ACTHIV 2023 Conference Program

All times are in Mountain Standard Time

Thursday, May 4, 2023


7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

Breakfast Symposium
It starts with a conversation: an in-depth review of new clinical data and patient preference for a long-acting HIV treatment (Sponsored by ViiV Healthcare)

“This event is not part of the official ACTHIV™ conference, as planned by ACTHIV™ Program Committee.”
Matthew H. Herrmann, MD, AAHIVS
Infectious Disease Specialist
Mark Lewandowski, PharmD, AAHIVE
ViiV Healthcare Medical Director


HIV: THE BASICS
 Session Co-chairs:   Harry Lampiris, MD
Sarah Smith, MHS, PA-C, AAHIVS
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM Welcome
8:45 AM – 9:05 AM HIV 101: Pathogenesis 
Eric S. Daar, MD
Chief, Division of HIV Medicine
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
9:05 AM – 9:45 AM Initial ART Regimens for the Newly Diagnosed Patient with HIV
Monica Gandhi, MD
Professor of Medicine and Associate Division Chief
UDSF
9:45 AM-10:25 AM Approach to the Newly Diagnosed Patient with HIV
Jeri Sumitani, MMSc, PA-C
Director of Practice Operations
Grady Health System
10:25 AM – 10:45 AM Interprofessional Panel Discussion

10:45 AM – 11:15 AM

Break
11:15 AM – 11:40 AM What the Patient Voice Has to Say to the Care Team
Moderator: Sudha Nagalingham, MD, FACP

Medical Director
El Rio Special Immunology Associates

Panelists:
Dawn Averitt
Jose Ochoa
Gilberto Mendoz Jr.

Michele Kane
11:40 AM – 12:00 PM Panel Discussion / Q&A

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

New Providers Track
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM LUNCH / EXHIBITS OPEN


12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch Symposium sponsored by ViiV Healthcare
PrEP today. Data discussions on an HIV-1 PrEP option

“This event is not part of the official ACTHIV™ conference, as planned by ACTHIV™ Program Committee.”


OPENING PLENARY
 Session Co-chairs:   Vincent Lo Re, MD, MSCE
William Short, MD
Susan Weiss, FNP-BC, MSN
1:00 PM – 1:20 PM Language Matters: Appropriate use of People First language
William Short, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Daiquiri Robinson, MEd
Chair of the Penn CFAR CAB
1:20 PM – 1:30 PM Q&A
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM It’s More Than a Blue Pill: Sex, Prevention, and Aging – Implications for Providers
Jeffrey Kwong, DNP, MPH, AGPCNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN
Professor, Division of Advanced Nursing Practice
Rutgers School of Nursing
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM Q&A

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM

BREAK / EXHIBITS OPEN
Session 1 – ART
 Session Co-chairs: Rajesh Gandhi, MD
Jonathan Colasanti, MD, MSPH
Babafemi Taiwo, MBBS
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM Management of Drug-Resistant HIV
Suzanne M. McCluskey, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM Approaches to ART Optimization in Virally Suppressed Persons with HIV (2 vs 3 drugs)
Gretchen Snoeyenbos Newman, MD
Director, WSU Adult HIV Program
Assistant Professor, Infectious Disease
Wayne State University
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM Use of Long-acting Injectable ART
Lauren Collins, MD MSPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Emory University
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Should the Possibility of Excess Weight Gain Influence Choice of Antiretroviral Therapy — Debate
Jennifer Cocohoba, PharmD
Professor
University of California San Francisco School of Pharmacy
John Koethe, MD, MSCI, FIDSA
Associate Professor of Medicine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

5:00 PM – 5:30 PM Interprofessional Panel Discussion / Q&A

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

New Providers Track 

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

RECEPTION / EXHIBITS OPEN
Friday, May 5, 2023
BREAKFAST WITH THE EXPERTS
 Session Co-chairs:   Dianne Rausch, PhD
Tonia Poteat, PhD, MPH, PA-C
Courtney Fletcher, PharmD
Christopher Evans, MD, MPH
7:45 AM – 8:45 AM Cardiovascular Disease and People Living with HIV
Priscilla Hsue, MD
Professor of Medicine
Unifersity of California San Francisco 
7:45 AM – 8:45 AM Hepatitis B Treatment Among Persons with HIV
Jesse Torgersen, MD
Clinical Directgor, Center for Viral Hepatitis
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
7:45 AM – 8:45 AM Pain Management and PWH
R. Douglas Bruce, MD, MA, MS
Physician Executive
MetroHealth
Session 2 – HIV-Related Liver Diseases
 Session Co-chairs:   Lisa Catalli, MSN, NP-C
Oluwaseun Falade-Nwulia, MBBS, MPH
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Hepatitis C Treatment Among Persons with HIV: Guiding Principles and Cases
Oluwaseun Falade-Nwulia, MBBS, MPH
Associate Professor
John Hopkins University
9:30 AM –  10:00 AM Management of Persons with HIV Who Have Advanced Liver Fibrosis or Cirrhosis
Lisa Catalli, MSN, NP-C
Nurse Practitioner
UCSF Medical Center
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Important Non-Viral Liver Diseases Providers Should Address Among Persons with HIV
Jennifer Price, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Interprofessional Panel Discussion / Q&A


11:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Break / Exhibits Open
Session 3 – COMPLICATIONS AND COMORBIDITIES  Session Co-chairs:   Asa Radix, MD, PhD
Jeri Sumitani, MMSc, PA-C
Renslow Sherer, MD
11:30 AM –  12:00 PM Update on the HIV Primary Care Guidelines
Mamta Jain, MD
Professor
UT Southwestern Medical Center
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM

Interprofessional Panel Discussion / Q&A


12:30 PM – 2:00 PM

New Providers Track
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM

LUNCH / EXHIBITS OPEN



12:45 PM – 1:45 PM

Lunch Symposium sponsored by Merck & Co., Inc.
Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Adults: Key Serotypes and the Role of Immune Response
Robert G Feldman, M.D.
“This event is not part of the official ACTHIV™ conference, as planned
by ACTHIV™ Program Committee.”



Session 3 – COMPLICATIONS AND COMORBIDITIES Session Co-chairs: Asa Radix, MD, PhD
Jeri Sumitani, MMSc, PA-C
Renslow Sherer, MD
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Approach to Neurocognitive Decline in the Aging Person with HIV
April D. Thames, PhD
Professor of Psychology
UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Mental Health Care of Persons with HIV: A Primer for Primary Providers
Rachel Ammirati, PhD
Co-Director of Psychology Continuing Education
Emory University School of Medicine


3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Break / Exhibits Open
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM Diabetes Management and Weight Loss
Bradley Smith, PharmD, BCACP, AAHIVP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Grady Health System
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Interprofessional Panel Discussion / Q&A


5:00 PM – 6:15 PM

Reception Symposium
Treatment Options to Help Support Different HIV Populations (Sponsored by Gilead)
“This event is not part of the official ACTHIV™ conference, as planned by ACTHIV™ Program Committee.”
Ann Khalsa, MD, MSEd, FAAFP, AAHIVS

Medical Director, McDowell Community Health Center


5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

New Providers Track
Saturday, May 6, 2023
BREAKFAST WITH THE EXPERTS
 Session Co-chairs:   Dianne Rausch, PhD
Tonia Poteat, PhD, MPH, PA-C
Courtney Fletcher, PharmD
Christopher Evans, MD, MPH
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM PrEP Basics
Mehri S. McKellar, MD
Infectious Disease Specialist
Duke University
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Principles of Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy for the HIV Clinician
Asa E. Radix, MD, PhD
Senior Director of Research and Education
Callen-Lorde Community Health Center
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Managing Substance Use and Harm Reduction
Kelly S. Ramsey, MD, MPH, MA, FACP, DFASAM

Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine Specialist
Chief of Medical Service
NYS Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS)
Session 4 – HIV Prevention and STIs

 Session Co-chairs:  

Tomasz Jodlowski, PharmD, AAHIVP
Jillian Baron, MD, MPH
8:45 AM – 9:15 AM Syphilis and Its Management Among Persons with HIV: Case-Based Approaches
Judith A. O’Donnell, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
9:15 AM – 9:45 AM Emerging STIs
Ank Nijhawan, MD, MPH, MSCS
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
UT Southwestern Medical Center
9:45 AM – 10:15 AM Q&A Session

10:15 AM –  10:30 AM

Break
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Operationalizing PrEP with Oral and Injectable Options
Christina Maguire, PharmD, BCIDP
Infectious Diseases Clinical Pharmacist
University of Pennsylvania
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Incorporating Gender-Affirming Care in HIV Prevention
Michelle Collins-Ogle, MD, FAAP, FPIDS, AAHIVS
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Interprofessional Panel Discussion / Q&A
CLOSING PLENARY
 Session Co-chairs:   Vincent Lo Re, MD, MSCE
William Short, MD
Susan Weiss, FNP-BC, MSN
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Protecting the Patient-Provider Relationship in Today’s Legal Landscape
Leslie McGorman, MPPA
Director of Public Policy
American Academy of HIV Medicine