Doing it in the desert:

Viral Hep & STI Elimination Conference

Arizona Biltmore

March 1, 2024

For a limited time early bird registration allows attendees to register at no cost for 6 weeks

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Event Information

About

Doing it in the desert: Viral Hep & STI Elimination Conference

VEN Powered By Arizona Liver Health provides a state-of-the-art update on operational strategies for HCV elimination and STI prevention, including PrEP, offering a toolbox for the practical application of research & development outcomes leading to a foundation for evidence-based policymaking, and facilitating discussion on barriers, challenges, and actions necessary to meet the elimination targets of viral hepatitis.

Target Audience

Providers and community stakeholders engaged in HCV elimination and STI prevention, including PrEP.

Education Objectives

After attending this event the participant should be better able to:

Deliver state of the art updates on operational strategies for HCV elimination and STI prevention, including PrEP.

Provide a forum for knowledge exchange and discussion of practical experiences related to the clinical management of viral hepatitis.

Serve as a toolbox for the practical application of research & development outcomes leading to a foundation for evidence-based policymaking.

Facilitate cross-disciplinary discussion on barriers and challenges preventing the elimination of viral hepatitis.

Discuss actions necessary for translation of research outcomes into public health policy and practice to meet the 2030 elimination targets.

2024 Agenda

Friday, March 1 - Regional STI Summit

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Registration, Exhibit Hall, & Breakfast

8:00 AM - 8:05 AM

Opening Remarks

Anita Kohli, MD

8:05 AM - 8:15 AM

Call to Action – Our ‘Syndemic’ State

Richard Manch, MD

8:15 AM - 10:00 AM

Models for Care for HCV & PrEP - Simplified Approached from Screening to Cure and Beyond

8:15 AM - 8:40 AM

Models of Care: DC Partnership for HIV Prevention

Sarah Kattakuzhy, MD

8:40 AM - 9:05 AM

Models of Care: Southwest Behavioral & Health Systems

Gavin Ferguson, PA-C

9:05 AM- 9:30 AM

VEN Centers, Arizona

Dylan Moore, RN

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Panel Discussion: Ideas in Action

Moderator: Richard Manch, MD
Ann Moore, FNP-C

10:00 AM - 10:20 AM

Coffee Break

10:20 AM - 11:50 AM

Grant and Funding Sources - Show Me the Money

10:20 AM - 10:55 AM

What 340B Can Do For You
(And What it Can’t)

Scott Ponoman

10:55 AM - 11:20 AM

Grant & Funding Sources

Haley Coles

11:20 AM - 11:50 AM

Panel Discussion: Grant & Funding Soures

Moderator: Anita Kohli, MD

11:50 AM - 12:50 PM

Lunch

12:50 PM - 1:05 PM

Practical Concepts in PrEP & Viral Hepatitis Treatment

Christian Ramers, MD

1:05 PM - 1:30 PM

Update on Arizona - STI

Arlis Jenkins, MPH

1:30 PM - 1:55 PM

Provider Outreach- Making the Connections

Richard Manch, MD

1:55 PM - 2:25 PM

Break

2:25 PM - 2:50 PM

Reaching Vulnerable Populations

Christopher Abert

2:50 PM - 3:15 PM

Models of Care in Testing for Viral Hepatitis

Christian Ramers, MD

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM

Panel Discussion: Moving Forward to Achieve Elimination

Moderator: Anita Kholi, MD Ann Moore, FNP-C

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Closing Remarks: Where We’re Headed

Anita Kohli, MD

**Agenda subject to change

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