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| Wednesday, April 29, 2026 | ||
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2:00 PM – 6:00 PM |
From First Injection to Full Scale: Long-Acting Injectables Implementation Studio Sponsored by ViiV Session Objectives
“This event is not part of the official ACTHIV® conference, as planned by ACTHIV® Program Committee.” |
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| Thursday, April 30, 2026 | ||
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7:15 AM – 8:15 AM |
Gilead Sponsored Breakfast Symposium “This event is not part of the official ACTHIV® conference, as planned by ACTHIV® Program Committee.” |
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| HIV: THE BASICS |
Session Co-chairs: | William R. Short, MD, MPH Sarah Smith, MHS, PA-C, AAHIVS Jillian Baron, MD, MPH |
| 8:30 AM – 8:35 AM | Welcome from the Cochairs Rupa Patel, MD, PhD, MPH Asa Radix, MD, PhD, MPH Tomasz Jodlowski, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS, AAHIVP |
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| 8:35 AM – 9:00 AM | HIV: A History J Kevin Carmichael, MD, FIDSA, DABFM Arizona Department of Health Services |
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| 9:00 AM – 9:25 AM | Practical Approaches to Outpatient Management of Common Opportunistic Infections Angela Kapalko, PA-C, AAHIVS Primary Care Provider Absolute Care |
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| 9:25 AM – 9:50 AM | Rashes, Reality, and HIV: Practical Outpatient Dermatology Herbert Castillo Valladares, MD, MHS Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology UCSF School of Medicine |
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| 9:50 AM – 10:00 AM | Q&A | |
| 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM |
Break |
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| 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM | ART Demystified: Core Principles of Antiretroviral Pharmacology David Koren, Pharm D, MPH, BCIDP, AAHIVP, FIDSA Clincal Pharmacist Specialist – ID/HIV Temple University Health System |
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| 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM | Interprofessional Panel Discussion Erika Dixon, LCSW Social Worker Penn Medicine Angela Kapalko, PA-C, AAHIVS Primary Care Provider Absolute Care Neha Pandit, PharmD Professor and Vice Chair of Research and Scholarship University of Maryland Christopher Evans, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Oregon Health & Science University Janice K. Williams, FNP-C Nurse Practitioner Bowie State University |
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| 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM | Q&A |
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| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM |
New Providers Track |
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| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM |
Lunch/Exhibits Open |
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| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch Symposium Sponsored by Gilead “This event is not part of the official ACTHIV® conference, as planned by ACTHIV® Program Committee.” |
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| SHARON LEE, MD OPENING PLENARY |
Session Co-chairs: | Rupa Patel, MD, MPH, FIDSA Asa Radix, MD, PhD, MPH Tomasz Jodlowski, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS, AAHIVP |
| 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM | Public Health: Moving Beyond Shock and Awe Demetre C Daskalakis, MD, MPH Chief Medical Officer Callem-Lorde Community Health Center |
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| 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM | Q&A |
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| Session 1 – ART |
Session Co-chairs: | Jonathan Colasanti, MD, MSPH Eric Farmer, PharmD, BCPS, AAHIVP |
| 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM | Mixing More than Molecules: Managing Drug Interactions in Modern ART Neha Pandit, PharmD Professor and Vice Chair of Research and Scholarship University of Maryland |
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| 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM | One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Tailoring ART for Specialty Populations and Situations Bruce Aldred, MD Assistant Professor Emory University School of Medicine |
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| 3:00 PM – 3:30 AM |
Break/Exhibits Open |
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| 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM | The ART of Collaboration: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Complex HIV Cases Moderator: Michelle Cespedes, MD, MS Professor of Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Neha Pandit, PharmD, BCPS, AAHIVP Professor and Vice Chair of Research and Scholarship University of Maryland Bruce Alred, MD Assistant Professor Emory University School of Medicine Melanie Thompson, MD HIV Physician Thacker & Thompson, MD Jonathan Colasanti, MD, MSPH Associate Professor of Medicine Emory University Eric Farmer, PharmD, BCPS, AAHIVP HIV Clinical Pharmacist Indiana University Health |
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| 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM | Tomorrow’s Therapies Today: Exploring Novel Agents in HIV Treatment Melanie Thompson, MD HIV Physician Thacker & Thompson, MD |
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| 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM |
Welcome Reception/Exhibits Open |
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| 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM |
New Providers Track |
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| Friday, May 1, 2026 | ||
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7:30 AM – 8:30 AM |
Breakfast Symposium Sponsored by EMD Serono “This event is not part of the official ACTHIV® conference, as planned by ACTHIV® Program Committee.” |
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| Session 2 – HIV-Related Liver Diseases |
Session Co-chairs: | Seun Falade-Nwulia, MBBS, MPH Nina Kim, MD, MSc Jessie Torgersen, MD, MHS, MSCE |
| 8:30 AM – 8:35 AM | Outline of Presentations | |
| 8:35 AM – 9:05 AM | Real-World Approaches to HIV/HCV Co-infection in the Clinic Matty Zimmerman, PharmD, BCIDP, AAHIVP Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Penn Presbyterian Medical Center |
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| 9:05 AM – 9:35 AM | Hepatitis B in HIV Care: Clinical Pearls for Everyday Practice Tatyana Kushner MD, MSCE Associate Professor of Medicine Weill Cornell Medicine |
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| 9:35 AM – 10:00 AM | Case Based Discussion HCV/HBV Matty Zimmerman, PharmD, BCIDP, AAHIVP Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Emily Cartwright, MD Professor of Medicine Emory University Tatyana Kushner, MD, MSCE Associate Professor Weill Cornell Medicine |
