ANAC welcomes the new board and nominating committee members. New board members will be installed at the annual business meeting at conference in October 2023. We thank the ANAC members who voted and all the nominees for their commitment to ANAC. The newly elected members are:
President-elect:
Darcel Reyes, PhD, ANP-BC, AACRN
Secretary:
Robin Hardwicke, PhD, FNP-C, AACRN
Director-at-large
Nathan Albright, APRN, AAHIVS, CCRN
Peter Oates, RN, MSN, NP-C, ACRN
Bridgette Piccou, LVN, ACLPN
Nominating committee
Cheryl Netherly, LPN, ACLPN
Cynthia Quinn, NP
Katy Wendel, BSN
We are very grateful for the service and dedication of ANAC BOD and nominating committee members whose terms will expire in Oct. 2023.
Thank you to BOD members:
Melanie Steilen, RN, BSN, ACRN
Dalmacio Dennis Flores, PhD, ACRN
Jonah K. Pierce, RN, ACRN
Crystal Chapman Lambert, PhD, CRNP, ACRN
Thank you to nominating committee members:
Jim Leckliter, MSN-ED, RN, PHN, ACRN
Bridget Piccou, LVN, ACLPN
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Conference scholarships
Applications for conference scholarships are now open and will close on Sept. 7. This year, we are excited to offer full and partial scholarships! Thank you to our generous corporate sponsors and individual donors who contributed to make these scholarships possible.
Register now!
We hope you have reserved your place for ANAC2023 in New Orleans Oct. 25-28! This year's theme is "Connect and feed your soul" and there is nowhere better to do that than in The Big Easy! Learn more. View our agenda of amazing speakers that have been announced so far. More are confirming every day! As you plan your time at conference, note that we will have a welcome reception on Wednesday evening, the awards celebration on Thursday evening and the gala is now on Saturday evening.
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Is the U.S. on track to end the HIV epidemic?
An article by ANAC member Vincent Ramos, PhD, Dean of Duke University School of Nursing was published recently in Lancet. It sheds light on the current status of the U.S. response to the domestic HIV epidemic and the progress toward the 2030 goal of ending the epidemic (EHE). Uneven progress in reducing new HIV infections among some priority populations raises concerns. Strategies that center on reducing HIV related stigma, broadening the HIV workforce, mitigating harmful social determinants of health and recommitting and reinvesting in health in the U.S. more broadly are recommended. Read it here.
PEPFAR reauthorization hangs in the balance
Another recent Lancet article describes how partisan politics are threatening to destabilize/derail the reauthorization of PEPFAR (President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief), a bipartisan supported, lifesaving and life-changing program for millions of people, started by Republican President George. W. Bush that has changed the course of the AIDS pandemic across the globe, given hope to families and girls and stopped the disruption of communities.
Ryan White program anniversary
Aug. 18 marked the 33rd anniversary of the Ryan White program. In 1990, Congress enacted the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, the legislation that created the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. Today, the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program serves more than a half a million people with diagnosed HIV across the United States. View the program’s timeline here.
Additional dollars to address nursing workforce
The Biden Administration and HRSA announces $100 million dollars in awards to grow the nursing workforce. These investments will address the increasing demand for registered nurses, nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives and nurse faculty. |
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Upcoming webinars
Aug. 24 - 2 p.m.: The Office on Violence Against Women and the International Association of Forensic Nurses have developed a national protocol for healthcare clinicians with guidance about intimate partner violence. This session will provide an extensive overview of the national protocol and include strategies for integration into clinical practice. Register here.
Aug. 30 - 4 p.m. ET: Join ANAC and Platform Q for the webinar: Promising Therapeutic Approaches and Cultural Sensitivity to Tackle the Unmet Needs of Heavily Treatment‐Experienced People Living with HIV. Hear from expert faculty on this important topic. Faculty: Sheldon D. Fields, Mamta K. Jain and Onyema Ogbuagu. Register here.
Sept. 19 - 2 p.m. ET: A webinar jointly hosted by HRSA’s HIV/AIDS Bureau and the Bureau of Primary Health Care will address staff and provider burnout in rural health settings including the impact on health workers, resilience strategies and resources. Save the date! Information on registration will be available and shared in the coming weeks.
