Monday, December 10, 2018
Researchers affiliated with the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH) will present their recent findings and participate in panels at the 2018 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care and Treatment, which will take place from December 11-14, 2018 in Oxon Hill, MD.
The conference is the largest national gathering of HIV care and treatment providers in the U.S, and is hosted by the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau. Sessions featuring CISWH projects, researchers, and community partners are listed below. View the full conference schedule and detailed descriptions.
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
10:30 AM–12:00 PM
- Toolkits for Pain Treatment, Opioid Management, & Medication-Assisted Treatment in HIV Primary Care (Affiliated project: DEC)
- Maximizing Housing Opportunities (Affiliated project: ETAP)
1:30 PM–3:00 PM
- Improving Linkage and Retention in HIV Care: Insights from Community Health Workers (Affiliated project: CHWs)
- Post-Release of People Living with HIV: New and Innovative Models of Discharge Planning (Affiliated project: DEC)
- Supporting and Retaining both Staff and Patients through Organizational and Programmatic Change (Affiliated project: DEC)
4:00 PM–5:30 PM
- Training Community Health Workers and Supervisors to Improve Linkage and Retention in HIV Care (Affiliated project: CHWs)
Thursday, December 13, 2018
10:30 AM–12:00 PM
- When Job Titles are the Same and Position Descriptions Vary: Defining Patient Navigation (Affiliated project: DEC)
- Pilot to Program: Implementing an Acuity-Based Medical Case Management System in Massachusetts (Affiliated project: MED-HEART)
- Models of Patient Navigation: Best Practices for Defining Roles and Ensuring Patient-Centered Care (Affiliated project: DEC)
1:30 PM–3:00 PM
- Engaging Consumers in Program Development through the use of Quality improvement Projects (Affiliated project: DEC)
- Patient-Centered Medical Homes for People Living with HIV Who Experience Homelessness (Affiliated project: MED-HEART)
4:00 PM–5:30 PM
- Improving Linkage and Retention in Care: Integrating Community Health Workers into Multidisciplinary Care Teams (Affiliated project: CHWs)
- Applying Implementation Science to a Multi-Intervention, Multi-site Study Linking and Retaining HIV-positive Patients in Care (Affiliated project: DEC)
Friday, December 14, 2018
10:15 AM–11:45 AM
- Community Health Workers (CHW): Partnerships Improving Health Outcomes in HIV Care (Affiliated project: CHW)
- Strategies to Link and Re-engage Women in Care and Treatment: Lessons from Peer-led Programs (Affiliated project: DEC)