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UCLA Center for HIV Identification, Prevention, and Treatment Services (CHIPTS)
Bringing you the latest in HIV/AIDS research, events, and more!

[UCLA CHIPTS @CHIPTS]

The CHIPTS HIV prevention and strategic planning meeting on Feb. 17th, featured our amazing CHIPTS leadership, partners, and affiliates that discussed the current challenges we are navigating together and future priorities as we move forward with our center renewal application.

[UCLA CHIPTS @CHIPTS]

Check out the upcoming #HIVGrandRounds on June 16th at 11 AM PT, at BSRB 154 or via Zoom! The session will feature Dr. Sherzai from @cdrewu, a behavioral neurologist and neuroscientist whose career has centered on building and implementing models of behavior change at the community and population level. Register here: https://t.co/pPjcEmsYJu

[UCLA CHIPTS @CHIPTS]

Join this @HIVMA webinar entitled "Strategies for Implementing LAIs for Prevention and Treatment," on June 5, 2026, at 10 AM PT! This session will explore how a sustainable, no-cost #LAI program was built without grant funding—reaching socially vulnerable populations through innovative care models. Register here: https://t.co/P8MxUy3f4e

[HIV Medicine Association @HIVMA]

Learn practical strategies to scale long-acting anti-retrovirals in diverse clinical settings during our webinar next Friday, June 5 at 1pm ET, featuring speakers Meredith Lora, MD, and @JColasantiMD of @EmoryMedicine.

Register: https://t.co/By1Nuklgrn

[UCLA CHIPTS @CHIPTS]

An opportunity to join the @HIVCommissionLA has opened! Apply to be a commission member and be part of inclusive planning, public input, and data-informed decision-making - helping ensure that #HIV resources are used fairly, effectively, and in ways that respond to the needs of communities throughout LA County. Learn more: https://t.co/c4ukLL9XvC

[Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors @LACountyBOS]

We’re recruiting new Commission members!

@HIVCommissionLA is seeking individuals to fill key seats & are interested in making a difference in HIV care and support services in #LACounty.

Learn more & apply: https://t.co/SvOdaAIvuH

[UCLA CHIPTS @CHIPTS]

Check out the #NHPI Data Policy Lab's data visualization tool with specific data on NHPI social determinants of health. The #NHPI Data Policy Lab is part of the @UCLAchpr - ensuring easily accessible and digestible NHPI data to help connect stories, enhance visibility, and inform policy. Learn more: https://t.co/hwGF0tohxS

[UCLA Center for Health Policy Research @UCLAchpr]

#AANHPIHeritageMonth: Free tools from the @UCLAchpr Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Data Policy Lab provide NHPI communities and advocates with California county-level data on health, housing, income, and more. Access the tools and data profiles: https://t.co/6fh95g9q3M.

[UCLA CHIPTS @CHIPTS]

Inspiring news! For the first time in San Diego County, @UCSDHealth has performed a lung transplant surgery for an #HIV positive patient. Transplanting organs in individuals with infectious diseases requires a highly specialized and coordinated approach. Read more: https://t.co/BLeoINNLYW

[UCLA CHIPTS @CHIPTS]

A call for papers proposing articles for a supplement entitled “Advanced HIV disease in children and adolescents: new evidence and strengthening the response," has been issued by @jiasociety. The papers will be published in Feb 2027. Commentaries, reviews, and other discursive articles will also be considered.

[IAS - the International AIDS Society @iasociety]

📢 Researchers and practitioners: @jiasociety is calling for papers for its February 2027 supplement on advanced #HIV disease in children and adolescents.

🗓️ Learn more and submit your work by 8 June:

https://t.co/BGtdyNy5eC

[UCLA CHIPTS @CHIPTS]

Check out the latest #HIVGrandRounds featuring Nthabiseng Phaladze, PhD, Professor at the University of Botswana (@UBBotswana) entitled "Development of PrEP Implementation Strategies for the General Population of Botswana." Access recording: https://t.co/RL0a23peX1

[UCLA CHIPTS @CHIPTS]

Don't forget to join the upcoming #HIVGrandRounds tomorrow! In closing, Dr. Phaladze will provide a description of her research's next steps, in which she will conduct a cluster randomized Type 3 implementation-effectiveness trial of the selected PrEP strategies, as well as insights about adapting her strategies for other settings, including the US.

[UCLA CHIPTS @CHIPTS]

This workshop introduces practical skills in ethnographic research, illustrated through rich case vignettes demonstrating how #ethnographic methods can illuminate context, barriers and facilitators, unexpected events, and dynamic interactions in #implementation settings.

