Third National Ending the HIV Epidemic Partnerships for Research Meeting

On April 15–16, 2024, the Center for HIV Identification, Prevention, and Treatment Services (CHIPTS) and the UCLA-CDU Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) held the third National Ending the HIV Epidemic Partnerships for Research Meeting in Los Angeles, California. The meeting welcomed over 300 participants from the CFAR/ARC Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) supplement project teams funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH); community and public health partners; and others interested in HIV implementation research and practice.

Grounded in the theme, “Accelerating Innovations for Equitable Reach and Uptake of HIV Services,” the meeting:

    • Facilitated the dissemination of innovative implementation strategies and generalizable findings from the EHE supplement projects;
    • Promoted best practices for research-community partnerships in HIV implementation research; and
    • Offered opportunities for networking and exploring new collaborations to accelerate progress towards ending the HIV epidemic.

We are pleased to share recordings of the plenary talks and panel presentations, and corresponding materials as resources for the EHE initiative. If you are interested in learning more about the National Ending the HIV Epidemic Partnerships for Research Meeting and want to read the meeting summary report, check out the UCLA Center for HIV Identification, Prevention, and Treatment Services website.

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Meeting Materials

Keynote Address: Is the USA on Track to End the HIV Epidemic?

Keynote speaker: Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, PhD, MPH, LCSW, ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC, FAAN, Johns Hopkins University
Presentation materials

Moderated discussion:

    • Moderator: Steve Shoptaw, PhD, UCLA CHIPTS
    • Panelists: Jazzmun Crayton; Mary Glenshaw, PhD, MPH; Paul Weidle, PharmD, MPH; Pamela Klein, PhD; Kristin Roha, MS, MPH; Rick Haverkate, MPH; and Mario Perez, MPH

Day One: Welcome, Purpose, and Theme

Speakers:

    • Steve Shoptaw, PhD, UCLA CHIPTS
    • LaShonda Spencer, MD, UCLA-CDU CFAR
    • Rebecca Mandt, PhD, Division of AIDS, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
    • Chris Gordon, PhD, Division of AIDS Research, National Institute of Mental Health

Overview and Future Directions of the EHE Initiative

Speaker: CDR Michelle Sandoval-Rosario, DrPH, MPH, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, US Department of Health and Human Services

Partnerships in Research: Our Roles in Ending the HIV Epidemic

Speakers:

    • Jazzmun Crayton, APAIT and City of Los Angeles’ Trans Advisory Council
    • Mary Glenshaw, PhD, MPH, NIH Office of AIDS Research
    • Paul Weidle, PharmD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Pamela Klein, PhD, Health Resources and Services Administration
    • Kristin Roha, MS, MPH, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
    • Rick Haverkate, MPH, Indian Health Service
    • Mario Perez, MPH, Division of HIV and STD Programs, County of Los Angeles

Overview and Progress of NIH-funded Ending the HIV Epidemic Projects

Speaker: Brian Mustanski, PhD, Implementation Science Coordination Initiative (ISCI), Third Coast CFAR at Northwestern University
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Panel: Successful Outreach Strategies to Empower Communities

Moderator: Robin Lanzi, PhD, MPH, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Implementation Science Hub

Panelists and research topics:

    • Five Point Initiative (R01): A Cluster Randomized Trial of a Bundled Implementation Strategy to Address the HIV Epidemic in Black Communities – Sannisha Dale, PhD, and Glenn Hayward Stepherson (presentation materials)
    • Using An Interactive Systems Approach With Community Organizing To Improve PrEP Reach Among Cisgender Women In Metro Atlanta – Jessica Sales, PhD (presentation materials)
    • The Twists, Turns and Glorious Messiness of a Teen-Guided Social Marketing and Community Mobilization Project – Kathryn Macapagal, PhD, and Jim Pickett (presentation materials)

Panel: Lowering Barriers to Care through Community Engagement

Moderator: Borsika Rabin, PhD, PharmD, MPH, San Diego CFAR Implementation Science Hub

Panelists and research topics:

    • FINISHING HIV: A Social Network-Based Outreach Program to Encourage Utilization of HIV Protection, Diagnosis and Treatment Services, Customized for Latinos – Mariano Kanamori, PhD, and Stephen Fallon, PhD (presentation materials)
    • Mobile Testing to Increase HIV-Testing Uptake in Rural Alabama: A Pilot Implementation Project (MOBILISE) – Lynn Matthews, MD, MPH, and DeAndra Tuyishime, MAEd, CHES, RPCV (presentation materials)
    • Engagement to Support the Health and Service Needs of Criminal Legal Involved Populations in Illinois – Jeannette Webb (presentation materials)

Day One Closing Remarks and Adjourn

Speaker: Nina Harawa, PhD, UCLA CHIPTS and UCLA-CDU CFAR

Based on the preceding breakout sessions:

