On April 17, the CDC announced an award to the United Way of Greater Nashville (UWGN). Through this mechanism, UWGN will provide sub-awards to CBOs in Tennessee currently funded through the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) to provide critical HIV prevention, testing and care services. This is in response to the earlier action by the TDH refusing CDC core HIV prevention funding and Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE) initiative funding.

The ANAC policy committee is hosting a webinar on Thursday, May 4 at 1 p.m. ET titled Local and State-Based Advocacy: More Important Than Ever. Join us to learn simple steps to begin or enhance your advocacy impact by using the ANAC Advocacy Toolkit. Register here.

Applications for the third cohort of ANAC’s HIV and Aging Scholars Program are now open! This program is open to individuals from many disciplines including nursing, social work, case management and pharmacy among others. Apply today!

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Igniting Strategies for Engagement and Reengagement in HIV Care

April 20 at 3 p.m. ET

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JANAC is preparing two special issues on the topics of Cisgender women with domestic and global perspectives and HIV care and treatment in the U.S. south and rural and remote communities globally.

Submissions for articles on both topics will be open until Aug. 1, 2023.

The WHO and partners urge countries to fast-track implementation and scale-up of HIV self-testing. There are significant gaps in HIV diagnoses in Asia and the Pacific, where only 75% of people with HIV are aware of their HIV status compared to 81% globally. To reduce the gap, a range of differentiated HIV testing approaches, including HIV self-testing (HIVST) for key populations, is recommended. 

On April 13, the ANAC global committee hosted a webinar titled Pediatric HIV and AIDS: Global Perspectives, featuring Dr. Ruth Nduati (University of Nairobi) and Dr. Hilary Wolf (OGAC/PEPFAR). It is available for viewing and enduring NCPD/CNE on the ANAC website. 

The annual NIH’s All of Us Research Scholar Program offers student researchers the opportunity to work with mentors on a research project that uses the All of Us Database. The eight-month program provides scholars with dedicated mentors, professional development opportunities, hands-on experience conducting health research and the opportunity to participate in the All of Us Researchers Convention. Recruitment for 2023-2024 will begin in August. For more information please fill out this form.

A study looking for providers of HIV care to youth with HIV (ages 16-29) is looking to learn more about what clinical providers feel are the benefits and barriers of telehealth use in this unique population.

A gift card will be provided as compensation! Please share with your clinic providers and those you know who might be interested. Contact Emily Barr (Texas D-CFAR) with any questions.

We encourage you to submit an abstract. The heart and soul of ANAC's conference are the presentations by our members and colleagues. We know that our members are doing great work every day, and have knowledge, skills and experiences to share. ANAC's conference is a remarkable venue to showcase your important work. Please share this with your colleagues and encourage them to submit their work as well. You do not need to be an ANAC member to submit an abstract.  Authors are invited to submit abstracts that relate to the conference objectives. View the submission instructions and submit an abstract. You can also view a webinar outlining tips on submitting a successful abstract. Abstracts will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. ET on May 1. No abstracts will be accepted after that time.

Our scholarship fundraising drive will be held during Nurses Week (May 6-12). All donations will go to increasing the number of full and partial scholarships we can offer. Our goal is $5,000 and every bit helps! Skip those lattes during the next few weeks and help bring deserving ANAC members to conference. Thanks in advance!

CDC estimates that new cases of mpox average about one case per day, down from more than 450 cases per day. However, they caution that those most at risk, including gay, bisexual, other men reporting sex with men and transgender communities, average a 25% vaccination rate and without additional vaccination coverage there could be a resurgence in cases.

A new Science Brief from the CDC provides an overview of the current evidence supporting HIV Cluster Detection and Response (CDR) with strategies for optimizing the response, including increased community engagement and clinician outreach.

The DEI committee will host a series of webinars on Sex Positivity starting April 26 at 1 p.m. ET. Hear from our panel of DEI members: Bridgette Piccou, Sheryl Malone-Thomas and Chen Zhang. Register now.

ANAC membership voted and accepted three recommendations from the ANAC board to update membership types and eligibility in the ANAC bylaws. There are now five categories of individual memberships that will go into effect May 1.

All categories have similar privileges, including voting and eligibility for elected office, as defined in the bylaws.

The Global HIV Nursing Award is now accepting nominations. This award is given every two years to honor an outstanding nurse living and working in a low or lower middle income country (per World Bank designation) who is doing exceptional work in promoting HIV nursing and supporting people living with and affected by HIV.

All other ANAC awards open April 24. Read a description of each award here and start thinking of a colleague to nominate. Join us May 3 at noon for a short webinar to learn more about the awards process and ask questions.

Are you interested in becoming certified or are you due to renew your certification? Review the online resources and make a plan for your application. Apply now.

HANCB is now offering group discounts across all initial certification levels (ACLPN, ACRN and AACRN).

Learn more or contact HANCB@anacnet.org.