The California Statewide HIV and Aging Educational Initiative builds capacity to implement sustainable solutions that address the unique challenges facing older adults with HIV in California. If you have any questions, please contact Elena Rosenberg-Carlson (erosenberg-carlson@mednet.ucla.edu).

www.chipts.ucla.edu

Good afternoon, EHE regional response partners!

Please join us for the next EHE Regional Learning Collaborative session 25 entitled “HIV and Incarceration” on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, 10-11:30 AM PT! This session will discuss the intersection of HIV and incarceration in California and approaches to addressing HIV in carceral settings.

Event flyer: HIV and Incarceration (EHE Session 25) - Flyer

REGISTER HERE

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

About the EHE Regional Learning Collaborative:

This project began in September 2019 when CHIPTS received a one-year EHE supplement award from the National Institute of Mental Health to engage a regional effort for coordinated EHE response in California. This involved:

• Bringing together stakeholders from the eight California EHE Phase 1 counties;
• working with those stakeholders to assess key needs, collaborative opportunities, and existing resources for a coordinated EHE response;
• and compiling findings and recommendations from this project to help facilitate an EHE regional response.