Note: Agenda items with an asterisk (*) are offered by conference sponsors and do not provide accredited education or nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) contact hours.
3 - 6:30 p.m.: Gilead Pre-Conference: Prevention & Treatment*
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
A New Treatment Option for Appropriate Virologically Suppressed People Living with HIV
Cathy Chien, MD and Minka Carter, MSN, CFNP, AAHIVS
7:30 - 8:45 a.m.: Gilead Symposium breakfast*
8:45 - 9:45 a.m.: Committee Fair
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 and new attendee mixer
12 - 1:15 p.m.: Gilead Symposium lunch*
1:15 - 2:15 p.m.: Official poster session
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
Mitigating Risk of Nurse Suicide
Judy E. Davidson, DNP, RN, MCCM, FAAN
Nurse Scientist, The Ohio State University
5:15 - 6:15 p.m.: Plenary
Panel - Beyond the Badge: Nurses Living with HIV, Navigating Substance Use, and Leading Change
Moderator: 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
Congratulations to the 2026 Award winners!
7:30 - 8:15 a.m.: ViiV Symposium breakfast*
8:15 - 9:15 a.m.: ViiV Workshop*
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
Black Women, HIV and the Social Context of Health
Aging, Comorbidities and Relationship-Centered HIV Care
Structural Barriers and Equitable Access to HIV Care
Creative and Community-Engaged Approaches to HIV Care and Prevention
12:45 - 2 p.m.: Gilead Symposium lunch*
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
Reaching Adolescents and Young Adults with HIV and STI Prevention
Women, Families and Autonomy Across the HIV Care Continuum
Strengthening Clinical Practice Through Nursing, Education and Implementation
Translating HIV Evidence into Practice Across Diverse Settings
5:45 - 6:15 p.m.: Happy Hour/Meet & Mingle
6:15 - 7 p.m.: Town Hall
8:15 - 9:15 a.m.: Merck Symposium Breakfast*
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.: ViiV Symposium lunch*
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 Kaytes
Non-Scientist Investigator, Community Educator, UC San Diego
Susan Dickerson
Participant, Last Gift Study
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
