December 2023

As we close out 2023, we at ANAC wish you,

your family & friends, the community you serve and

all communities throughout the world PEACE.

ANAC webinars on-demand

Don’t worry if you missed these fantastic recent webinars because you can find them on-demand on our website!

“Let Communities Lead - Highlighting Successful Community-Based Programming in Rural Regions” sponsored by ANAC’s rural committee and “The Time is Now! Advocating for Age-Inclusive HIV Testing Guidelines and Sexual Health” make for great viewing with a cup of hot cocoa over your holiday break. View them now.

AIDS 2024 abstracts to close Jan. 23

Looking for something to do over the holidays? Submit an abstract for the International AIDS Conference. Abstracts for the International AIDS Conference close on Jan. 23, 2024. Please consider submitting nurse-led research, programming or policy innovations.

Once again, it looks like nurses are underrepresented in the planned speaker line-up (none). Let's work together to change that! Contact Carole Treston with questions.

Conference

Evaluations and NCPD (CNE) close on Dec. 31

For those that attended, don't forget to fill out an evaluation! Go to the Evaluations tab under General Information in the app to complete your evaluation and collect NCPD. Or, click here to log in using your ANAC user ID and password. Follow the prompts from there to complete the evaluation and access your NCPD hours. NCPD evaluations will close Dec. 31, 2023, so don't delay.

Save the date for ANAC2024!

We are headed to Indianapolis Nov.14-16 for ANAC2024: Race for the Cure. Mark your calendars now and we'll see you there!

Resources

The 2021-22 impact report is now available!   

ANAC had many achievements to celebrate over the last few years. We focused on our strategic plan and how best to serve our members, honor nurses and other healthcare professionals in the AIDS/HIV fields and fight for policy changes. View our latest ANAC Impact Report.

Holiday Outreach

We hope you support these great projects this holiday season. Even though the deadline has passed, please support both projects anyway.Trans kids and incarcerated people need support all year!

TransSanta - Check out this Instagram project to deliver small gifts of love and support to trans youth in need, safely and anonymously. Check out their stories and wishes. Donate. Do good.

SERO Project Holiday Card Project - A grassroots project that sends holiday cards to incarcerated people (some with HIV or locked up because of HIV-related charges) across the U.S. For some, receiving cards from the Sero community are the only cards/letters they receive all year round. Last year, the question that was often asked was, “can you write a letter and insert it into the card?” Please feel free to do so. Those receiving the cards look forward to words of encouragement and know that they aren’t forgotten.

Member News

ANAC member profiled in Specialty Spotlight

ANAC Member, Jonah Pierce, RN, ACRN, was profiled in the December issue of the American Journal of Nursing Specialty Spotlight. In the piece, he describes the role of an HIV nurse and the progress and challenges we still face. He highlights HANCB and ANAC. Thank you, Jonah!

RIANAC honored

The Rhode Island Chapter of ANAC (RIANAC) was honored to receive the Community Hero Award-Organization from the Rhode Island HIV/STI Prevention Coalition at a ceremony on World AIDS Day. RIANAC board members Diane Dufresne, RN, MA, and Helen Patterson, ACLPN, CCRP, pictured left accepted the award on behalf of the chapter.

ANAC member gets involved

ANAC member Jenn Sobolik of Rapid City, SD organized the first Black Hills AIDS Walk on World AIDS Day. More than 40 people turned out in 30-degree temperatures for the inaugural parade which planners hope will be an annual event. Jenn also recently completed Cohort 3 of ANAC’s HIV and Aging Scholars program. Great work on your advocacy and dedication, Jenn!

World AIDS Day article

As part of a World AIDS Day focus, the American Journal of Nursing (AJN) featured an article “Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention in the United States: An Overview and Update” by ANAC member Amit “Mickey” Dhir, MBA, MSN, AGPCNP-C.

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