ANAC2025 Conference Agenda | Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

ANAC2025 Conference Agenda

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wEDNESDAY, nOV. 11

3 - 6:30 p.m.: Pre-Conference: Prevention & Treatment
Presented by Gilead

Workshop #1: 3-4 p.m.
The Power of Prevention
Maurice Graham, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, HIVPCP
 
Workshop #2: 4 - 5 p.m.
Narrowing Care Gaps and Ending the HIV Epidemic
Andy Shave, RN

Workshop #3: 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. with dinner
Cathy Chien, MD and Minka Carter, MSN, CFNP, AAHIVS

Thursday, Nov. 12

7:30 - 8:45 a.m.: Symposium breakfast- Provided by Gilead

8:45 - 9:45 a.m.: New to ANAC: Orientation to Conference/Committee Fair
Darcel Reyes, PhD, MSN, RN, ANP-BC, AAHIVS, FAAN
ANAC President
Anthony Velasco, PhD, APRN, AGPCNP-BC, CNS, ACRN, AAHIVS
ANAC President-Elect

9:45 - 11 a.m.: Welcome address and opening session
Darcel Reyes, PhD, MSN, RN, ANP-BC, AAHIVS, FAAN
ANAC President
Bridgette Picou, LVN, ACLPN
ANAC Director

11 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Student/Global/New attendee mixer

12 - 1:15 p.m.: Symposium lunch - Provided by Gilead

1:15 - 2:15 p.m.: Official poster session

2:45 - 3:45 p.m.: Plenary     
The Intersection of Social Justice, Trans Health, and Policy

Dr. Toni Newman
Senior Director of The Coalition for Justice and Equality Across Movements

NMAC (National Minority AIDS Council)

4 - 5 p.m: Invited speakers
Equity in Migration and Health Policies and Practices
Higinio Fernandez-Sanchez, PhD, RN, FAAN
Assistant Professor,The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Cizik School of Nursing

What’s New, What’s Next: Updates in HIV Treatment and Prevention
Jeffrey Kwong, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, ACRN, AAHIVS, FAANP, FAAN
Nurse Practitioner, NYU Langone Health

5:15 - 6:15 p.m.: Plenary
Panel - HIV and Substance Use 
Justin Alves, RN, FNP, ACRN, AACRN, CARN
Addiction Nurse Educator, Boston Medical Center
Christopher Hetzer, MSN, RN, ACRN
Community Engagement Account Manager
Austin Nation, PhD, RN, PHN, NE-BC
Associate Professor, California State University, Fullerton

7:30 - 9:30 p.m.: Awards Dinner

Friday, Nov. 13

7:30 - 8:15 a.m.: Symposium breakfast - Provided by ViiV

9:15 - 10:15 a.m.: Plenary
Panel - HIV and Aging 
Moderator: Jeff Taylor
Executive Director, HIV+ Aging Research Project – Palm Springs
Cecilia Chung
Senior Adviser, Transgender Law Center
Michael Donovan
Managing Director, POZabilities
David “Jax” Kelly, JD, MPH, MBA
Founder, President and CEO, Aging and HIV Institute
Martha Robles
Peer Navigation Coordinator, Christie’s Place

10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.: Concurrent abstract sessions

12:45 - 2 p.m.: Symposium lunch - Provided by Gilead

2 - 3:30 p.m.: Plenary
Panel - Listening Differently: How Stories Transform Care
Moderator: Bridgette Picou, LVN, ACLPN
Stakeholder Liaison, The Well Project 
Kimberly Skeete (She/Her) 
Patient Care & Clinical Research Specialist, Bios Clinical Research
MJ Rawls
Writing Out Loud, Black Trans Women at the Center
Donja R. Love
Founder and Executive Director, Write It Out!

3:45 - 5:45 p.m.: Concurrent abstract sessions

5:45 - 6:15 p.m.: Happy Hour/Meet & Mingle

6:15 - 7 p.m.: Town Hall

Saturday, NOV. 14

8:15 - 9:15 a.m.: Symposium Breakfast - Provided by Merck

9:45 - 10:45 a.m.: Plenary
Implementing trauma-informed care approaches for refugees and immigrants in the US
Nada Fadul, MD, FIDSA
Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center

10:45 - 11:45 a.m.: Roundtables

11:45 - 12:45 p.m.: Invited speakers
Pleasure as Prevention: Reframing Sexual Health Beyond Risk-Centric Models
Brenice Duroseau, PhD, MSN, FNP-C, RNC-OB, AAHIVS
Postdoctoral Fellow, Duke University

The New Front Door to Health Care: Harnessing the Power of Social Media to Advance Health Care
Christopher Hetzer, MSN, RN, ACRN
Community Engagement Account Manager, ViiV Healthcare
Ciarra Brown, MS, HS-BCP
Director of Programs, The Well Project

Beyond Weight Loss: Managing Metabolic Syndrome in People Living with HIV
Robin Beach, PhD, FNP-C, AACRN, FAANP
Professor, McGovern Medical School at UT Health

Aging with HIV: Lived Experiences, Local Research, and the Path Forward
Maile Karris, MD
Professor of Medicine, UC San Diego

1 - 2:15 p.m.: Symposium lunch - Provided by ViiV

2:30 - 3:30 p.m.: Invited speakers
Panel - Optimizing Clinician Delivery of Menopause Care to Cisgender Women Living with HIV
Sara E. Looby, PhD, ANP-BC, FAAN
Clinical Investigator, Massachusetts General Hospital
Lauren Suchman, PhD, MA
Assistant Professor, University of California, San Francisco
Bridgette Picou, LVN, ACLPN
Stakeholder Liaison, The Well Project 

Panel - The Last Gift: Honoring Participants While Advancing HIV Cure Research
Cheryl Dullano, BSPH, MBA
Clinical Research Coordinator & Community Engagement Lead, UC San Diego, Last Gift Study
Sara Gianella, MD
Professor of Medicine, UC San Diego
Andy Kates
Susan Dickerson

3:45 - 5 p.m.: Plenary
HIV Research-What's Important and What is Possible
Catherine Godfrey, MD, FRACP

5:15 - 6:15 p.m.: Celebration of Life

7:30 - 10 p.m.: ANAC gala
 

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