ACTHIV 2025 Conference Program
All times are in Central Daylight Time
| Thursday, May 1, 2025 | ||
| HIV: THE BASICS | Session Co-chairs: | John T. Brooks, MD, FISDA Eric Farmer, PharmD, BCPS, AAHIVP |
| 8:30 AM – 8:35 AM | Welcome from the Cochairs Nina Kim, MD, MSc Asa Radix, MD, PhD, MPH Tomasz Jodlowski, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS, AAHIVP |
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| 8:35 AM – 8:55 AM | Unraveling the Complexities of HIV Pathogenesis Eric S. Daar, MD Chief, Division of HIV Medicine Harbor-UCLA Medical Center |
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| 8:55 AM – 9:35 AM | More Than Just ART: Assessing the Newly Diagnosed Patient w/ HIV Jeri Sumitani, MMSc, PA-C Director of Practice Operations Grady Health System |
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| 9:35 AM – 9:55 AM | Q&A | |
| 9:55 AM – 10:25 AM | Break | |
| 10:25 AM – 10:45 AM | Tracking Trends: Current Insights into the US HIV Epidemic Nada Fadul, MD, FIDSA Professor of Medicine University of Nebraska Medical Center |
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| 10:45 AM – 11:15 AM | From ABC to ZDV: Navigating the Alphabet Soup of Antiretroviral Medications Blake Max, PharmD, AAHIVP Clinical Associate Professor University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy |
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| 11:15 AM – 11:45 PM | Infection Inspection: The Lowdown on Opportunistic Infections in PWH David H. Spach, MD Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases UW Department of Medicine |
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| 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM | Basics of OIs Q&A | |
| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | New Providers Track | |
| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch/Exhibits Open | |
| SHARON LEE, MD OPENING PLENARY | Session Co-chairs: | Nina Kim, MD, MSc Asa Radix, MD, PhD, MPH Tomasz Jodlowski, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS, AAHIVP |
| 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Person-Centered Care: Perspectives from Lived Experience Brian Minalga, MSW Deputy Director, HANC Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Jade Pagkas-Bather, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Medicine Section of Infectious Diseases & Global Health Medical Director, Mother and Child Alliance Director of Status Neutral Care, Chicago Center for HIV Elimination University of Chicago Medicine |
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| Session 1 – ART | Session Co-chairs: | Eric S. Daar, MD Courtney Fletcher, PharmD |
| 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Personalizing Antiretroviral Therapy in Suppressed Patients Aadia I. Rana, MD, FIDSA Professor of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases Heersink School of Medicine UAB |
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| 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM | Break/Exhibits Open | |
| 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM | Comprehensive Management of Virologic Failure Matty Zimmerman, PharmD, BCIDP Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Infectious Diseases Penn Presbyterian Medical Center |
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| 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM | Clinical Challenges in HIV: Case Discussions Moderator: Darcy Wooten, MD, MS, FIDSA Professor of Medicine Washington University in St. Louis Roger Bedimo, MD, MS Interim Director, Office of Global Health UT Southwestern Medical Center Melissa Badowski, PharmD, MPH, FIDSA, FCCP, BCIDP, BCPS, AAHIVP Clinical Professor, Clinical Pharmacist Associate Director, Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Services University of Illinois Chicago, Retzky College of Pharmacy Eileen Scully, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine Johns Hopkins University |
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| 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM | Welcome Reception/Exhibits Open | |
| 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM | New Providers Track | |
| Friday, May 2, 2025 | ||
| Session 2 – HIV-Related Liver Diseases | Session Co-chairs: | Jessie Torgersen, MD, MHS, MSCE Jennifer Price, MD, PhD |
| 9:00 AM – 9:35 AM | Expanding Access: Strategies for Effective Hepatitis C Treatment Implementation in Community Practice Katie Huynh (she/her) PA-C, DMSc, AAHIVM-S Coordinator of HIV Services Delaware Valley Community Health, Inc. |
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| 9:35 AM – 10:15 AM | Steatotic Liver Disease Demystified: Essential Strategies for HIV Care Teams Veeral Ajmera, MD, MAS Associate Professor of Medicine University of California San Diego |
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| 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM | Break/Exhibits Open | |
| 10:45 AM – 11:30 AM | HBV Screening, Management, and Prevention in HIV Care Susanna Naggie, MD Professor of Medicine Duke University School of Medicine |
