Please join us for the 20th Conference on HIV & Aging held at UMass Boston.

There is a $75 registration fee for all participants, with the exception of students with a valid school ID.  After registration, you will be sent an email with all the instructions on how to pay the registration fee through PayPal.  

A limited number of scholarships will be offered for the conference. Preference will be given to people living with HIV, but all applications will be considered. The scholarship application is available under "materials" on the event page. 

This year's agenda will include:

• Red flags for HIV primary care prevention
• HIV and cardiovascular disease updates
• Two models of HIV care that integrates HIV provides with gerontologists
• A consumer panel discussing their experiences and challenges of aging with HIV
• Effects of interventions such as exercise and brain stimulation on chronic inflammation and cognitive-motor function

Speakers:

Lenny Alberts, MD, Acting President, NEAHOF

Betsey John, MPH, Director of HIV and STD Surveillance within the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences, MA DPH

Jacqueline Chu, MD, Chelsea HealthCare Center

Virginia "Jeanne" Triant, MD, MPH, Infectious Diseases, MGH

Matthew Russell, MD, Geriatric Medicine, MGH

Archana Asundi, MD HIVE clinic at BMC
Director, ID Clinical Research Unit
BU School of Medicine

Lydia Aoun Barakat, MD, AAHIVM, Co-PI, CT NEAETC Site
Medical Director, Nathan Smith Clinic
Program Director, Yale HIV Primary Care Track
Associate Professor of Medicine
Yale University School of Medicine

Suzan M. Walters, PhD, Assistant Professor
Center for Opioid Epidemiology and Policy (COEP)
Department of Population Health
NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Lisa Krinsky, LICSW, Director of the LGBT Aging Project

Shirley Royster

Darren Sack

Charles Powell

Lorraine Jones

Beth Dugan, PhD, Department of Gerontology
University of Massachusetts Boston

Tongjian You, PhD, Department of Exercise and Health Sciences University of Massachusetts Boston

Azizah Jor’dan, PhD, Department of Exercise and Health Sciences University of Massachusetts Boston

Accreditation Statement: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the UMass Chan Medical School and New England AIDS Education and Training Center. The UMass Chan Medical School is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement: The University of Massachusetts Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses: Under the auspices of the New England AIDS Education & Training Center, this offering meets the requirements for a maximum of 6.6 contact hours, as specified by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (244-CMR 5.04). Each nurse should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

Policy on Faculty and Provider Disclosure: It is the policy of the University of Massachusetts Medical School to ensure fair balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all activities. All faculty participating in CME activities sponsored by the University of Massachusetts Medical School are required to present evidence-based data, identify and reference off-label product use and disclose all relevant financial relationships with those supporting the activity or others whose products or services are discussed. Faculty disclosure will be provided in the activity materials.

Funding: This program is supported by Award # TR7HA53199 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Any trade/brand names for products mentioned are for training and identification purposes only.