20th Conference on HIV & Aging
Details
Campus Center Ballroom, 100 Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA 02125
$75
Description
Please join us for the 20th Conference on HIV & Aging held at UMass Boston.
There is a $75 registration fee for all participants, with the exception of students with a valid school ID. After registration, you will be sent an email with all the instructions on how to pay the registration fee through PayPal.
A limited number of scholarships will be offered for the conference. Preference will be given to people living with HIV, but all applications will be considered. The scholarship application is available under "materials" on the event page.
This year's agenda will include:
- Red flags for HIV primary care prevention
- HIV and cardiovascular disease updates
- Two models of HIV care that integrates HIV provides with gerontologists
- A consumer panel discussing their experiences and challenges of aging with HIV
- Effects of interventions such as exercise and brain stimulation on chronic inflammation and cognitive-motor function
Speakers:
Lenny Alberts, MD, Acting President, NEAHOF
Betsey John, MPH, Director of HIV and STD Surveillance within the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences, MA DPH
Jacqueline Chu, MD, Chelsea HealthCare Center
Virginia "Jeanne" Triant, MD, MPH, Infectious Diseases, MGH
Matthew Russell, MD, Geriatric Medicine, MGH
Archana Asundi, MD HIVE clinic at BMC
Director, ID Clinical Research Unit
BU School of Medicine
Lydia Aoun Barakat, MD, AAHIVM, Co-PI, CT NEAETC Site
Medical Director, Nathan Smith Clinic
Program Director, Yale HIV Primary Care Track
Associate Professor of Medicine
Yale University School of Medicine
Suzan M. Walters, PhD, Assistant Professor
Center for Opioid Epidemiology and Policy (COEP)
Department of Population Health
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Lisa Krinsky, LICSW, Director of the LGBT Aging Project
Shirley Royster
Darren Sack
Charles Powell
Lorraine Jones
Beth Dugan, PhD, Department of Gerontology
University of Massachusetts Boston
Tongjian You, PhD, Department of Exercise and Health Sciences University of Massachusetts Boston
Azizah Jor’dan, PhD, Department of Exercise and Health Sciences University of Massachusetts Boston
Accreditation Statement: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the UMass Chan Medical School and New England AIDS Education and Training Center. The UMass Chan Medical School is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation Statement: The University of Massachusetts Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses: Under the auspices of the New England AIDS Education & Training Center, this offering meets the requirements for a maximum of 6.6 contact hours, as specified by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (244-CMR 5.04). Each nurse should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
Policy on Faculty and Provider Disclosure: It is the policy of the University of Massachusetts Medical School to ensure fair balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all activities. All faculty participating in CME activities sponsored by the University of Massachusetts Medical School are required to present evidence-based data, identify and reference off-label product use and disclose all relevant financial relationships with those supporting the activity or others whose products or services are discussed. Faculty disclosure will be provided in the activity materials.
Funding: This program is supported by Award # TR7HA53199 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Any trade/brand names for products mentioned are for training and identification purposes only.
Intended Audience
Anyone interested in HIV & Aging
Targeted Populations
A variety of the listed populations will be discussed at this event.
- Older Adults (ages 50 and over)
Materials
20th Annual National Conference on HIV and Aging Waiver Application.docx:
Topics
A variety of the listed topics will be discussed at this event.
- Aging and HIV
- Retention and/or re-engagement in care
- Hepatitis C
- Osteoporosis
- Substance use disorders
- Health or Wellness Maintenance
- Stigma or discrimination