National Update on Prevention with Positives Programs
Terje Anderson, National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA)

NAPWA is a national association created by and for people living with HIV. NAPWA believes that successful strategies for preventing new HIV infections must engage people living with HIV/AIDS as partners. To this end, they have developed a list of principles for Prevention with Positives programs. This workshop will present these principles and give an update on what’s happening with Prevention with Positive programs across the country.

Update on Women-Focused Research at CAPS
Olga Grinstead, Kyung-Hee Choi, Megan Comfort, Cynthia Gómez, Mariko Iwamoto, JoAnne Keatley, Dellanira Valencia-Garcia, CAPS

This panel workshop is an update of the women-focused research projects at CAPS presented at last year’s conference.

• FEMIT (Female Condom Intervention Trial) is a behavioral trial testing an intervention to increase the use of female condoms among women at family planning clinics.
• The GEM (Gender-Economic Model) study is exploring the impact of gender roles and socioeconomic context on HIV risk behavior among high and low income African American and Latina women.
• The HOME study is developing an HIV prevention intervention for women visiting their incarcerated male partners.
• The Health Project for Asian Women (HPAW) completed qualitative data collection and a pilot intervention study targeting Asian female sex workers at massage parlors in San Francisco.
• The TRANS study is developing HIV prevention programs for transgender individuals in San Francisco.

Implementing and Adapting Effective Prevention Programs: Lessons Learned from the Mpowerment Project
Susan Kegeles, Greg Rebchook, John Hamiga, CAPS

For over two years, CAPS has been providing technical assistance to diverse CBOs interested in implementing the Mpowerment Project, an evidence-based, community-level HIV prevention program for young gay/bisexual men.
In this workshop, participants will participate in interactive exercises to identify barriers and solutions to implementing and adapting evidence-based interventions. Issues from our preliminary findings include:

• Organizational, community, policy, and intervention barriers and facilitators.
• Tailoring interventions (e.g., dropping, adding, and/or modifying core elements)
• Accessing technology exchange services (i.e., materials, training, technical assistance, online resources)
• Tailoring the Mpowerment Project for use by African American CBOs in California

Prevention with Positives in Clinic Settings
Carol Dawson-Rose, Janet Myers, CAPS

This workshop will report on integrating prevention services into the HIV clinic setting. First, prevention models currently being used and tested in a variety of Ryan White-funded clinics will be presented. Types of interventions include programs delivered by prevention specialists, primary care providers, and HIV-infected peers. Second, we will discuss challenges to integrating prevention into HIV clinic settings, and how these efforts correspond to the prevention needs of people living with HIV.

PowerPoint presentation

Private Sector Allies: Philanthropy Trends and the Role of the Private Dollar
Betty Alonso, Miami Dade Community Foundation
Stuart E. Burden, Levi Strauss Foundation
Alicia Dixon, The California Endowment
John Mortimer, AIDS Partnership California

Private foundations come in all shapes and sizes, and many have quietly been making a difference in the HIV/AIDS epidemic for years in areas where public dollars don’t reach or are lacking. In this workshop, private funders representing national, regional, corporate, and community foundations will talk about the different funding strategies they’re employing to support HIV/AIDS programs and the growing demands of the epidemic in a world of shifting policies and narrowing government support. Panelists will also discuss potential strategies CBOs might take to tap competitive private funds.

In Their Own Words: Exploring Recent Seroconversions Among MSM
Nicholas Alvarado, Ellen Goldstein, Olga Grinstead, William J. Woods, CAPS

This workshop will present preliminary findings from a qualitative interview study targeting ethnically-diverse gay and bisexual men who seroconverted (became HIV+) in the past 24 months. Each participant offered a detailed account of how he believes he came to be infected with HIV (seroconversion narrative) and discussed his current attitudes and behaviors related to HIV transmission and prevention.

The workshop will present extensive quotes from the interviews to illustrate specific themes in the data. Workshop participants will be invited to discuss the narratives with an emphasis on intervention implications locally and nationally.

PowerPoint presentation

Global Epidemic, Local Relevance: CAPS International Research
Maria Ekstrand, Gertrude Khumalo-Sakutukwa, Thomas E. Novotny, CAPS

This panel workshop will report on international activities of CAPS scientists, emphasizing how learning abroad can benefit our work here in the US. Discussions will include:

• Removing Barriers to Knowing One's HIV Status - The Feasibility of Community-Based Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing in Zimbabwe [PowerPoint presentation)
• Primary and Secondary Prevention Needs Among People Living with HIV/AIDS in India [PowerPoint presentation]
• HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe - Setting the Stage for Prevention [PowerPoint presentation]

Client-Level Data Collection: The California Experience
Jeffrey Bernstein, CAPS/State Office of AIDS
Shanna Livermore, CA State Office of AIDS

This workshop will provide an overview of an innovative web-based evaluation system for HIV prevention providers designed by the California State Office of AIDS (OA). The goal of the Evaluating Local Interventions (ELI) system is to enable California’s HIV prevention providers to collect and access client-based information critical to tracking and evaluating their programs.

