NAVIGATING HIV CARE: Webinar May 23, 2013

 Navigating HIV Care: Using Navigators,

Linkage Specialists and Community Health Care Workers to Improve Health Outcomes.

The webinar will take place MAY 23 from 2:00–3:30 p.m. (EDT).

This event will offer an opportunity for participants to share and discuss best practices on steering HIV-positive patients/clients through stages of comprehensive care (e.g., health care, mental health, housing, and employment services) as a way of linking them to care and retaining them in treatment.

The session will also highlight the perspectives of federal agencies, HIV prevention justice advocates, and state-level coordinators working with community health workers and linkage specialists on the frontlines of the domestic epidemic.

Julie Davids, from HIV PJA and the AIDS Foundation of Chicago , will moderate the discussion.

Presenters will include:

• Ronald Valdiserri, M.D., M.P.H., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, and Director, OHAIDP, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Timothy P. Harrison, Ph.D., Senior Policy Advisor, OHAIDP, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Vignetta Charles, Ph.D., Senior Vice-President, AIDS United 
• Lisa J. Krull, Program & Quality Manager – Ryan White Program , Tennessee
• David A. Kern, Manager, HIV and Adult Viral Hepatitis Prevention Section, Washington State Department of Health, Office of Infectious Disease 
• David D. Heal, M.S.W., Retention in Care Coordinator, HIV and Adult Viral Hepatitis Prevention Section, Washington State Department of Health, Office of Infectious Disease 

To register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7283759108419574784 .

On Thursday, May 23, the HHS Office of HIV/AIDS & Infectious Disease Policy(OHAIDP) working with the HIV Prevention Justice Alliance  (HIV PJA) will convene a webinar to discuss how HIV care navigation can improve health equity and decrease disparities by addressing barriers to care.