CFAR Scientific Symposium

2013 CFAR Scientific Symposium: Implementation Sciences and the Global Response to HIV/AIDS

Bringing Research to Reality Locally, Nationally, Internationally

For the first time in the global response to HIV/AIDS, consensus is emerging that turning the tide against the global pandemic is possible. Treatment of HIV infection has evolved from toxic, complex and relatively brittle to well tolerated, simple and potent. HIV-infection persons, especially if treated early in the course of disease, can expect normal lifespans. Prevention of HIV-infection with pre-exposure prophylaxis, male circumcision and through antiretroviral therapy-mediated HIV RNA suppression of infected individuals has been shown to be efficacious and, in particular for pregnant women or serodiscordant partnerships, dramatic.

The emergence of efficacious interventions for treatment and prevention of HIV has brought a new generation of scientific challenges into clear focus: how do we optimally implement these tools in the complex, resource-limited, and sometimes chaotic real-world settings? Implementation science seeks to respond to this critical challenge by quantifying the gaps between evidence and practice and identifying strategies to close these gaps. To do so, the leading edge of the field must understand and influence individual, community, organizational, and systems behaviors. Incorporating insights from psychology, sociology, business administration, economics and other fields is critical for progress.

The Symposium goal is to promote conversation, cross pollination, collaboration, and create momentum for implementation science research at UCSF.

Session I: The Emerging Importance of Implementation Science Research in the Global Response to the HIV/AIDS Epidemic

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Presentation from UCSF-GIVI CFAR's 14th Annual Research Symposium, Implementation Sciences and the Global response to HIV AIDS: Bringing Research to Reality - Locally, Nationally, Internationally, held Friday, October 25, 2013.

The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and the State of the Treatment Response

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Presentation from UCSF-GIVI CFAR's 14th Annual Research Symposium, Implementation Sciences and the Global response to HIV AIDS: Bringing Research to Reality - Locally, Nationally, Internationally, held Friday, October 25, 2013.

The Efficiency and Effectiveness Initiative at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

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Presentation from UCSF-GIVI CFAR's 14th Annual Research Symposium, Implementation Sciences and the Global response to HIV AIDS: Bringing Research to Reality - Locally, Nationally, Internationally, held Friday, October 25, 2013.

Cascade of HIV Care in Uganda

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Presentation from UCSF-GIVI CFAR's 14th Annual Research Symposium, Implementation Sciences and the Global response to HIV AIDS: Bringing Research to Reality - Locally, Nationally, Internationally, held Friday, October 25, 2013.

Implementation Science for HIV Prevention and Care: NIMH Perspective and Priorities

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Session II: Implementation Science: Current Frameworks and Analytic Approaches

Disseminating Implementation and Dissemination Research

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A Theoretical Framework for Understanding Health Provider Behavior

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Mixed Methods and Measures in Implementation Research

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Beyond Efficacy - Innovative Designs for Effectivenessities

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Break-out Room A: Community and Patient Behavior

Uptake of PrEP in the Real World Demonstration Projectities

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Small Incentives for HIV Testing

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Is the Health Fair a Generalizable Strategy to HIV Testing in Africa?

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Session IV: Training to Promote Implementation Science Research in HIV/AIDS

Planning for an Implementation Science Training Program at Makerere University in Uganda

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Training African Scientists in Implementation and Dissemination Research

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Adapting UCSF Implementation Science Curriculum to Meet the Needs of HIV Focused Public Health Practitioners

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NIH Training in Implementation Science

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Chair
Elvin Geng, MD, MPH
Former Director, CFAR Implementation Science Working Group (2016-2019)
Planning Committee
Diane Havlir, MD
Director, UCSF AIDS Research Institute; Chief, Division of HIV, ID, and Global Medicine