2019 Posters and Presentations
2019 Ending the Epidemic Summit — "Maintaining the Momentum, Expanding the Vision"
Albany, NY — December 2-4, 2019
- Gambone GF, Feldman MB, Thomas-Ferraioli A, Shubert V, Ghose T.
Integrating financial incentives for viral load suppression into HIV care management programs: considerations for development and implementation from The Undetectables Program scale-up in New York City (PDF)
- Jones D, Sean Coleman S, Herrera C, Martin J, Scaccabarrozzi L, St.James K, Tsoi B
Innovative Public Health Funding: Capacity Building as an Upstream Approach to Addressing HIV and Other Health Disparities in TGNCNB Populations (PDF)
- Blackstock O
Ending the Epidemic in New York City (PDF)
Division of HIV/AIDS Presentation, CDC, Translating Research Into Practice (TRIP) Seminar Series. 2019
New York, NY — November 27, 2019
2019 The Missing Piece of the Puzzle: Integrating Primary and Behavioral Healthcare through the Lens of Prevention to improve Population Level Outcomes
New Orleans, LA — November 13-15, 2019
APHA Annual Meeting and Expo — "Creating the Healthiest Nation: For science. For action. For health."
Philadelphia, PA — November 02 - 06 2019
NIH Conference on Strengthening the Impact of Community Health Workers on HIV Care and Viral Suppression in the U.S
Bethesda, Maryland — September 16-17, 2019
Fast-Track Cities 2019
London, United Kingdom — September 8-11, 2019
- Thomas-Ferraioli A, Gambone GF, Harriman G, Feldman MB, Shubert V.
Scaling up viral suppression support and incentives for vulnerable populations: The Undetectables Program (PDF)
- Harriman G, Silva F, Cheek J, Feldman M, Carmona J, Blackstock OJ
A status neutral public health approach to Men who have sex with Men (MSM) using Crystal Methamphetamine (PDF)
- Irvine M, Levin B, Robertson M, Penrose K, Carmona J, Harriman G, Kulkarni S, Braunstein SL, and Nash D.
Introducing experimental design into real-world practice settings: Protocol for a cross-sectional stepped-wedge effectiveness trial of the New York City HIV Care Coordination Redesign (PDF)
- Blackstock O
New York City’s Experiment for Closing 90-90-90 Gaps (PDF)
2019 United States Conference on AIDS
Washington DC — September 5-8, 2019
International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence (IAPAC)
Miami, FL — June 17-19, 2019
Women as the Face of AIDS Summit
New York, NY — May 6, 2019
- Raker AR
Valuable Assets: Eliciting Peer Perspectives to Revise an HIV Self-management Curriculum (oral presentation) (PDF)
- Rodriguez K, Chandraratna S, Alexander N, Castagne A, Belfon K, Zern A, Azor A, Silva F, Cheek J, Kozlowski S, Seabrook TB
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Black and Latina Women workgroup uses community engagement to improve Ryan White Part A services (oral presentation) (PDF)
SYNChronicity 2019 Conference
Washington, DC — April 14-16, 2019
National Transgender Health Summit
Oakland, California — April 13-14, 2019
2019 National HIV Prevention Conference
Atlanta, Georgia — March 18-21, 2019
- Carolina Alcala
Improving Access to PEP in the City that Never Sleeps: PEP Centers of Excellence in NYC (PDF)
- Benjamin Tsoi
IMeeting PrEP Needs of Adolescents: Lessons Learned From 3 Adolescent PrEP Programs in New York City (PDF)
- Julie Myers
HIV Prevention among Hispanic/Latino MSM and Transgender Latinas: NYC’s Approach (PDF)
- Julie Myers
Building a Citywide Network for Prevention Navigation: Year One of New York City’s PlaySure Network (PDF)
