22nd Annual United States Conference on AIDS (USCA)

项目总结/摘要 1996年，一群国家艾滋病毒组织聚集在一起，创建了美国艾滋病会议 （USCA）-当时被称为国家技能建设会议。在NMAC的领导下，这个联盟明白， 将受疾病影响的不同社区聚集在一起， 科学，建立支持，给面临疫情的人们带来希望。作为国内最大的艾滋病毒/艾滋病 以社区为重点的会议，USCA平均接待3，000人。与会者 包括个案管理人员、地方、州和联邦政府代表、能力建设提供者 研究人员、国家艾滋病服务组织代表、医药代表、同行 航海家和艾滋病毒感染者。技能建设以超过100场2小时研讨会的形式进行，25 海报和5次全体会议。虽然2018年USCA正在佛罗里达州奥兰多举行，但会议 每年在华盛顿特区举行，以确保联邦代表的最大出席率。 USCA侧重于各种艾滋病毒/艾滋病问题。在过去的5年里，会议进行了创新， 从一个主要通过抽象提交开发的程序， 增加pathway session。策划的内容以路径会议的形式呈现- 4个研讨会 由特定主题领域公认的领导者创建。USCA举办22个关于各种课程的课程 主题（如老龄化、结构性干预和青年）。此外，几个联邦机构已经 与USCA合作开展预防，护理和治疗，肝炎，PrEP，病毒 少数民族社区的压制和耻辱（疾病控制和预防中心，卫生 资源和服务管理局和卫生和公众服务部秘书的少数民族艾滋病倡议基金）。剩余 研讨会和海报会议通过呼吁提交摘要来填补。摘要提交是 由各自领域的专家组成的几个跟踪委员会进行审查。会议跟踪专题研讨会 和海报会议在生物医学艾滋病毒预防，男同性恋者，领导，艾滋病毒感染者， 耻辱和公共政策。轨道和途径主题每年审查，并根据需要进行更改， 反映当前问题和OAR艾滋病毒/艾滋病优先事项。来自NIH R13赠款的会议支持将用于 基金奖学金，将包括50岁以上的艾滋病毒感染者，顺性和跨性妇女，新兴的青年领袖， 和有色人种作为合作者，DC CFAR领导和来自八个DC的艾滋病毒调查人员 机构可以在NMAC制定2018年议程时提供指导和专业知识。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT In 1996, a group of national HIV organizations came together to create the United States Conference on AIDS (USCA) - then known as the National Skills Building Conference. Led by NMAC, this coalition understood the value of bringing together the diverse communities impacted by the disease to be educated on the latest science, build support and bring hope to people facing an epidemic. As one of the largest domestic HIV/AIDS conferences with a community focus, USCA receives an average attendance of 3,000 people. Attendees include case managers, representatives from local, state and federal government, capacity building providers, researchers, representatives from national AIDS services organizations, pharmaceutical representatives, peer navigators and people living with HIV. Skills building takes place in the form of over 100, 2-hour workshops, 25 posters and 5 plenary sessions. While the 2018 USCA is taking place in Orlando, FL, the conference has been held in Washington, DC in alternating years to ensure maximum attendance by federal representatives. USCA focuses on a variety of HIV/AIDS issues. Within the past 5 years, the conference has innovated by moving from a program developed mainly through abstract submissions to include curated content through the addition of pathway sessions. Curated content is presented in the form of pathway sessions – 4 workshops created by recognized leaders in a particular topic area. USCA hosts 22 pathway sessions on a variety of topics (such as aging, structural interventions, and youth). Additionally, several federal agencies have partnered with USCA to conduct pathways on prevention, care and treatment, hepatitis, PrEP, viral suppression and stigma in minority communities (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration and HHS' Secretary's Minority AIDS Initiative Fund). Remaining workshops and poster sessions are filled through a call for abstract submissions. Abstract submissions are reviewed by several track committees comprised of experts of their field. Conference tracks feature workshops and poster sessions in the areas of biomedical HIV prevention, gay men, leadership, people living with HIV, stigma and public policy. Tracks and Pathway topics are reviewed each year and are changed as necessary to reflect current issues and OAR HIV/AIDS Priorities. Conference support from the NIH R13 grant will be used to fund scholarships that will include people living with HIV over 50, cis and trans women, emerging youth leaders and people of color. As collaborators, the DC CFAR leadership and HIV investigators from eight DC-based institutions can contribute their guidance and expertise as NMAC develops the 2018 agenda.