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Board of Directors vote ended
Board of Director at-large elections for the 2025-2027 term were open Sept. 6-Sept. 19, 2024. Eligible ANAC members received an e-ballot and results will be available after Monday Sept. 23. This is the first BOD election that global members were eligible to vote since the bylaws change in 2023.
Nurses have a voice at PACHA
Executive Director Carole Treston is an appointed member of the President’s Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA), which convened twice during the summer. In June during committee discussions with NIH leadership she highlighted the importance of nurse-led research, in both design and implementation. ANAC members Brenice Duroseau and Nina Sublette made important public commentary on the impact of HIV to Black women and in HIV prevention in the South. In August, during PACHA sessions on PEPFAR and bi-directional learning to advance HIV successes, Carole raised the need to better promote the value of U=U in individual and community discussions.
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Don't miss ANAC2024 Indianapolis this Nov. 13-16!
AIDS Quilt Workshop - Wed. Nov. 13
Back by popular demand! The AIDS Memorial Quilt will be displayed at ANAC2024 and you can be a part of it. Join us a day early & be a special part of this historical community arts project!
We are once again holding a workshop where conference participants are invited to create their own square for the National AIDS Memorial Quilt or leave their mark on a panel with other attendees. It is a great way to commemorate those we have lost and those we are fighting for.
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Annual gala theme announced: Drag Race!
The annual gala will be held Saturday at 7 p.m. at conference. Join us for a fun evening that will involve music, food & cash bar, heels, lashes and plenty of sequins! We are thrilled that a local organization, The Indy Bag Ladies, will join us! The Bag Ladies are a community organization dedicated to HIV & LGBTQ education & advocacy. Their programs usually involve drag queens, including Drag Story Hour, a monthly event where drag queens read to youth in Indianapolis.
Attendees are invited to come as you are - whatever that means! Prizes will be awarded in drag categories for sure, and fun will be had by all!
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HRSA announces change to Ryan White funding
HRSA’s HIV/AIDS Bureau announced that Ryan White program funds could be used for rental deposits, a move that could help thousands of people living with HIV secure stable housing. The Technical Assistance (TA) Center at the National HIV/AIDS Housing Coalition provides information on this change and information on housing options for those living with HIV.
Ryan White CARE Act turned 34 last month
On August 18, 1990, by wide bipartisan margins, both houses of Congress passed the groundbreaking Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, named for an Indiana teen who lost his life to AIDS. By the time the bill became law, more than 150,000 U.S. AIDS cases had been reported in the United States and more than 100,000 people had died. View the living history of the CARE Act.
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HIV & Aging webinar available
ANAC’s webinar, “HIV and Aging: Geriatric Care and ART Adherence” with Brianne Olivieri-Mui, MPH, PhD, is on our website for on-demand viewing. NCPD contact hours are available. Look for upcoming details on the next two webinars in our series on long-term care for those living and aging with HIV.
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ANAC staff hit the airwaves
Carole Treston and Sheila Tumilty were interviewed for the American Society on Aging (ASA) Beyond Generations podcast. They discussed the importance of educating healthcare workers on caring for people living and aging with HIV. Listen to this podcast and others in ASA’s Aging with HIV series.
CDC funding for PrEP
This summer, the CDC announced seven million dollars in funding for four U.S. jurisdictions with a high prevalence of HIV to offer easily accessible and free PrEP. This followed an earlier decision by HHS that ended new enrollments in the Ready, Set, PrEP program. Current enrollees in the program can continue to fill their oral PrEP prescriptions at no cost. Read more.
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Global committee hosts webinar
In July, the Global Committee sponsored a pivotal webinar on occupational violence in healthcare, "Understanding how workplace violence affects nurses around the globe" led by C.J. Cabilan, PhD, RN, a nurse, researcher, and safety advocate in Australia whose work focuses on occupational violence prevention & management in the healthcare sector.