- Edelstein Z, Wahnich A,Tsoi B, Paul Kobrak, Santos P, Andaluz A, Matsuki J, Katz D, Daskalakis D, Myers J
Five Waves of an Online HIV Self-Test Giveaway in New York City, 2015-2018 (PDF)
- Saleh L
A Tale of Two Models (PDF)
- Hubbard SJ
#testathome: Implementing HIV self-testing through CBO partnerships in New York City (PDF)
- Scanlin K
Evaluating StaySure: measuring the potential impact of a combination prevention, sex-positive media campaign in New York City (PDF)
- Wilkes A, Bessler P, Courtenay-Quirk-C, Rwan J, Myint-U A, Irvine MK, O'Donnell L
Implementing the Science-based Translation of Effective Program Strategies (STEPS) to Care model of patient navigation (PDF)
- Irvine MK, Wilkes A, O'Donnell L, Penrose K, Bessler P, Rwan J, Myint-U A, Courtenay-Quirk C
Lessons from the New York City translation of a care coordination program: Science-based Translation of Effective Program Strategies (STEPS) to Care (PDF)
- Edelstein Z, Hedberg T,Scanlin K, Peters D, Soto A, Saleh L, Borges C, Myers J
Perspectives on Culturally Competent Care at New York City’s Sexual Health Clinics Using Two Surveys (PDF)
- Jones RV, Hubbard SJ, Freeman A, Garretson M, Scanlin K, Tsoi B
Utilizing a Collaborative Community Engagement Model to Improve HIV Prevention, Care, and Behavioral Health and Support Services for MSM of Color in New York City (PDF)
The 26th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections
Seattle, Washington — March 4-7, 2019
- Torian LV, Udeagu CC, Forgione LA, Xia Q, Wertheim JO, Misra K, Huang J, Rakeman-Cagno J, Castro MA, Blank S, Braunstein SL
Using near real-time molecular surveillance to inform data-to-care in New York City (PDF)
- Hanna DB, Ramaswamy C, Kaplan RC, Kizer JR, Daskalakis D, Anastos K, Braunstein SL
Sex-specific Patterns in HIV-associated Cardiovascular Mortality in New York City (PDF)
- Scott SN, Forgione LA, Torian LV
Racial Disparities in Baseline Genotyping in the Era of “Art For All” in New York City, 2006-2017 (PDF)
- Ravikumar S, D’Aquila E, Daud M, Skinner C, Hayes C, Brazier E, Seabrook T, Crittendon E, Daskalakis D, Abraham B
Association between HIV Clinic Caseloads and Viral Load Suppression in New York City (PDF)
- Misra K, Huang J, Daskalakis D, Udeagu CC
The Impact of Prep on Drug Resistance and Acute HIV Infection, New York City 2015-2017 (oral presentation) (PDF)
New York City Epidemiology Forum
New York University, New York, New York — Feb 22, 2019
2018 Posters and Presentations
Ryan White Conference on HIV Care and Treatment
Oxon Hill, Maryland — December 9-14, 2018
- Cohen J
Getting to zero: Improving the quality of Ryan White Services Report data: The New York City experience (oral presentation) (PDF)
- Rodriguez-Hart C, Wong D, Fields B on behalf of the Consumers Committee and Living Together Support Group
The consumer-led QI project: Integrating the lived experiences of people living with HIV into recommendations for HIV care quality improvement (oral presentation) (PDF)
- Thomas JA, Irvine MK, Penrose K, Casey A, Harriman G, Braunstein SL
Assembling a fuller picture of Ryan White Part A clients using data from program reporting, surveillance, claims, and surveys (oral presentation) (PDF)
- Penrose K, Robertson MM, Kozlowski S, Harriman G, Nash D, Irvine MK
Support services use and unmet need among clients enrolled in a Ryan White medical case management program in NYC(PDF)
- Casey A
Core medical services waivers: The New York EMA's experience (oral presentation) (PDF)