Successful Outreach Strategies to Empower Communities

    • Moderators: Debbie Humphries, PhD, R3EDI Hub, Yale CFAR, and Robin Lanzi, PhD, MPH, UAB Implementation Science Hub
    • Panelists: Sannisha Dale, PhD; Glenn Hayward Stepherson; Jessica Sales, PhD; Kathryn Macapagal, PhD; and Jim Pickett

Lowering Barriers to Care through Community Engagement

    • Moderator: Borsika Rabin, PhD, PharmD, MPH, San Diego CFAR Implementation Science Hub
    • Panelists: Mariano Kanamori, PhD; Stephen Fallon, PhD; Lynn Matthews, MD, MPH; DeAndra Tuyishime, MAEd, CHES, RPCV; and Jeannette Webb

Thorny Questions in Implementation Science: What You Want to Ask but Don’t Ask

    • Moderator: Alison Hamilton, PhD, MPH, UCLA CHIPTS Implementation Science Hub
    • Panelists: Prajakta Adsul, MBBS, PhD, MPH; Ana Baumann, PhD; and Erin Finley, PhD, MPH

ISCI and Hub Tools, Support, and Collaboration to Support Your Success (presentation materials)

    • Moderator: Brian Mustanski, PhD, and hosted by ISCI/Third Coast CFAR

Day Two Welcome and Recap of Day One

Speakers:

    • Judith Currier, MD, UCLA-CDU CFAR
    • Francisco Ruiz, MS, White House ONAP

Panel: Partnering with Public Health Departments Across the Care Continuum

Moderator: Kenneth Sherr, PhD, University of Washington Implementation Science Hub

Panelists and research topics:

    • Evaluating the Implementation of an HIV Workforce Training Program in Philadelphia – Stephen Bonett, PhD, NP (presentation materials)
    • Adaptation of the Mobile PrEP Implementation Strategy for Equitable Scale-Out (AMP-IT-OUT) – Susanne Doblecki-Lewis, MD (presentation materials)
    • Financially Incentivizing HIV Prevention Among High-Incidence Populations in LA County – Raphael Landovitz, MD, MSc, and Wendy Garland, MPH (presentation materials)

Panel: Moving Research to Practice

Moderators: Linda Koenig, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Pamela Klein, PhD, HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau

Panelists and research topics:

    • Strengthening Community-Academic Partnerships in HIV Implementation Science: An Assessment of Community-Engaged Research Among Ending the HIV Epidemic Awardees – Reva Datar, PhD, MPH (presentation materials)
    • Research: Public Health Partnerships to Inform LA County’s Response to the HIV Epidemic – Mario Perez, MPH (presentation materials)
    • California’s Effort to End the HIV Epidemic: A State-Wide Approach – LeRoy Blea, MPH (presentation materials)

Network for Implementation Science in HIV

Speaker: Sheree Schwartz, PhD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University, MACC+ Implementation Science Hub
Presentation materials

Our Voice Matters in Research

Speakers: Lynnea Railey, Shawn Pleasants, Raul Amezquita, Maria Scott
Hosted by the UCLA-CDU CFAR Community Advisory Board
Presentation materials

Summary and Report-Out from Strategy Breakout Sessions

Based on the preceding breakout sessions:

Strategy #3 Breakout: Partnering with Public Health Departments Across the Care Continuum

    • Moderators: Kenneth Sherr, PhD, University of Washington Implementation Science Hub, and Natalie Cramer, MS, NASTAD
    • Panelists: Stephen Bonett, PhD, NP; Susanne Doblecki-Lewis, MD; Raphael Landovitz, MD, MSc; and Wendy Garland, MPH

Moving Research to Practice: Community, Agency, and Implementing Partner Perspectives

    • Moderator: Linda Koenig, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Panelists: Reva Datar, PhD, MPH; Mario Perez, MPH; and LeRoy Blea, MPH

How to Move Your EHE Projects to the Next Stage of Research: A Consultation Session with NIH Program Officers (presentation materials)

    • Moderator: Chris Gordon, PhD, NIMH

Dissemination and Implementation Science Theories, Models, and Frameworks: What They are and How to Select and Apply Them in the HIV Field and Current Projects (presentation materials)

    • Moderators: Borsika Rabin, PhD, PharmD, MPH, and Nicole Stadnick, PhD, MPH, San Diego CFAR Implementation Science Hub
    • Panelists: Mariano Kanamori, PhD; Edda Rodriguez, MPH; Erik Storholm, PhD; and Kimberly Ling Murtaugh, PhD

What Did We Come Away With and Where Do We Go?

Speaker: LT Alberto Pina, MPH, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, US Department of Health and Human Services