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Advancing Clinician Support in the United States Through a Unique Distance-Based Model

Join us for an engaging webinar showcasing an innovative program that provides real-time, expert guidance to clinicians in the United States through a unique distance-based support model. For over 30-years, the National Clinician Consultation Center (NCCC) has provided cost-free, point-of-care teleconsultation to health care providers across the United States on HIV, viral hepatitis and substance use evaluation and management.

This session will highlight how our program leverages a distance-based model to provide real-time, expert guidance to a wide-range of healthcare professionals. Designed to meet the diverse needs of clinicians across varied geographic and clinical settings, our model ensures equitable access to high-quality support—anytime, anywhere.

Discover how this approach has transformed clinical decision-making and patient outcomes and learn how it can be adapted to address pressing challenges in global healthcare delivery. Whether you’re a clinician, healthcare leader, or policymaker, this webinar offers valuable strategies for enhancing clinician support in your region.

Presenters:

  • Chris Bositis, MD, National Clinician Consultation Center
  • Brenda Goldhammer, MPH, National Clinician Consultation Center

Key Takeaways:

  • An overview of the distance-based support model and its impact on clinical care.
  • Real-world examples of how the program supports clinicians in navigating different clinical scenarios.
  • Insights into how this model promotes equity, accessibility, and collaboration across healthcare systems.

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I Am More Than HIV Prevention – Results from the HPTN 091 Study with Transgender Women

HPTN 091, the I Am study, evaluated the impact of a multicomponent HIV prevention strategy to increase the uptake and adherence of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among transgender women. The strategy included HIV prevention services, gender-affirming hormone therapy, and peer health navigation.

This webinar featured Dr. Tonia Poteat, study co-investigator, who will review the study findings and discuss implications.

Speakers:

  • Tonia Poteat, Ph.D., Duke University School of Nursing, Division of Healthcare in Adult Populations

This webinar featured Portuguese and Spanish translation thanks to HPTN.

Video Recording and English Audio / Spanish Audio / Portuguese Audio / Slides / Resources

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Understanding Anal Pleasure and Health for Clinicians, Behavioral Health Specialists, Peers & HIV Workers


Forty years into the epidemic, people are still seeking accurate, reliable information about anal play that isn’t just about HIV and STI prevention. They want to understand how to engage in ways that maximize pleasure and reduce harms beyond infectious disease. Often, they end up encountering harmful myths rather than facts, and then learn by ‘trial and error’.

This 90-minute webinar is appropriate for HIV and STI clinicians, behavioral health workers, social workers, case managers, peers and anyone else with a responsibility for delivering or referring to HIV services like treatment, PrEP, testing and support services.

Participants learned the rationale for why addressing anal pleasure and health is essential in HIV service settings as well as ways to respond to frequently asked questions, including via a new client- and worker-facing website.

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Speakers included:

  • Bryan Kutner, PhD, MPH, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  • Samuel Anyula Gorigo, Hoymas (Health Options for Young Men on HIV/AIDS and STIs) Kenya

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True Choice in HIV Prevention Involves More than Product Options: Novel strategies in service delivery

The Choice Agenda and presenters from Brazil, Kenya, and South Africa discussed novel strategies for the delivery of HIV prevention interventions. All HIV prevention products have their “Achilles Heels.” Differentiated service delivery supports reaching a wide range of potential users and can overcome challenges with product attributes. Offering different strategies can also make the interface with health care easier and more community friendly.

Speakers:

  • Ines Dourado, Universidade Federal da Bahia
  • Catherine Verde Hashim, AVAC
  • Catherine Martin, Wits RHI
  • Katrina Ortblad, Fred Hutch
  • Adriano Queiroz, City of São Paulo Municipal Health Secretariat
  • Daniel Were, Jhpiego

Thanks to WHO for providing live simultaneous Ukrainian translation and to PAHO for providing live simultaneous translation in Portuguese and Spanish.

Video Recording and English Audio / Ukrainian Audio / Portuguese Audio / Spanish Audio / Slides / Resources

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Update on Injectable Lenacapavir for PrEP

AVAC hosted a webinar focused on updates for the PURPOSE trials for injectable lenacapavir for PrEP. Gilead provided an overview of the PURPOSE 1 and 2 trial results and insight into the status of PURPOSE 3, 4, and 5. This was be an opportunity for civil society to hear from Gilead directly.

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An Update on the STI R&D Pipeline and Investments

AVAC and Impact Global Health, previously Policy Cures Research, co-hosted a webinar on the current STI R&D pipeline. This discussion featured leading experts sharing the latest advancements in STI diagnostics and treatments, discussing their potential impact on public health and where investments stand.

Speakers:

  • Mandisa Mdingi, Foundation for Professional Development, South Africa
  • Cécile Ventola, Senior Technical Officer at Impact Global Health
  • Birgitta Gleeson, FIND, Switzerland

Recording / Alison Footman Slides / Mandisa Mdingi Slides / Cécile Ventola Slides / Birgitta Gleeson Slides

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Launch of CIFF/Global Fund Initiative for the PrEP Ring

This webinar helped kick-off the launch of the PrEP Ring Early Market Access Vehicle (EMAV), recently announced by CIFF in partnership with the Global Fund. This initiative will provide up to US$2 million to purchase up to 150,000 dapivirine vaginal rings in countries implementing Global Fund HIV grants.

During the session participants heard from advocates about the importance of choices for HIV prevention, a bit of background on the ring itself and future vaginal ring products as well as an overview of the EMAV, how to benefit from it and resources to support countries in developing their requests for and introduction of the ring.

Recording / Slides / Dapivirine Vaginal Ring Early Market Access Vehicle (EMAV) landing page

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The Road Ahead – SRH Integration Advocacy

Join Copper Rose Zambia, as a part of CASPR, for a webinar, The Road Ahead – SRH Integration Advocacy. The webinar will launch the SRH Integration Advocacy Roadmap, and feature healthcare providers, advocates, and more to discuss the future of sexual and reproductive health integration.

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Integrating HIV and PrEP Services in US Correctional Facilities

This webinar explored the integration of HIV prevention and PrEP services in diverse US correctional settings and during the critical period following release. It also highlighted innovative HIV status-neutral approaches, fostering holistic and comprehensive HIV care, treatment, and prevention services in these settings.

Presenters:

  • Jeannette Webb, BS, University of Chicago
  • Russell Brewer, DrPH, University of Chicago
  • Chad Zawitz, MD, Cook County Health, Chicago
  • Gjvar Payne, Capitol Area Reentry Program, Baton Rouge
  • Louise Bienvenu, JD, Frontline Legal Services, New Orleans

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Breaking New Ground: Expanding Access to Lenacapavir—Lessons from Dolutegravir and the Future of HIV Prevention

This UAN Call, titled Breaking New Ground: Expanding Access to Lenacapavir—Lessons from Dolutegravir and the Future of HIV Prevention, brought together global health experts, community advocates, and civil society organizations to discuss the challenges and opportunities in ensuring equitable access to Lenacapavir.

This webinar was hosted by Unitaid.