All sessions are subject to change. More information will be added as it becomes available.
2 - 5 p.m.: Skills-Building Workshop sponsored by Gilead
Content includes:
Introduction to HIV
ART Rapid Start for new patients
Understanding HIV viral resistance
The pre-conference is provided at no additional cost to conference attendees, but pre-registration is required. If you have already registered for conference, you can log-in and update your registration to include the pre-conference.
7:30 - 9 a.m.: Satellite breakfast
Provided by Gilead
9 - 10 a.m.: Committee meetings
Global Committee
Rural Committee
DEI Committee
Bylaws Committee
9 - 10 a.m.: New to ANAC: Orientation to Conference
10:15 - 11:15 a.m.: Opening plenary
What is Your North Star? Oaths and Ethics in the Storm
Paula Neira, JD, MSN, RN, CEN, FAAN
11:15 a.m - 12 p.m.: Posters open
12 - 1:15 p.m.: Satellite lunch
Provided by Gilead
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.:Official poster session/Beverage Break
2:45 - 3:45 p.m.: Movie: Living Positive
4 - 5 p.m: Invited speakers
HIV Nurse Scientist Leadership: Strategic Responses to a Shifting Funding Landscape
Kamila Alexander, PhD, MPH, RN and Diane Santa Maria, DrPH, RN, PHNA-BC, FSAHM, FAAN
Implementing Long-Acting Injectables for HIV Prevention and Treatment: Real World Implementation Insights
Carole Treston, RN, MPH, ACRN, FAAN and Sheila Tumilty, BSN, RN, ACRN
HIV Treatment: Strategies to Improve Adherence and Persistence for People Living With HIV
Brenice Duroseau, MSN, FNP-C, RNC-OB, AAHIVS and Jenn Sobolik, MSN, CNP, FNP-C, AACRN, AAHIVS
5:15 - 6:15 p.m.: Afternoon plenary
When Undetectable Becomes Unstoppable: Building Clinical Confidence Around U=U
Deondre B. Moore
7:30 - 9:30 p.m.: Awards Dinner
7:30 - 8:45 a.m.: Satellite breakfast
Provided by ViiV
8 - 9 a.m.: Committee meetings
Chapters Committee
Research Committee
8 - 9:15 a.m.: Exhibits/ Posters open
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.: Morning plenary
Greg Millett
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.: Concurrent abstract sessions
Expanding Telehealth and Remote Care in HIV Services
HIV Prevention Innovations: PrEP, PEP, and Long-Acting Therapies
Community-Based Strategies for HIV Prevention and Care
Cervical Cancer Screening and Reproductive Health in Women with HIV
12:45 - 2 p.m.: Satellite lunch
Provided by Gilead
2 - 2:30 p.m.: Snack break in exhibit hall (student poster winner announced at 2:15 p.m.)
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.: Afternoon plenary
Public Health Chaos: What it Means for the Health of Americans
Demetre Daskalakis, MD, MPH
3:45 - 5:45 p.m.: Concurrent abstract sessions
Youth and Adolescent Engagement in HIV Care
Substance Use, Smoking, and Comorbidities in HIV Care
Cognitive Health and Aging with HIV
Implementation Science and Health System Improvements
5:45 - 6:15 p.m. Exhibit Hall Happy Hour, First Time Attendee Meet & Mingle
6:15 - 7 p.m.: Town Hall
8:30 - 9:30 a.m.: Committee meetings
Policy Committee
Clinical Committee
Membership Committee
9:45 - 10:45 a.m.: Morning plenary
Global Solidarity in Nursing: Leading for Social Justice
Pam Cipriano, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
10:45 - 11:45 a.m.: Exhibits Open/Roundtables and drawings in exhibit hall
12 - 1 p.m..: Invited speakers
Medication update 2025: The year in review and the road ahead
David Koren, PharmD, MPH, BCIDP, AAHIVP, FIDSA
Gender, Power, and Prevention: Reimagining HIV Prevention with Black Women at the Center
Brenice Duroseau, MSN, FNP-C, RNC-OB, AAHIVS
Diaspora Voices of Change: Advancing Global HIV Advocacy
Melonie Owusu, DNP, CRNP, FNP-BC, AACRN, AAHIVS
1:15 - 2:30 p.m.: Satellite lunch
Provided by ViiV
2:45 - 3:45 p.m.: Invited speakers
From Guidelines to Gray Zones: Complex Cases in HIV
Bill Short, MD, MPH
Breaking the Silence: Addressing HIV Stigma Through Compassionate Communication in Nursing
Bridgette Picou, LVN, ACLPN and Anthony Velasco, MS, APRN, AGPCNP-BC, CNS, AAHIVS, ACRN
Introduction to Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies
Louis Shackelford, MPH
4 - 5:15 p.m.: Closing plenary
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.: Celebration of Life
7:30 - 10 p.m.: ANAC gala
