Using HIV Care Continuum to End the Epidemic

Primary Contact(s)

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  Peter Toepfer, MS

  Vice President of Housing
  AIDS Foundation of Chicago
  Chicago

Presenting Author(s)

• MD

  Mario DeSantis, M.A.Ed, CPM,

  Housing and Community Development Acting Program Manager
  City of Fort Lauderdale
  Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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  Yaoyu Zhong, M.S.

  Evaluation Specialist
  New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
  Astoria, New York
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  Liza Kasmara, Ed.M.

  Senior Director, Systems, Quality Improvement, Research, and Evaluation
  Harlem United
  New York

Learning Objectives:

• Upon completion, participants will be able to describe key aspects of the HIV Care Continuum and how they relate to housing
• Upon completion, participants will be able to understand how housing status impacts outcomes along the HIV Care Continuum
• Upon completion, participants will be able to explain best practices and successful approaches for measuring housing-related health outcomes
• Upon completion, participants will be able to explain strategies for using this data to benefit clients and programs

Presentations:

• 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

  City of Fort Lauderdale’s 2015 Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA ) HIV Housing Care Continuum for Broward County
  Mario DeSantis, M.A.Ed, CPM, – City of Fort Lauderdale; Mario DeSantis, M.A.Ed, CPM, – City of Fort Lauderdale; Rachel Williams, M.S. – City of Fort Lauderdale
• 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

  Improvement in CD4 Count and HIV Viral Suppression After Enrolling in the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program in New York City, 2013-2016
  Yaoyu Zhong, M.S. – New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; Yaoyu Zhong, M.S. – New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; Ellen W. Wiewel, DrPH, MHS – New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; Christopher Beattie, MPH – NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; X. Pamela Farquhar, MPA – NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; Paul Brown, MA, MPH – NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; Jesse Thomas, BA – RDE Systems; Sarah Braunstein, PhD – New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; John Rojas, MPA – NYC Department of Social Services
• 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

  The Journey to End the Epidemic: Combining the HIV Care Cascade and Quality Improvement Framework to Achieve Viral Load Suppression
  Liza Kasmara, Ed.M. – Harlem United; Liza Kasmara, Ed.M. – Harlem United; Danielle Strauss, MPH – Harlem United
• 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

  Viral Suppression in HOPWA and Permanent Supportive Housing Programs
  Peter Toepfer, MS – AIDS Foundation of Chicago; Joel Ritsema, MS – AIDS Foundation of Chicago