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Welcome Dear Friends and Colleagues: Thank you for joining us for the 2013 United States Conference on AIDS (USCA). We are so excited to be returning to New Orleans this year, a city with which the National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) has extremely strong ties, forged in part during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. For more than 16 years, USCA has worked to increase the strength and diversity of the community-based response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic through innovative educational and training sessions, new partnerships, collaboration and networking. As the only comprehensive national HIV/AIDS conference taking place this year, USCA 2013 is an especially critical opportunity for case managers, clinicians, public health workers, advocates and people living with HIV or AIDS to get the information they need to manage the transitions that will accompany Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation welcome and enrollment. As we’re in New Orleans, the target population for this year’s conference is the Deep South. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), seven of the ten states with the highest rates of AIDS diagnosis, eight of the ten with the highest rates of HIV infection, and six of the ten with the highest rates of individuals living with HIV are in America’s southern region. Overall, the region accounted for 46 percent of all new HIV infections in 2010. Given the profile of the epidemic in the South, and the region’s resistance to ACA implementation, it is especially critical that we highlight the unique challenges facing those working to combat HIV/AIDS here. This is a pivotal year for our movement. As we work to advance the goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, implement the ACA and maximize the benefits of treatment as prevention, it is critical that all those working to further our efforts to end this epidemic have the training and education they need to effectively navigate our movement’s transformation. We have worked hard to ensure that USCA will provide a forum unlike any other for workers from all fronts of the HIV/ AIDS epidemic—from case managers and physicians, to public health workers and advocates, to people living with HIV or AIDS and policymakers—to build national support networks, exchange the latest information and learn cutting edge tools to address the challenges of HIV/AIDS. The journey toward a world without HIV/AIDS requires the skills, experience and passion that each of us brings to this struggle. On behalf of NMAC and the USCA Host Committee, program partners, co-sponsors and funders, I thank you again for your support and wish you an enriching meeting experience. Yours in the Struggle, Paul A. Kawata Executive Director National Minority AIDS Council Program Partners • The AIDS Institute • AIDS United • AIDS, Medicine and Miracles • American Academy of HIV Medicine • Association of Nurses in AIDS Care • The Balm In Gilead • Black AIDS Institute • Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS • HealthHIV • International AIDS Society • International Association of Providers of AIDS Care • International HIV/AIDS Alliance • LIFEbeat • M•A•C AIDS Fund • The NAMES Project Foundation • National AIDS Housing Coalition • National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors • National Native American AIDS Prevention Center E-alerts: tinyurl.com/USCAalerts • Facebook: tinyurl.com/USCAonFB • Twitter: twitter.com/USCA_NMAC 3 Bobby Jindal Kathy H. Kliebert GOVERNOR INTERIM SECRETARY State o f Lo uis iana Department of Health and Hospitals Office of the Secretary September 2013 I am extremely pleased to welcome you to New Orleans for the 2013 United States Conference on AIDS. I commend the National Minority AIDS Council for organizing a stellar event that convenes persons living with HIV, community providers, advocates, clinicians, public health workers and others to strengthen the network of direct service providers, policymakers and all persons affected by HIV. As many of you know, the southern region of the United States, particularly Louisiana, has been significantly impacted by the AIDS epidemic. In southern states, the highest HIV and AIDS rates are reported amongst African Americans and gay and bisexual men. These alarming numbers only strengthen my commitment to support your efforts that will hopefully end the AIDS epidemic in our lifetime and I commend you for your hard work. It has been ten years since USCA was held in New Orleans. We are glad you are back and hope you enjoy the many culinary and cultural features of Louisiana during your time here. It is my honor to welcome you to our fine state and I hope you have a meaningful and productive conference. Sincerely, Kathy H. Kliebert Interim Secretary Bienville Building ▪ 628 N. 4th Street ▪ P.O. Box 629 ▪ Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821-0629 Phone #: 225/342-9509 ▪ Fax #: 225/342-5568 ▪ WWW.DHH.LA.GOV “An Equal Opportunity Employer” MITCHELL J. LANDRIEU, MAYOR CITY