CISWH at the 2018 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care & Treatment

December 11 – 14, 2018
10:30 – 11:45am ET

Researchers affiliated with the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH) will present their recent findings and participate in panels at the 2018 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care and Treatment, which will take place from December 11-14, 2018 in Oxon Hill, MD.

The conference is the largest national gathering of HIV care and treatment providers in the U.S, and is hosted by the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau. Sessions featuring CISWH projects, researchers, and community partners are listed below. View the full conference schedule and detailed descriptions.

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

10:30 AM–12:00 PM

  • Toolkits for Pain Treatment, Opioid Management, & Medication-Assisted Treatment in HIV Primary Care
  • Maximizing Housing Opportunities

1:30 PM–3:00 PM

  • Improving Linkage and Retention in HIV Care: Insights from Community Health Workers
  • Post-Release of People Living with HIV: New and Innovative Models of Discharge Planning
  • Supporting and Retaining both Staff and Patients through Organizational and Programmatic Change

4:00 PM–5:30 PM

  • Training Community Health Workers and Supervisors to Improve Linkage and Retention in HIV Care

Thursday, December 13, 2018

10:30 AM–12:00 PM

  • When Job Titles are the Same and Position Descriptions Vary: Defining Patient Navigation
  • Pilot to Program: Implementing an Acuity-Based Medical Case Management System in Massachusetts
  • Models of Patient Navigation: Best Practices for Defining Roles and Ensuring Patient-Centered Care

1:30 PM–3:00 PM

  • Engaging Consumers in Program Development through the use of Quality improvement Projects
  • Patient-Centered Medical Homes for People Living with HIV Who Experience Homelessness

4:00 PM–5:30 PM

  • Improving Linkage and Retention in Care: Integrating Community Health Workers into Multidisciplinary Care Teams
  • Applying Implementation Science to a Multi-Intervention, Multi-site Study Linking and Retaining HIV-positive Patients in Care

Friday, December 14, 2018

10:15 AM–11:45 AM

  • Community Health Workers (CHW): Partnerships Improving Health Outcomes in HIV Care
  • Strategies to Link and Re-engage Women in Care and Treatment: Lessons from Peer-led Programs

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