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| 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Q&A | |
| 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM | Lunch/Exhibits Open | |
| 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM | New Providers Track | |
| Session 3 – Complications and Comorbidities | Session Co-chairs: | William R. Short, MD, MPH Jieri Sumitani, MMSc, PA-C |
| 1:15 PM – 1:45 PM | Addressing Vasomotor Symptoms in Menopause and Perimenopause: A Guide for Effective Management Sara E. Dolan Looby, PhD, MSN Nurse Scientist Metabolism Unit, Endocrine Division & Yvonne L. Munn Center for Nursing Research Massachusetts General Hospital |
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| 1:45 PM – 2:15 PM | Optimizing Care for Older People with HIV Jonathan S. Appelbaum MD Professor FSU College of Medicine |
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| 2:15 PM – 3:00 PM | Breaking the Weight Barrier: Comprehensive Obesity Treatment Approaches for People with HIV Suman Srinivasa, MD, MS Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School |
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| 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM | Break/Exhibits Open | |
| 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM | Prevention of Anal, Cervical, and Oral/Oropharyngeal Cancers in Persons With HIV Grant Ellsworth, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Weill Cornell Medical College |
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| 4:15 PM – 4:45 PM | Q&A | |
| 4:45 PM – 5:30 PM | Interprofessional Panel: Implementation of Primary Prevention of CVD Post REPRIEVE Jillian Baron, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Health System Susan Weiss, FNP-BC, MSN Nurse Practitioner Woodhull Medical Center Eric Farmer, PharmD, BCPS, AAHIVP HIV Clinical Pharmacist Indiana University Health Katie Huynh, PA-C, DMSc, AAHIVM-S Coordinator of HIV Services Delaware Valley Community Health, Inc. Fairmount Primary Care Center at GMC |
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| 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM | New Providers Track | |
| Saturday, May 3, 2025 | ||
| BREAKFAST WITH THE EXPERTS | Session Co-chairs: | Tonia Poteat, PhD, MPH, PA-C Jennifer Klein, FNP-BC Christopher Evans, MD, MPH |
| 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM | PrEP 101: Introduction to PrEP Clinical Management Christopher B. Fox, MS, RN, ANP-BC, AAHIVS Assistant Professor of Medicine Oregon Health & Science University |
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| 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM | Diabetes & HIV: Deep Dive Todd T. Brown, MD, PhD Deputy Director, Institute for Clinical and Translational Research Director, ICTR Clinical Research Units Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Johns Hopkins University |
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| 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM | Dermatology and HIV: Deep Dive Toby Maurer, MD Professor Emeritus UCSF |
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| Session 4 – HIV Prevention and STIs | Session Co-chairs: | Sarah Smith, MHS, PA-C, AAHIVS Susan Weiss, FNP-BC, MSN, AAHIVS |
| 8:45 AM – 9:45 AM | STI Update 2025 Joseph Cherabie MD, MSc Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases Washington University St. Louis |
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| 9:45 AM – 10:15 AM | Empower Your Patient: Effective Management of PrEP Medication Aniruddha (Anu) Hazra, MD Associate Professor, Section of Infectious Diseases and Global Health University of Chicago |
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| 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM | Break | |
| 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM | Decoding PrEP: Navigating the Intricacies (Panel Discussion) Rona Vail, MD (moderator) Associate Medical Director, HIV Services Callen-Lorde Community Health Center Trevor Hedberg, PA-C Physician Assistant Northwestern Medical Group Antonio Urbina, MD Professor of Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Rupa Patel MD MPH FIDSA Infectious Diseases Physician (Volunteer) Whitman-Walker Health |
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| 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Q&A | |
| CLOSING PLENARY | Session Co-chairs: | Nina Kim, MD, MSc Asa Radix, MD, PhD, MPH Tomasz Jodlowski, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS, AAHIVP |
| 12:00 PM – 12:40 PM | Towards the End of HIV: Advances in HIV Cure Katharine J. Bar, MD Associate Professor of Medicine University of Pennsylvania |
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| 12:40 PM – 1:00 PM | ACTHIV Rapid Fire Roundup (Interactive Game) William Short, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Susan Weiss, FNP-BC, MSN, AAHIVS Family Nurse Practitioner Woodhull Medical Center |
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