We note this live webinar was held at 2 a.m. ET (9 a.m. Kenya, 12 p.m. Australia, 2 p.m Philippines), a decision made by the Global Committee, that reflects ANAC’s commitment to make event times more equitable globally.
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ANAC @ AIDS 2024
In July, ANAC members & staff brought important nurse-focused discussions and perspectives to AIDS 2024, the International AIDS Conference in Munich, Germany. We hosted a Nursing Networking Zone and organized interactive dialogue sessions with nurses and other attendees from across the globe.
We posed two questions to attendees:
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ANAC staff attends global health conference
In August, Mwikali Kamami, ANAC Global Coordinator, represented ANAC at the Global Black Pride Human Rights and Health Conference in Atlanta, GA. She took part in important conversations on health disparities and LGBTQI+ rights, reinforcing ANAC's dedication to global health and human rights advocacy.
Monkeypox health risk at highest level
The General Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the rise in monkeypox cases was a “public health emergency of international concern,” the highest level of public health emergency under international law.
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Study seeks participants
ANAC member, Nate Albright, APRN, ACRN, is co-PI of a study “Conceptualizing Primary Care Clinicians’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs as Potential Structural Barriers to STI and PrEP Care for Sexual and Gender Minorities.” The study is seeking advanced practice providers to participate in an anonymous 20 minute on-line survey. The study seeks to understand primary care clinicians’ knowledge with sexual health including sexual and gender monitories (SGM) with the goal of improving clinician education and training for SGM populations.
Member benefit
Did you know? As an ANAC member, one benefit is the opportunity to provide information and advertise participation in an IRB-approved study in this member newsletter once per year. Contact Membership Manager, Nakera Dumas for more information.
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H&A cohort member joins council
David “Jax” Kelly, former HIV and Aging Scholar and current Palm Springs Chapter member, was recently appointed to a three-year term on the Advisory Council on Aging for Riverside County which is the fourth largest county in California with more than 2.1 million residents.
Congratulations, Jax!
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ANAC member receives special award
Congratulations to ANAC Policy Committee co-chair Marik Moen, PhD, MPH, RN, for receiving the Rosalind Franklin Society Special Award in Science for the manuscript, “Engaging Stakeholder Advisors Around Health-Related Social Needs Research, Policy, and Practice Priorities.” The award is given to the best paper of the year by a woman or underrepresented minority in each of the Mary Ann Liebert Inc. Journals in health, medicine and biotechnology. The article was published in “Population Health Management.”
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Public Service Award
Harold J. Phillips, MRP, received the 2023 Public Service Award. At the time, he was Director of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP). In that position, he led the effort to set the Administration’s domestic HIV/AIDS priorities. This included monitoring and implementing the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS), consulting with the Office of Management and Budget, coordinating with others on the Domestic Policy Council, the National Security Council and the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator to ensure America’s response to the HIV epidemic is accelerated, comprehensive and reflective of the lived experiences of those at risk of and living with HIV. This work is done to reduce the number of new HIV transmissions, improve the quality of life for people living with HIV and end the HIV epidemic.
This award is given to an individual who (or organization that) has made a significant contribution to public policy or community service. The awardee is selected by the ANAC board of directors. The award is given at the board’s discretion.
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Montefiore Medical Center AIDS Center (Bronx, NY)
St. John's Riverside Hospital HOPE Center (Yonkers, NY)
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Practice offer
After 19 years in private practice, Peter Prutch NP-C, has decided to retire and is selling his practice in Denver. Family Centered Medicine opened its doors in 2005 and over the past nineteen years has established a great reputation serving over 4000 active patients in the Denver community and beyond. Conveniently located near downtown with high street visibility and ample parking, the practice serves adults 18 and over, which includes HIV, STI’s, Prep and general practice. Family Centered Medicine offers health care five days per week and has a staff of five employees. The practice would be ideal for a medical provider looking for more independence or wanting to move to Colorado.
Family Centered Medicine strives to provide top notch care to patients from all walks of life with a variety of medical needs. If you would like more information, feel free to call or e-mail Peter at (303) 525-2248.
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