- Thomas J, Harriman G, Carmona J, Irvine M
Ending the Epidemic: Maximizing communication between program and evaluation to strengthen the care continuum (oral presentation) (PDF)
- Belfon K, Carmona J, Wilking S, Penrose K, Irvine M, Harriman G
Leveraging the Ryan White system to improve access to PrEP and other services (PDF)
- Carmona J, Hatton T, Harriman G, Rodriguez K
The power of QI: Promoting peer learning and engagement for quality improvement (PDF)
- Irvine MK, Wilkes A, Rwan J, Myint-U A, Harriman G, Penrose K, Bessler P, Courtenay-Quirk C, O'Donnell L
Translation of a Ryan White-funded, evidence-informed intervention for broad scale-up and sustainability (PDF)
- Harriman G, Silva F
Creating a status neutral crystal methamphetamine harm reduction program (PDF)
Ending the Epidemic Summit
Albany, New York — December 4-5, 2018
APHA 2018 Annual Meeting & Expo
San Diego, CA, USA — November 10—14, 2018
- Hubbard SJ, Ma M, Wahnich A, Myers JE, Saleh LD
#testathome: Increasing access to HIV home testing among priority populations through CBO partnerships in New York City (PDF)
- Penrose K, Irvine MK, Thomas JA, Kepler KL, Walits E, Robbins RS
Characterizing mortality among HIV-positive clients in New York's Ryan White Part A program (PDF)
- Edelstein Z, Salcuni P, Sanderson M, Remch M, Myers J
Inequities in Awareness of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV Prevention in a Large, Representative, Population-Based Sample (oral presentation) (PDF)
- Rodriguez K, Castagne A, Raker A, Lloyd-Stiles K, Sull M, Chandraratna S, Macias S, Carmona J
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene engages with community stakeholders to identify opportunities for intervention in addressing root causes of disparities in HIV-related mortality (oral presentation) (PDF)
Health Disparities Symposium (New York University)
New York, New York — October 24, 2018
International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence
Miami, Florida — June 6-8, 2018
NYC Viral Hepatitis Research Symposium
New York, New York — May 24, 2018
National Conference on Social Work and HIV/AIDS 2018
Washington, DC — May 23-26, 2018
SYNChronicity 2018 Conference
Arlington, Virginia — April 22-24, 2018
25th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections
Boston, Massachusetts — March 4-7, 2018
- Zhong Y, Wiewel E, Beattie C, Farquhar X, Thomas J, Braunstein S, Rojas J
CD4 count and HIV viral suppression improve after housing program enrollment, 2013-16 (PDF)
- Braunstein SL, Robbins RS, Daskalakis DC
Drug Overdose Deaths among Persons with HIV in New York City, 2007-2015 (PDF)
- Torian LV, Abdelnabi J, Forgione LA, Wertheim JO
New Diagnoses of HIV among Injecting Drug Users, New York CITY 2006-2016 (PDF)
- Misra K, Huang JS, Udeagu CC
PrEP Use History of Persons Newly Diagnosed with HIV: New York City, 2015-2017 (PDF)
2017 Posters and Presentations
Biomedical HIV Prevention Summit
New Orleans, Louisiana — Dec 4-5, 2017
Society for Social Work and Research Conference
New Orleans, Louisiana — November 11-15, 2017
National Transgender Health Summit
Oakland, CA — November 11-12, 2017
NaRCAD
Boston, Massachusetts — November 6-7, 2017
IDWeek 2017
San Diego, California — October 4-8, 2017
- Salcuni PM, Smolen J, Jain S, Myers JE, Edelstein ZR.
Trends and Associations with PrEP Prescription among 602 NYC Ambulatory Care Practices, 2014-16 – oral presentation (PDF)
- Lazar R, Kersanske L, Braunstein SL.