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| 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM | Q&A |
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| 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM |
Break/Exhibits Open |
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| 10:45 AM – 11:15 AM | Fat, Fibrosis, and HIV: Pearls on MASLD Management Lesley Miller, MD Medical Director, Grady Liver Clinic Professor of Medicine Division of General Internal Medicine Emory University School of Medicine |
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| 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM | Case based Panel discussion Matty Zimmerman, PharmD, BCIDP, AAHIVP Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Emily Cartwright, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Emory University Tatyana Kushner, MD, MSCE Associate Professor Weill Cornell Medicine |
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| 11:45 AM – 12:00 AM | Q&A |
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| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM |
Lunch/Exhibits Open |
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| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM |
New Providers Track |
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| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch Symposium Sponsored by ViiV Healthcare “This event is not part of the official ACTHIV® conference, as planned by ACTHIV® Program Committee.” |
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| Session 3 – Complications and Comorbidities | Session Co-chairs: | Roger Bedimo, MD, MS Tonia Poteat, PhD, MPH, PA-C Melanie Thompson, MD |
| 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM | Hypertension and Kidney Disease in People with HIV Christina Wyatt, MD Professor of Medicine Duke University School of Medicine |
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| 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM | Cardiometabolic Complications in People with HIV – Screening, Prevention and Management Jason Baker, MD Professor of Medicine Hennepin Healthcare |
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| 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM | Q&A |
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| 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM | Managing the Metabolic Burden: Coordinated Care Strategies for People with HIV Bradley Smith, PharmD Clinical pharmacy specialist Grady Health System Teresa Theophano, LSW Senior Vice President for Access Service Program for Older People Lara Valerio, MS, RD. LDN Registered Dietitian UNC Infectious Disease Clinic Kara McGee, PA Physician Assistant Duke Uniersity School of Nursing |
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| 3:15PM – 3:45 PM |
Break/Exhibits Open |
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| 3:45 PM – 4:15 PM | Non-AIDS Malignancies in People with HIV – Screening and Prevention Tim Wilkin, MD MPH Professor of Medicine UCSD |
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| 4:15 PM – 4:45 PM | Vaccine-Preventable Comorbidities: Current Vaccination Strategies in a Chaotic World Stephen Johnson, MD Professor Emeritus of Medicine University of Colorado |
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| 4:45 PM – 5:15 PM | HIV-Related Lung Diseases Kristina Crothers, MD Professor of Medicine Section Head of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine University of Washington |
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| 5:15 PM – 5:30 PM | Q&A |
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| 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM | ARV Injectables 101 Non-Accredited Session Rupa Patel, MD, MPH, FIDSA Carolyn Chu, MD, MSc, FAAFP, AAHIVS |
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| 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM |
New Providers Track |
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| Saturday, May 2, 2026 | ||
| 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM | Breakfast Symposium Sponsored by Merck “This event is not part of the official ACTHIV® conference, as planned by ACTHIV® Program Committee.” |
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| Session 4 – HIV Prevention and STIs |
Session Co-chairs: |
Melissa Badowski, PharmD, MPH Christopher Evans, MD, MPH |
| 8:30 AM – 8:55 AM | What’s New in STIs: 2025 Update Tim W Menza, MD, PhD Associate Professor University of Washington |
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| 8:55 AM – 9:15 AM | Mini Case Complications of STIs Tim W Menza, MD, PhD Associate Professor University of Washington |
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| 9:15 AM – 9:35 AM | Difficult Conversations: Taking a Sexual History Jamie P. Morano, MD, MPH Professor, Infectious Diseases University of South Florida |
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| 9:35 AM -10:00 AM | From Exposure to Protection: nPEP Basics & Transitioning to PrEP Aley Kalapila MD, PhD Professor of Medicine Emory University School of Medicine |
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| 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM | PrEP in the Real World: Applying Across Populations Adam Leonard, PhD(c), MS, MPH, RN, CPNP, AAHIVS Assistant Adjunct Professor University of California, San Francisco |
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| 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM | Long-Acting Injectables: FAQs, Myths, and Realities Marisa Brizzi, PharmD Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – HIV UC Health |
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| 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Interactive Case Discussion: Prevention Dilemmas in Practice Michelle Ogle, MD – Moderator Associate Professor of Pediatrics / Division of Infectious Diseases Children’s Hospital at Montefiore / Einstein College of Medicine Adam Leonard, PhD(c), MS, MPH, RN, CPNP, AAHIVS Assistant Adjunct Professor University of California, San Francisco Marisa Brizzi, PharmD Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – HIV UC Health Jamie P. Morano, MD, MPH Professor, Infectious Diseases University of South Florida |
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| CLOSING PLENARY |
Session Co-chairs: | Rupa Patel, MD, MPH, FIDSA Asa Radix, MD, PhD, MPH Tomasz Jodlowski, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS, AAHIVP |
| 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM | Gazing Into the Crystal Ball: What Is the Future of STI Prevention? Ina Park, MD Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine UCSF |
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| 12:45 PM – 1:00 PM | Q&A | |
| 1:00 PM – 1:15 PM | ACTHIV® Rapid Fire Roundup (Interactive Game) |
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