Mark you calendars for USCA 2016 & 2017. In 2016 USCA, the meeting returns to Hollywood, FL. on Sep. 15-18 at the Diplomat Hotel. Room rate is $130 per night! In 2017 USCA will return to DC to the Marriott Marquis on Sep. 7-10. The room rate is $179 per night. Its the start of […]
Race HIV Discrimination David R. Williams, PhD, MPH Dr. David Williams’s USCA 2015 presentation Survey Ending HIV-AIDS Achievable Goal Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, M.D Improving Medication Access as an Important Tool in Adherence and Retention Cheryl Graziose, R.Ph.,AAHIVP Master Lecture: Ending The HIV Epidemic Dawn Fukuda Housing Interventions that Work: Provider Perspectives Chuck Peterson, […]
Victoria A. Cargill, M.D., M.S.C.E., AAHIVS Director of Minority Research and Clinical Studies Acting Chair, Therapeutics Coordinating Committee Office of AIDS Research, NIH Dr. Victoria Cargill was recruited to the Office of AIDS Research of the NIH in 1998, when she was a professor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and […]
NMAC and its program partners encourage freedom of expression as an essential principle in the response to HIV. Activism has always played a central role in our movement and we encourage debate and dialogue as key elements of USCA, including the right to peacefully protest. However, NMAC and its partners oppose the disruption of conference sessions, satellite […]
09/08/2015 – 2015 USCA Last Minute Details 08/30/2015 – HIV Action Day – Last Chance to Register! 08/27/2015 – Meet the Leaders of the Youth Progressive Movement in HIV 08/25/2015 – 2015 USCA In The Know: Vol. III 08/25/2015 – 2015 USCA In the Know vol.II 08/19/2015 – 2015 USCA: In the […]
Plenaries The plenaries are in the Marquis Ballroom Level 2 (two floors down from the main lobby #BlackLivesMatter Sep. 10th Thur. @ 8:00 AM sharp J-setting Troupe: Evolution Dance Speakers: Congresswomen Robin Kelly & Maxine Waters DeRay McKesson from #BlackLivesMatter Federal Plenary Sep. 10th Thur. @ 12:30 PM, Food will be available for purchase. Speakers: House Democratic Leader […]
This model is designed to address the complex array of discrimination and stigma that HIV-positive transgender women experience, to ultimately link and retain them in quality health care. The discussion will show that integrating HIV testing, treatment, and care into a trusted community setting providing an open access drop-in space and primary care clinic increases […]
Twenty years ago, Dr. Harold P. Freeman created the term “patient navigation services (PNS)” to denote an intervention for people living with cancer. Over time these persons have assisted in other diseases, specifically HIV and AIDS care. However, there are many questions about how to best use navigators and how effective are they? The purpose […]
Research documents the dramatic impact viral suppression has on extending the lives of those living with HIV, and that it also substantially reduces new transmission. Thus, the need to improve along the care continuum plays a critical role in both care and prevention. Now in its final year, AIDS United’s Retention in Care (RiC) Initiative […]
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides tremendous opportunity related to the prevention, care and treatment of HIV. Addressing inequities in access to health insurance coverage and HIV services compels the engagement communities disparately impacted by the epidemic. This session will explore strategies to tailor ACA outreach and enrollment efforts to LGBTQ communities of color, with […]