Screening for comorbid conditions among people with HIV in medical care (PDF)
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Ramaswamy C, Westheimer E, Braunstein S
Cancer mortality among persons with Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection in New York City, 2001-2015 (PDF)
International Workshop on HIV & Aging
New York, New York — October 2-3, 2107
United States Conference on AIDS
Washington, DC — September 7-10, 2017
12th International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence (IAPAC)
Miami Beach, Florida — June 4-6, 2017
- Estem K, Macias S, Penrsoe K, J. Carmo
Health promotion: A critical support to ART adherence in NYC medical case management programs (PDF)
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Wiewel E, Beattie C, Zhong Y, Silverio R, Jimenez-Levi E, Farquhar X, Hsu J, Thomas J, Rojas J
“Getting to 90” by “actioning the data”: A health department – service agency initiative to improve viral suppression rates among HIV-positive housing consumers in New York City (PDF)
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Wiewel E, Singh T, Zhong Y, , Beattie C, Sungwoo Lim, Sarah Walters, Braunstein S, Rojas J
The effect of a government-subsidized housing program on stable housing, engagement in HIV-related medical care, and viral suppression among HIV-positive persons, New York City (PDF)
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Edelstein ZR, Scanlin K, Findlater C, Salcuni PM, Daskalakis DC, Myer JE
HIV Prevention Continuum among MSM, New York City, spring 2016 – oral presentation (PDF)
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Gandhi A, Appel E, Scanlin K, Myers JE, Edelstein ZR
PrEP Awareness, Interest, and Use among Women of Color in New York City, 2016 (PDF)
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Scanlin K, Edelstein ZR, Findlater C, Salcuni PM, Daskalakis DC, Myers JE
Trends in PrEP Awareness and Use and Associations with Use among Men who Have Sex with Men, New York City, 2012-2016 (PDF)
SYNChronicity 2017: The National Conference on HIV, HCV and LGBT Health
Arlington, Virginia - April 24-25, 2017
24th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections
Seattle, Washington — February 13-16, 2017
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Torian LV., Felsen UR, Xia Q., Rude E., Rose H., Bocour A., Williams GJ, Bridgforth RF, Forgione LA, Zingman BS.
Undiagnosed HIV and HCV in a New York City Emergency Room, 2015 (PDF)
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Zhong Y., Wiewel EW, Towe V., Johnson R., McAllister-Hollod L., Hsu J., Braunstein SL, Rojas J.
Housing stability is associated with HIV viral suppression in a housing placement RCT (PDF)
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Edelstein ZR, Salcuni P., Tsoi B., Kobrak P., Andaluz A., Katz D., Daskalakis DC, Myers JE
Feasibility and Reach of a HIV Self-Test (HIVST) Giveaway, New York City, 2015-2016 PDF
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Salcuni P., Edelstein ZR, Daskalakis DC, Myers JE
HIV Self-Test (HIVST) Awareness, Pharmacy Exposure and Use, New York City, 2015-2016 (PDF)
2016 Posters and Presentations
American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting 2016
Denver, Colorado — October 29-November 2, 2016
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Edelstein ZR, Salcuni P, Khawja A, Roth G, Restar A, Tsoi BW, Kobrak P, Andaluz A, Daskalakis DC, Myers JE
HIV Home Test Giveaway: Rapid Distribution among Men and Transgender People who have Sex with Men (MTSM), New York City 2015 – oral presentation (PDF)
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Scanlin K, Edelstein ZR, Mensah NP, Myers JE, Daskalakis DC
High PrEP Awareness, Eligibility, Interest and Use among New York City Circuit Party Attendees – oral presentation (PDF)
- Udeagu CC, Shah S, Misra K, Braunstein SL
"Assessing Highter HIV Diagnosis Rates among Blacks in NYC using Partner Services Data" (PDF)
- Navejas M, Reilly KH, Raj-Singh S, Udeagu CC
"Stimulant Drug Use among HIV positive men who have sex with men (MSM): Findings from the Medical Monitoring Project (MMP)" (PDF)
- Burton N, Misra K, Shah S, Gutierrez R, Udeagu CC
"History of Inconsistent Condom Use with Known HIV-positive Partners among Recently Diagnosed HIV-positive Men Who Have Sex with Men in NYC, 2013-2014" (PDF)
