2009 USCA Posters
2009 United States Conference on AIDS Poster Presentations
Posters will be in the Continental Foyer on the Ballroom Level.
Authors will be present with their posters during the following dates and times:
Friday, October 30 from 2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 31 from 2:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
"El Grupo": Latino Community Action – From Bereavement to HIV Prevention
Presented by: Sarah Gluckstern Unguez, San Francisco AIDS Foundation, San Francisco, CA
A Comparison of Renal Function Changes Associated with Tenofovir in HIV-Infected African Americans Versus Caucasians
Presented by: Cristina Gruta, 360: The Positive Care Center at UCSF, San Francisco, CA
A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness of an ED-Based Multimedia HIV Testing Model in an Adolescent Cohort
Presented by: Dr. Yvette Calderon, Jacobi Medical Center, AECOM
Best Practices for Adapting EBIs with Transgender Populations
Presented by: Luis Gutierrez-Mock, MA, Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, SanFrancisco, CA
Building Your IT Infrastructure without Breaking Your Budget: How Open Source Technologies and Productive Partnerships with IT Companies Can Benefit Nonprofits
Presented by: Abdul M. Khan and Circe J. Gray Le Compte, National Minority AIDS Council, Washington, DC
Gregg Cassin, AIDS, Medicine and Miracles, San Francisco, CA
Center of Excellence for Transgender HIV Prevention
Presented by: Nicole Mandel, Center for Excellence for Transgender HIV Prevention, University of California, San Francisco, CA
Characteristics and Risk Factors of Patients Who Refuse HIV Testing in an Urban Emergency Department
Presented by: Jason M. Leider, MD, PhD, North Bronx Healthcare Network, Jacobi Medical center, Bronx, NY
Characteristics of HIV-Infected Pregnant Women with Sexually Transmitted Infection Co-Morbidity
Presented by: Shubha Rao, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Communities Learning Together (CLT): Recommendations for Enhancing Prevention Practices
Presented by: Peter Gamache, PhD Candidate, MPH, MLA, MBA, The CAEAR Foundation, Washington, DC
Community PROMISE: How to Implement a Community-Level HIV Prevention Interventions in Multiple Rural Communities
Presented by: Brian Burton and Kayla Allison, Southwest Lousiana Area Health Education Center, Lake Charles, LA
Comprehensive Risk Counseling Services: Partnership in Palm Beach County, Florida
Presented by: Elizabeth Cayson, Glades Health Initiative, Inc., Belle Glade, FL
Cost Benefit of Supportive Housing for Person Living with HIV/AIDS in New York City
Presented by: Kevin Rente, Harlem United, Community AIDS Center, New York, NY
Detection of Persons with Newly Diagnosed HIV Using Routine Opt-Out Screening Compared with Targeted Testing in a Southeastern Emergency Department.
Presented by: Richard Sattin, MD, FACP, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
Developing and Maintaining an Effective Board of Directors
Presented by: Carmen G. Johnson and Deon Claiborne, Women at Risk, Culver City, CA
Does Test Site Matter?: A Comparison of Mobile Van and Traditional Health Clinic Use Among First Time HIV Testers
Presented by: Windy Richlen, Wright State University, Kettering, OH
Effects of a Comprehensive Specialty Pharmacy on Medication Adherence and Clinical Outcomes for Patients Taking HAART
Presented by: Jeffrey Karkula, R.Ph, Healthstat Rx, Smyrna, GA
Enhancing Quality Care in a Medical Case Management System
Presented by: Valerie Febres, The Taylor-Wilks Group, Washington, DC
Epidemiology Spatial and Multilevel Analysis for Persons with Late HIV diagnosis in Los Angeles County during 2002-2006
Presented by: Tongjun Kang, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA
Factors Associated with Condom Breakage/Slippage of Partial Use During Vaginal Sex with Non-Main Partners
Presented by: Laura Hoyt D'Anna, DrPH, CSULB Center for Health Care Innovation, Long Beach, CA
GRACE (Gender, Race And Clinical Experience): 48-Week Results of Darunavir/Ritonavir-Based Therapy in the Largest Trial in North America Focused on Antiretroviral-Experienced Women
Presented by: Debbie Hagins, MD, Chatham County Health Department, Savannah, GA
Healthcare Worker Shortage in Pepfar Focus Countries: Other Factors Influencing Health Status
Presented by: James Sykes, MPH, The AIDS Institute, Washington, DC
HHS Office for Civil Rights: Protecting the Civil Rights and Health Information Privacy Rights of People Living with HIV/AIDS
Presented by: Brock S. Evans, US Department of Health and Human Services, Office For Civil Rights, Region IX, Los Angeles, CA
HIV Positive Latino Immigrants: Socio-Clinical Implications for Mental Health Practitioners
Presented by: Rosa Bramble Wed, LCSW, Vida Positive/Positive Life, Queens, NY
HIV/AIDS among American Indians Living in Montana: A Descriptive Study
Presented by: K. Anne Sondag, The University of Montana, Department of Health and Human Performance, Missoula,. MT
HIV/AIDS Knowledge and Attitudes toward People Living with HIV/AIDS and HIV/AIDS Policy: College Students’ Views
