We are now accepting abstracts for oral concurrent sessions, posters and student posters. Authors are invited to submit abstracts that relate to the conference objectives. View the submission instructions and submit an abstract. Abstracts will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. ET on April 17. No abstracts will be accepted after that time.

Join us on April 12 at 2 p.m. ET as we partner with Kaiser Family Foundation on a webinar on Medicare policy and changes affecting people living with HIV. Registration information coming soon.

ANAC members and HIV and Aging Scholars Sherí Wilson and Jahi Omari were part of the ANAC delegation that participated in AIDSWatch, the national HIV advocacy day on Capitol Hill educating legislators & their staff on the various aspects of HIV prevention and treatment and the holistic needs of people and communities affected by HIV/AIDS in the U.S.

ANAC members and staff, Pat Doust, Donna Sabatino, Jahi Omari, Sheila Tumilty, Nina Sublette and Carole Treston prepare for AIDSWatch, developing messages about the importance of housing, mental health and substance use disorder services as part of HV prevention and care. Advocacy for comprehensive services for older PLWH, including inclusion in the Older Americans Act, is a central message.

The CDC has observed an increase in antimicrobial resistant Shigella infections among adult populations, especially gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men, people experiencing homelessness, international travelers and people with HIV. Read the CDC health advisory.

ANAC is hosting a series of webinars highlighting presentations from ANAC2022 in Tampa. Please mark your calendars for the following dates:

Hear from ANAC members, Robin Hardwicke, PhD, FNP-C, AACRN, and Brenice Duroseau, MSN, PhD (candidate), APRN, FNP-C, RNC-OB, AAHIVS, as they discussed ART options for PLWH that have multiclass drug resistance. They also reviewed best practices in the management of ART for patients with extensive treatment history, comorbidities, drug‒drug interactions and suboptimal immune response. Watch their presentation from CCO: Optimizing HIV Outcomes in Challenging Scenarios—A Nursing Perspective

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.

PEPFAR supports nearly 65 million people with HIV treatment and testing services and provides more than 20 million men, women and children with life-saving antiretroviral treatment (ART). The CDC’s March 14 MMWR, Progress Toward Eliminating HIV as a Global Public Health Threat Through Scale-Up of Antiretroviral Therapy and Health System Strengthening Supported by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief — Worldwide, 2004–2022, highlights the progress made and the gaps that still remain in reaching this goal.

The AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC) has released a position paper "Prevent, Prepare, and Respond: An analysis of global health architecture for pandemic preparedness." It notes that pandemics are borderless and responses must incorporate central roles for communities affected. In a related story, the World Health Organization (WHO) has begun negotiations on global pandemic preparedness agreement.

All of Us hosts researchers convention

The free, virtual All of Us Researchers Convention will be held March 29 -31. Register now to see how thousands of researchers are using the All of Us Research dataset to improve our understanding of health and disease.

The CDC continues to provide updated information and guidance related to Mpox on their website. Recent updates have been made to the clinical professionals’ webpage and the toolkit on Mpox equity and anti-stigma. Read a related Feb. 2023 MMWR.

The Rhode Island chapter of ANAC (RIANAC) is excited to announce that plans are underway for a day long education conference on Sept. 29, 2023. Details to come, but save the date and join if you are in the area!

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.

Congratulations to Robert Dodge, PhD, RN, ANP, BC, AACRN, and Robin Hardwicke, PhD, FNP-C, AACRN, on their selection as 2023 Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP). FAANP are nurse practitioner leaders who have made outstanding contributions to health care through NP clinical practice, research, education or policy.

ANAC board member and DEI committee member Roque Anthony Velasco, MS, APRN, AGPCNP-BC, CMSRN, ACRN, AAHIVS, was recently featured in the American Journal of Nursing for a specialty piece “Medical–Surgical Nursing.”

ANAC member LaRon Nelson, PhD, RN, FNP, FNAP, FAAN, of Yale University spoke with HIV.gov at the 2023 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) about his presentation about the hope long-acting injectable HIV PrEP offers if they are implemented with an eye toward equity.

Congratulations to ANAC board member Dennis Flores, PhD, ACRN, on the publication of his recent study "Inclusive and Age-Appropriate Timing of Sexual Health Discussions at Home According to Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Adolescent Males," in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

The Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) seeks to increase the number of qualified nursing faculty nationwide by providing low interest loans for individuals studying to be nurse faculty and loan cancelation for those who then go on to work as faculty. Deadline to apply is May 1. Learn more and apply.

The purpose of the Nurse Corps Scholarship Program (Nurse Corps SP) is to provide scholarships to nursing students in exchange for a minimum two-year, full-time service commitment (or part-time equivalent), at an eligible health care facility with a critical shortage of nurses. Deadline is May 4. Click here to apply.

Johnson & Johnson Foundation is proud to support the Sigma Nurse Empowerment Program, intended for frontline nurses who wish to develop in their current role, or are interested in taking on new roles. The program offers a curated set of LinkedIn Learning and Sigma courses that address eight competencies: leadership development, effective communication skills, dealing with conflict, healthy work environments, diversity, change management, team science and resilience. The Nurse Empowerment Program is offered free of charge to frontline nurses in the United States and Canada. Learn more and apply here through May 23.