[UCLA CHIPTS @CHIPTS]

Join our UCLA 3R IS Hub Methods Workshop entitled "Pragmatic Healthcare Ethnography for HIV and Substance Use Disorder Care and Research: Designing for Impact," featuring Drs. @Alisonh3, @erin_finley, and @GemmaeFix on May 29, 2026 at 10 AM PT/1 PM ET. Register here: https://t.co/JpppNVmkyr #ImpSci

[UCLA CHIPTS @CHIPTS]

In recognizing May 19th as #APIHAAD, we wanted to share this well-designed infographic by @AIDSVu! The infographic reports that in 2021, the proportion of Asian people in the US who had ever been tested for #HIV was must lower than the national average (35%) - this highlights the the need for increased testing and prevention in #AANHPI communities.

[NASTAD @NASTAD]

May 19 is National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. 🎗️ We recognize the impact of HIV on AANHPI communities and recommit to stopping the stigma that stands in the way of prevention and care. Check out this graphic from AidsVu to learn more!
#APIHAAD #EndHIVStigma

[UCLA CHIPTS @CHIPTS]

Don't forget to join the upcoming #HIVGrandRounds tomorrow! In closing, Dr. Phaladze will provide a description of her research's next steps, in which she will conduct a cluster randomized Type 3 implementation-effectiveness trial of the selected PrEP strategies, as well as insights about adapting her strategies for other settings, including the US.

[UCLA CHIPTS @CHIPTS]

Check out the upcoming #HIVGrandRounds on May 19th at 11 AM PT, at BSRB 154 or via Zoom! Dr. Phaladze (@UBBotswana) will discuss the results of a mixed methods formative research to develop and pilot test acceptable and feasible PrEP differentiated service delivery strategies for the general population of Botswana Register here: https://t.co/pPjcEmsYJu

[UCLA CHIPTS @CHIPTS]

The SEIS Hub are hosting a virtual workshop entitled "Framing in the Age of Fracture," on May 28, 2026, at 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT. The workshop is focused on learning to frame the frame: how to identify and communicate the meta-values that protect the possibility of you work. Register: https://t.co/rmEWAV4sXZ

[UCLA CHIPTS @CHIPTS]

Exciting news from @unccfar! This article also highlights the first UNC patient, referred in mid‑2025 with HIV‑associated kidney disease, illustrates this progress. After beginning evaluation in October 2025, the patient was approved and listed in early 2026, receiving a HOPE kidney offer just six weeks later. Read more: https://t.co/guuGZMN99B

[UNC CFAR @unccfar]

UNC Health now offers kidney transplants from donors with HIV to recipients with HIV, shortening wait times for selected patients. This progress builds on more than a decade of experience under the federal HOPE Act. Read more: https://t.co/E8GhAQUroQ @uncglobalhealth

[UCLA CHIPTS @CHIPTS]

The California Center for HIV Syndemic Policy Research (CalCenSyn) are hosting a webinar on May 15, 2026, at 1 PT. Speakers will share insights on housing policy, emerging research, and the real-world impacts of the housing crisis on their communities. Register here: https://t.co/gge7LIK7N6

[UCLA CHIPTS @CHIPTS]

The SEIS Hub are hosting a workshop part of their Leveraging Systems Science to Advancing Implementation Science in #HIV series, in-person from May 18 -19, 2026, in Atlanta, Georgia. The workshop is of no cost to attend, however an application is required. Apply: https://t.co/jvDCQIUdmt #ImpSci

[UCLA CHIPTS @CHIPTS]

Check out the UCLA 3R IS Hub recording of their latest #ImpSci Beachside Chat that invited community experts to discuss how even when #clinicians follow recommended guidelines, the health care system can still fail a patient. Watch here: https://t.co/FHx0i87b8c

[UCLA CHIPTS @CHIPTS]

Join us for our #ImpSci Beachside Chat on May 8th, at 10 AM PT! Experts will present a story of a teenager to illustrate how, even when clinicians follow recommended guidelines and implementation appears successful, the health care system can still fail a patient. Register: https://t.co/Va3y5gFmeD

[UCLA CHIPTS @CHIPTS]

Check out the upcoming #HIVGrandRounds on May 19th at 11 AM PT, at BSRB 154 or via Zoom! Dr. Phaladze (@UBBotswana) will discuss the results of a mixed methods formative research to develop and pilot test acceptable and feasible PrEP differentiated service delivery strategies for the general population of Botswana Register here: https://t.co/pPjcEmsYJu

[UCLA CHIPTS @CHIPTS]

Want to keep up with the latest updates from CHIPTS, including #HIV-related research, trainings, and events? #HIVResearch #HIVPrevention

If interested, we encourage you to subscribe to our CHIPTS email listserv via Google Forms. Subscribe here: https://t.co/Z0WK2o603S

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Check out our upcoming 3rd Annual CFAR Symposium on May 22, 2026, from 8 AM - 3PM PT, at the the California Endowment. The symposium is intended to be a day of scientific exchange focused on advancing #HIV research from discovery to impact. Register here: https://t.co/FNajdpxhOl