Presented by: Benjamin Mercer Drury, MA, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Homeless and Living with HIV/AIDS
Presented by: Brenda Pulaski, Catholic Charitis Archdiocese of Newark, Jersey City, NJ
Homelessness in Miami: A "Priority" Population for Targeted HIV Prevention
Presented by: Andrea Brooks, Camillus Health Concern, Inc., Miami, FL
If You Build It, They Will Come: Increasing Access to Oral Health Services for PLWH/A
Presented by: Stephane Howze, Harlem United, New York, NY
Implementing a Drop-In Support Group for Persons Living with HIV in a Community Healthcare Setting
Presented by: Brian Bongner, Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center, Waukegan, IL
Integration of HIV Prevention Services, Reproductive Health and Abortion Care
Presented by: Jennifer Marshall, Memphis Center for Reproductive Health, Memphis, TN
Intelligent Selection of Food Intake: An On-Going Concern among HIV-Positive Latino Migrants in San Francisco
Presented by: Jorge Zepeda, San Francisco AIDS Foundation, San Francisco, CA
Key Findings of a Nationwide Capacity Assessment of HIV Partner Counseling and Referral Services
Presented by: Michael McElroy, MPH, California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center, Oakland, CA
Kids Be Aware Disease Awareness Program
Presented by: Jeanette Bryant, BS MPH, Kids Be Aware,
Manications: An Individual Level Peer-Driven Prevention for Positives Intervention
Presented by: Sarah Sheldon, Nashville CARES, Nashville, TN
ONE MILLION TESTS: 2008 World AIDS Day Global Campaign – Revamping the VCT Model to Streamlined Rapid Testing
Presented by: Terri M. Ford, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Los Angeles
Organizational Restructuring as a Vehicle for Improving Efficiency and Effectiveness
Presented by: Jacqueline Nieves-De La Paz, PhD, CASAC, Harlem United Community AIDS Center, New York, NY
Outcome Monitoring of VOICES/VOCES in African-American and Latin Communities
Presented by: Benito Castro, AIDS Foundation Houston, Houston, TX
Participatory Action Research Model in Wayside Youth & Family's Community Action Project in Minority Communities
Presented by: Suzanne Boucher, Wayside Youth and Family Support Network, Watertown, MA
MeeLee Kim, Brandis University, Heller School, Waltham, MA
Physical, Sexual and Emotional Abuse among Hispanics and African Americans Living with HIV in the City of Long Beach, CA
Presented by: D. Silvia Vaughn, Substance Abuse Foundation of Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
Popular Opinion Leader (POL) on the Internet: Preliminary Results of the Behavior and Perception Modifications
Presented by: Robert Sprecher, Harlem United Community AIDS Center, New York, NY
Project DAP: An HIV and Substance Use Relapse Prevention Program for Adolescents
Presented by: Josephine D. Korchmaros, Southwest Institute for Research on Women-University of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ
Rational of Repeated Pregnancy and Self Care of HIV-Positive Women
Presented by: Saranpak Morkruengsai, Boromarajonani College of Nursing, Bangkok, Thailand
Recruiting and Retaining African Americans into DEBI Interventions Utilizing Structural Community Mobilization Efforts
Presented by: Antwan L. Nicholson, My Brother's Keeper, Ridgeland, MS
Responding to a Growing HIV Problem for Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States: The Role of Community/University Collaboratives
Presented by: Todd M. Sabato, PhD, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
Reversing HIV Transmission
Presented by: Ngqabutho M. Ncube, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Social Marketing Strategies: Developing an Anti-stigma Campaign utilizing Evaluation Data
Presented by: Arthur Thomas, My Brother's Keeper, Inc. Ridgeland, MS
Substance Use During Sex Is Associated with Anal Sex between Men and Women
Presented by: Lawrence J. Ouellet, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health, Chicago, IL
The Role of Micronutrients in the Progression of HIV/AIDS: Clinical Evidence
Presented by: Dr. Edith Namulema, Foster Health, Victoria, BC Canada
The Synergistic Downward Spiral Caused by Discrimination and Stigma: Mental Health Considerations and Consequences Related to HIV Risk for Gender Non-Conforming, Transsexual and Transgender People
Presented by: Julie Graham, San Francisco Department of Health, San Francicso, CA
Through the Camera Lens: Using Photography for Outreach and Recruitment of Transgender Women into HIV Prevention Programs
Presented by: Tiffany Woods, Tri-City Health Center, Fremont, CA
Unique and Innovative Models Can Promote Health and Create a Forum for Collecting Usable Data for Establishing Policy and Developing a National HIV Strategy
Presented by: Gregory W. Edwards, EdD, Flowers Heritage Foundation, Oakland, CA
Who Pays if PrEP Works? Obstacles and Challenges to the Delivery of PrEP in the United States
Presented by: Kevin Fisher, AVAC, New York, NY
Women Moving Ahead: A Gender-Specific Approach to HIV Risk Reduction for Incarcerated Women in the Los Angeles County Jails
Presented by: Precious Jackson, Center for Health Justice, West Hollywood, CA