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JIF scores for 2022
Last month, Clarivate released the journal impact factor (JIF) scores for 2022. JANAC’S JIF score is the highest in the history of the journal at 2.0!
Call for papers
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Uganda enacts controversial law
Since the passing of a controversial new law making gay sex punishable by life in prison and aggravated homosexuality, including the transmission of HIV, punishable by death, HIV/AIDS treatment centers are almost empty. Read more here.
IAS presentation about long-acting ART
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NIH names new director
PrEP expansion in southern U.S.
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Mourning the loss of Stephaun Wallace
ANAC joins with researchers and the HIV community across the globe in mourning the death of Dr. Stephaun Elite Wallace, a leading research epidemiologist and public health and social justice leader. Dr. Wallace focused on addressing health disparities and increasing positive health outcomes among members of racial/ethnic and gender/sexual minority groups. He collaborated with ANAC on COVID-19 and vaccine education programs and was an invited speaker at ANAC2021 in Washington, D.C. |
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Updates from IAS
COVID-19 updates
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Chapter and Committee News |
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Open chapter committee meeting
Chapter leaders are encouraged to attend the chapter committee meeting on Sept. 6 at 6 p.m. ET to gain or share best practices and find out what other chapters are up to. Register in advance here.
Rhode Island Chapter education day
Please join the Rhode Island Chapter of ANAC for their education day on Friday, Sept. 30. This in person event will be held in Providence, RI. Please email anacrhodeisland@gmail.com to register and for more information. |
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Sex positivity series: part 2
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Fields named NBNA president
We congratulate ANAC member Sheldon Fields, PhD, RN, CRNP, FNP-BC, AACRN, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN, on his election as the 14th president of the National Black Nurses Association. He has served on the ANAC Board of Directors, was a founding member of the ANAC DEI committee and a dynamic plenary speaker at ANAC2022! NBNA’s mission is to serve as the voice for Black nurses and diverse populations ensuring equal access to professional development, promoting educational opportunities and improving health.
AAN announces 2023 fellows
Seven ANAC members have become Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN). The inductees will be recognized for their substantial, sustained and outstanding impact on health and health care at the Academy’s annual Health Policy Conference, taking place on Oct. 5-7 in Washington, D.C. This year’s conference theme is “Celebrating 50 Years of Leadership, Policy, and Partnership.” We congratulate them on this recognition of their work!
- Emily Barr, PhD, CPNP-PC, CNM, RN – UT Health Houston Cizik School of Nursing
- Michele Crespo-Fierro, PhD, MPH, RN, AACRN, FNYAM – New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing
- Carl Kirton, DNP, RN, MBA, ANP – American Journal of Nursing
- John Nelson, PhD, MSN, CNS, CPNP, RN – Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Nursing
- Zhao Ni, PhD, BMedSci, RN – Yale University School of Nursing
- Jerry Nutor, PhD, MS, RN – University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing
- Mitchell Wharton, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, CNS, ACRN, AAHIVE – University of Rochester School of Nursing
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Lifetime Achievement Award
At ANAC2022, founding ANAC member, Alison Moëd Paolercio, RN, BSN, MSN, received the 2022 ANAC Lifetime Achievement award. Alison has had 31 years of nursing experience in diverse roles in the hospital setting, including nurse manager of a unit for treatment of addicted veterans, quality and risk management and on the AIDS Special Care Unit at San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center (SFGHMC) from 1983-1990. She has led by example in providing and promoting compassionate and evidence-based nursing care, free from stigma and shame; care that acknowledges the worth of the whole person entrusted to our care.
This award is given to a current member of ANAC for outstanding lifetime accomplishments that have enhanced the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. The award is recommended by the ANAC president to the board of directors for approval and is given at the board’s discretion.
Join us at ANAC2023 in New Orleans as we announce and celebrate the 2023 ANAC award winners!
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Did you know?
As an ANAC member, you are entitled to one free advertisement per year for an IRB approved research study or a job posting.
ANAC member, Trish Cioe, PhD, APRN-BC, CNP, is the principal investigator of a research study at the School of Public Health at Brown University looking at the acceptability of using psilocybin to improve smoking cessation in people living with HIV. More information is in the advertisement below.
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