- Beattie CM, Wiewel EW, Farquhar X, Hsu J, Zhong Y, Jimenez-Levi E, Braunstein SL, Rojas J
"Sociodemographic, clinical, and housing factors associated with a lack of viral suppression among HIV-positive clients of a federally funded housing program, New York City, 2014" (oral presentation) (PDF)
ID Week 2016
New Orleans, Louisiana — October 26-30, 2016
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Mensah NP, Martin J, Ramachandran S, Baney M, Yusuff J, Rubin D, Daskalakis DC, Edelstein ZR, Sepkowitz K, Myers JE
Sexual Risk Behavior and Viral Suppression among HIV-infected Adults Receiving Medical Care in New York City (NYC), 2013-2015 (PDF)
2016 Northeast Epi Conference
Saratoga Springs, New York — October 21, 2016
- Shah D, Westheimer E, Gill B, Brooks A, McFarlane K, Beckles M, Diggs-Herman P, Brewton J, Braunstein SL
"Mother to Child HIV Transmission in New York City, 2005-2014” (oral presentation) (PDF)
- Westheimer E, Seyoum S, Yuan J, Ly S, Braunstein SL
"Streamlining Laboratory Report Processing Reduces Workload, but Maintains Case Finding" (oral presentation) (PDF)
- Misra K, Huang J, Udeagu CC
"Viral Suppression among HIV-Positive Individuals sampled through Case- Surveillance-Based-Sampling, New York City, 2012-2014" (oral presentation) (PDF)
- Burton N, Misra K, Shah S, Udeagu CC “Differences between Transgender Women and Men Who Have Sex with Men Referred for HIV Partner Services in New York City: 2007-2015” (oral presentation) (PDF)
2016 United States Conference on AIDS (USCA)
Hollywood, Florida — September 15-18, 2016
4th Annual US Conference on African Immigrant and Refugee Health
Elmhurst, New York — September 15-18, 2016
2016 CSTE Annual Conference
Anchorage, Alaska — June 19-23, 2016
11th International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence
Fort Lauderdale, Florida — May 9-11, 2016
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Salcuni P, Myers JE, Daskalakis DC, Golub SA, Restar A, Edelstein ZR
Associations with PrEP Prescribing and Adherence to Clinical Guidelines among New York City Providers, 2015-2016 - oral presentation (PDF)
- Nash D, Robbins R, Robertson MK, Chamberlin S, Braunstein SL, Waldron L, Gorrell-Kulkarni S, Irvine MK
A comparison group analysis aimed at assessing HIV Care coordination program effectiveness (oral presentation) (PDF)
- Wiewel EW, Singh T, Lim S, Walters S, Hall G, Beattie CM, Hsu J, Zhong Y, Braunstein SL, Rojas J
“Housing stability patterns among HIV-positive persons enrolling in a supportive housing program: Data for action from New York City 2006-2012” (PDF)
- Udeagu CC, Brown S, Moore MS, Laraque F
“Integrating Hepatitis C and HIV Data Improved the Evaluation of Persons with HIV and Hepatitis C Co-infection in New York City” (PDF)
The third annual New York City Epidemiology Forum (NYCEF)
New York, New York — February 26, 2016
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Salcuni PM, Myers JE, Jacobson L, Virkud A, Edelstein ZR
Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Prescribing Increased in New York City Ambulatory Care Practices, 2012-2014 (PDF)
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Restar A, Salcuni P, Roth G, Myers JE, Edelstein ZR
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Referral and Prescription at University Healthcare Centers, New York City, 2014-2015 (PDF)
2016 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections
Boston, Massachusetts — February 22-25, 2016
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Edelstein ZR, Salcuni PM, Restar A, Tsoi BW, Daskalakis DC, Myer JE
Early Adopters and Incident PrEP Prescribers in a Public Health Detailing Campaign (PDF)
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Scanlin K, Mensah NP, Salcuni P, Myers JE, Daskalakis DC, Edelstein ZR
Increasing PrEP Use among Men who Have Sex with Men, New York City, 2013-2015 (PDF)
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Braunstein SL, Robbins RS, Daskalakis DC
Missed Opportunities: Adapting the HIV Care Continuum to Reduce HIV-related Deaths (PDF)
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Kersanske L., Harriman G., Torian LV, Braunstein SL
Demographics and HIV Care among New Yorkers Living with HIV by Diagnostic Cohort (PDF)
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Torian LV, Forgione LA, Duffy W., Deocharan B., Pirillo R., Trochev O., Punsalang A., Muyombwe A.