In addition to the challenges experienced by OA and local agencies implementing this statewide evaluation system, the presenters will discuss the successes experienced, such as advanced trainings, technical assistance, in-depth quality assurance analysis, program enhancement and data use.

PowerPoint presentation

Public/Private Sector Collaboration: Why Does It Always Seem Like a Square Peg in a Round Hole?
Michael Allerton, Daniel Klein, Sonja vonColl, Kaiser Permanente Medical Group

Important legal, operational and cultural differences exist between the public health sector and private medical care delivery systems. This workshop will present case histories including: rapid testing, prenatal testing, unique identifier reporting, sexual risk history taking skills, and controversies over condom education. Participants will gain an understanding of daily operations in private practice and investigate opportunities for improved HIV prevention strategies. Group discussion will focus on overcoming barriers to public/private collaboration. Best practices from both sectors will be explored.

PowerPoint presentation

The Role of Work Activity and Workplace Policies in HIV Prevention
Stephen Bridges, National AIDS Fund
Nancy Breuer, WorkPositive Inc.
Liza Conyers, Pennsylvania State University
Karen Escovitz, Horizon House Inc.

This workshop presents the National Working Positive Coalition, which brings together a multi-disciplinary team of experts to articulate and define the relationships between work activity, workplace policies and efforts to prevent transmission of HIV. This session will address the relevance of work-related initiatives to prevention efforts focused on HIV+ women, ethnic minorities and people with histories of addiction.

Featured panelists will draw upon their expertise in rehabilitation research, employment services, workplace education and workplace policy to demonstrate the value of including employment-related initiatives in the scope of prevention efforts for HIV+ individuals, and will make recommendations for future directions.

PowerPoint presentations:

Stephen Bridges, National AIDS Fund
Nancy Breuer, WorkPositive Inc.
Liza Conyers, Pennsylvania State University
Karen Escovitz, Horizon House Inc.

Peer Social Networks Among Urban African American Youth: Project ORE
Peggy Dolcini, CAPS

This workshop will provide an overview of the research to date on youth social networks in an urban African American community. We will provide a summary of basic research findings and discuss the development and evaluation of a friendship-based HIV intervention. Some elements of the intervention will be presented. The findings will be placed in the context of other research with urban youth.

PowerPoint Presentation

Working with HIV+ Injection Drug Users
Kelly Knight, Debra Allen, CAPS

This workshop will focus on the VOICE Project, a prevention and health care intervention for HIV+ injection drug users (IDUs). The VOICE Project conducted groups and one-to-one counseling sessions to train HIV+ IDUs to manage their HIV transmission risk, improve their HIV health care and become peer mentors in their communities. VOICE participants volunteered at a community agency, sharing their expertise and experience and learned more about prevention and care service delivery.

This workshop will provide an overview of the prevention and care issues important to consider in program development for HIV+ IDUs and a discussion about the components of successful service agency-research collaboration. There will be videos, activities and fun!

PowerPoint presentation

Partner Counseling and Referral Services (PCRS): Bridging Prevention and Care for People Living with HIV
Fern Orenstein, Teree Jerome, California PCRS Program

This workshop will provide a brief overview of the California Partner Counseling and Referral Services (PCRS) program, including the latest program data. Through an interactive exercise, participants will have an opportunity to explore what PCRS is and what it is not, and understand the benefits and concerns of a range of stakeholders. A model of a PCRS coaching session will be highlighted, allowing time for group discussion and Q & A.

PowerPoint presentation

Priorities, Strategies and Innovations for Engaging the Private Sector
Kandy Ferree, Stephen Bridges, National AIDS Fund

The long-term stability of HIV/AIDS prevention and care services is dependent upon our ability to build a strong resource base to support programs and organizations. This workshop will assist participants in examining their current funding practices and challenge them to rethink priorities, strategies and innovative ways to bridge the gap between public and private funding sources.

Reaching Out to At-Risk MSM with Creative Internet-based Programs
Gregory M. Rebchook, Alberto Curotto, CAPS
Erika Escobedo, Wendel Cuenlco, AIDSnet Sentry Project
Frank Strona, SafeSexCity

This panel workshop will give a brief review of Internet use and HIV risk behavior among MSM, as well as findings from a study of 26 CBOs that are currently running online HIV-prevention programs for MSM nationwide. This workshop will highlight lessons learned in developing and implementing successful strategies to reach at-risk MSM populations that may have been overlooked by traditional programs. Several agencies will describe their ongoing projects:

• SafeSexCity is a new, innovative social network website developed by gay male health educators to encourage healthy decision making among men who choose to connect online.
• AIDSnet Sentry Project is a prevention program for at-risk MSM that conducts Internet-based counseling, education and referrals