OF NEW ORLEANS Welcome! Dear Attendees and Guests of the United States Conference on AIDS, As Mayor of New Orleans, it is my pleasure to welcome you to our city for the 2013 United States Conference on AIDS. I want to thank you for your commitment to meeting in the Crescent City, where you will experience the warm hospitality and unique culture New Orleans has to offer. We trust that New Orleans will serve as the perfect backdrop for you to discuss what is needed to increase the strength and diversity of the community- based response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic through education, training, new partnerships, collaboration and networking. We hope that through this year’s conference, you are able to discover New Orleans’ progressive health initiatives and its dedication to quality of life. I know that while you are here, you will take advantage of everything New Orleans has to offer. I also hope that at the end of the day you will take some time to relax and explore New Orleans, dine in our incomparable restaurants, enjoy our great music scene, tour the historic French Quarter, and shop in our antique and specialty shops and boutiques throughout the city. Again, thank you for choosing New Orleans for this year’s conference. We hope you enjoy your stay and return often to our wonderful city. Sincerely, Mitchell J. Landrieu Mayor City of New Orleans 1300 PERDIDO STREET | SUITE 2E04 | NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA | 70112 PHONE 504-658-4900|FAX 504-558-4938 Conference Sponsors Presenting Sponsor conference sponsors conference Premiere Sponsors Patron Sponsors Colleague Sponsors Friend Sponsors 6 HIV/AIDS IN THE SOUTH AL 2011 AIDS Drug Assistance Program wait list was 130 8 of 10 U.S. states with highest rates of new HIV infections were located in the South in 2009. SOUTHERN EPIDEMIC LA 2011 AIDS Drug Assistance Program wait list was 961 In 2009, South = 48% of 17,774 States not participating in the Affordable Care Act’s persons with AIDS expansion of Medicaid diagnoses who died in U.S. Combined, GA, FL & TX = 34.9% AIDS prevalence across nation in 2011 7 Our Commitment to Combating HIV For more than 30 years, Merck has been at the forefront of the effort to respond to the HIV pandemic through a 3-pronged approach: • Working to discover, develop, and deliver breakthrough medicines • Participating in public–private collaborations designed to build capacity in under-served communities • Increasing access to treatment and care Merck is proud To learn about our commitment to to support the combating HIV, visit empowerment of merck.com/responsibility people with HIV Copyright © 2013 Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. All rights reserved. INFC-1055277-0004 07/13 Latino HIV Research Information Exchange bioLytical Labs CDC Photo Booth Capacity for Health DHAP Danya at APIAHF Office of Int'l The Min Health AIDS Institute I Design Louisiana OPH STD/ (Merck) HIV Project NASTAD Gilead Sciences The ENGAGE Bristol- Stigma Lab Myers Raise The Bar Project (Sponsored Exhibit HallMap Squibb (Gilead by Gilead Sciences) Sciences) 11 exhibit hall map US Conference on AIDS September 8-10, 2013 Hyatt - Storyville New Orleans, LA EXHIBITOR BOOTH NUMBER A&U Magazine 705 AbbVie 312 Added Value 420 exhibit hall listing AIDS Community Research Initiative of America (ACRIA) 212 AIDS Healthcare Foundation 521 Alere 409 American Psychological Association 311 Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC) 519 AVAC: Global Advocacy for HIV Prevention 305 AVITA Drugs Pharmacy 413 Be The Generation Bridge 611 bioLytical Laboratories 315 Bristol-Myers Squibb 102 California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center 216 Calmoseptine, Inc. 210 Capacity for Health at APIAHF 209 Capital City AIDS Fund 313 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Photo Booth) 612 Children's Hospital Los Angeles (SYPP Center) 111 Common Threads' The ME Circle 615 Community Education Group 404 DHAP 608 HIP Project 609 Denver Prevention Training Center 415 Education Development Center 418 ENGAGE Lab (Sponsored by Gilead Sciences) 601 ETR Associates 412 EXHIBITCHEK 422 FDA Office of Women's Health 607 FHI 360 108 Gilead Sciences 403 Greater Than AIDS (Kaiser Family Foundation) 306 HarborPath 114 Harm Reduction Coalition 515 HIP Project 609 Housing Works 514 I Design (Merck) 105 International AIDS Society 218 Janssen Therapeutics 700 JSI Research & Training Institute Inc. 523 Latino Commission on AIDS 321 Louisiana Host Committee 622 Louisiana OPH STD/HIV Project 606 Meharry Medical College 620 MERCK 501 Mr. Friendly of CARES 520 My Brother's Keeper 510 National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) 605 National Community Health Partners 513 National Library of Medicine 618 National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) 303 National Native American AIDS Prevention Center 512 12 Office for Civil Rights 319 EXHIBITOROffice for Civil Rights BOOTH319 NUMBER OfficeEXHIBITOR forof Minority Civil Rights Health 319508BOOTH NUMBER EXHIBITOROraSureOffice of Technologies,Minority Health Inc.