High HIV Incidence among Men Attending LGBT and STD Clinics in NYC, 2009-2012 (PDF)
2015 Posters and Presentations
2015 National HIV Prevention Conference - CDC
Atlanta, Georgia — December 6-9, 2015
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Merges A, Mensah N, Klajman J, Ramachandran S, Edelstein ZR, Myers JE
Baseline characteristics of men who have sex with men (MSM) at sexual and behavioral health programs in NYC by non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) initiation status (PDF)
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Daskalakis DC, Edelstein ZR, Abshier P, Andaluz A, Borges CM, Golub SA, Kobrak P, Mensah NP, Tsoi BW, Myers JE
Increasing PrEP Use among Men who Have Sex with Men, New York City, 2013-2015 - oral presentation (PDF)
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Klajman J, Mensah NP, Merges A, Edelstein ZR, Daskalakis DC, Myers JE
Improving Sexual Healthcare among Men who have Sex with Men (MSM): The Power of Performance Indicators (PDF)
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Edelstein ZR, Reid A, Paul Salcuni P, Restar A, Daskalakis DC, Myers JE
IPublic Health Detailing on Pre- and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP and PEP) New York City, 2014-2015 – oral presentation (PDF)
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Mensah NP, Scanlin K, Edelstein ZR, Kobrak P, Myers JE
Trends in Awareness and Use of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, New York City (NYC), 2012-14 – oral presentation (PDF)
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Mensah NP, Scanlin K, Borges C, Edelstein ZR, Medina-Matsuki J
What’s in a brand? Evaluating the impact of quality and availability on use of municipally branded condoms – oral presentation (PDF)
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Ortiz E, Malavé M, Moy A, Tsoi BW
Performance Matters: A Framework for Technical Assistance in HIV Testing (PDF)
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Martin J, Ramachandran S, Mensah N, Andia J, Griffith T, Melendez M, Yusuff J, Myers JE
Clinical Adaptation of Community PROMISE (Peers Reaching Out and Modeling Intervention Strategies): The New York City Experience (PDF)
American Evaluation Association
Chicago, Illinois — November 9-14, 2015
Addiction Health Services Research Conference
Marina Del Rey, California — October 14-16, 2015
The 10th International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention ADHERENCE
Miami, Florida — June 28-30, 2015
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Edelstein ZR, Ngai S, Weiss D, Salcuni PM, Myers JE
Tracking Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) in New York City Emergency Departments, 2002-2013 (PDF)
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Edelstein ZR, Newton-Dame R, Myers JE, Salcuni PM, Jacobson L
Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in Ambulatory Care Clinics, New York City, 2012-2014 (PDF)
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Wiewel EW, Rojas J
The HIV care continuum for housing program clients and persons living with HIV/AIDS overall, New York City, 2013 (PDF)
- Irvine MK, Chamberlin S, Robbins R, Robertson MK, Gorrell-Kulkarni S, Nash D.
“Improved care engagement and viral load suppression among HIV care coordination clients with psychosocial barriers at baseline” (oral presentation)
National Conference on Social Work and HIV/AIDS
New Orleans, LA — May 21-24, 2015
NYC Epidemiology Forum 2015
New York, NY — February 27, 2015
The 2015 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections
Seattle, Washington — February 23-26, 2015
- Wiewel EW, Torian LV, Xia Q, Braunstein SL
Care and Viral Suppression among Persons Newly Diagnosed with HIV, New York City, 20016-2013 (PDF) (oral presentation)
- Braunstein SL, Robertson ML, Myers J, Abraham B, Nash D
Reductions in Time from HIV Infection to ART Initiation in New York City (PDF)
- Sabharwal C, Shah S, Udeagu CC
Home HIV Testing and Medical Care: Doing the Right Thing (PDF)
- Wertheim JO, Kosakovsky Pond SL, Schfefler K, Smith DM, Mehta SR, Shah S, Forgione LA, and Torian LV.
Reconciling Named Partner and Genetic Partner HIV-1 Transmission Networks in New York City (PDF)
- Hanna DB, Ramaswamy C, Kaplan RC, Kizer JR, Zimmerman R, Braunstein SL
Cardiovascular Disease Mortality among HIV-Infected Persons, New York City, 2001-2012 (PDF)
IMN's 3rd Annual HealthIMPACT East
New York, New York — February 27, 2015
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