Kimberly Koester, PhD

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Kimberly Koester, PhD

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UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine
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Dr. Koester has been involved in HIV/AIDS prevention research since 1998 and has extensive experience as a qualitative health researcher. Currently, her work is focused on PrEP implementation and HIV health services research. She recently launched a CFAR early investigator study titled: Convenient and flexible internet-based access to PrEP for young men who have sex with men.

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  1. Shade SB, Steward WT, Koester KA, Chakravarty D, Myers JJ. Health information technology interventions enhance care completion, engagement in HIV care and treatment, and viral suppression among HIV-infected patients in publicly funded settings. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2015 Apr; 22(e1):e104-11.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24517539
  2. Koester KA, Morewitz M, Pearson C, Weeks J, Packard R, Estes M, Tulsky J, Kang-Dufour MS, Myers JJ. Patient navigation facilitates medical and social services engagement among HIV-infected individuals leaving jail and returning to the community. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2014 Feb; 28(2):82-90.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24093809
  3. Koester KA, Collins SP, Fuller SM, Galindo GR, Gibson S, Steward WT. Sexual healthcare preferences among gay and bisexual men: a qualitative study in San Francisco, California. PLoS One. 2013; 8(8):e71546.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23977073
  4. Capital Ka Cyrilliciriazova TK, Neduzhko OO, Kang Dufour M, Culyba RJ, Myers JJ. Evaluation of the effectiveness of HIV voluntary counseling and testing trainings for clinicians in the Odessa region of Ukraine. AIDS Behav. 2014 Jan; 18 Suppl 1:S89-95.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22970975
  5. Mi-Suk Kang Dufour, Andres Maiorana, Caroline Allen, Nadine Kassie, Marissa Thomas, Janet Myers. How Faith Based Organizations’ Doctrines Regarding Sexuality Affect Their Participation in the Public Health Response to HIV in the Eastern Caribbean. Sexuality Research and Social Policy. 2013 Sep 1; 10(3):221-232.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22892826
  6. Maiorana A, Rebchook G, Kassie N, Myers JJ. On being gay in Barbados: "Bullers" and "Battyboys" and their HIV risk in a societal context of stigma. J Homosex. 2013; 60(7):984-1010.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22827900
  7. Myers JJ, Kang Dufour MS, Koester KA, Rose CD, Shade SB, Maiorana A, Morin SF. Helping clinicians deliver consistent HIV prevention counseling to their HIV-infected patients. AIDS Care. 2013; 25(5):640-5.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22854158
  8. Shade SB, Sackett N, Khamarko K, Koester KA, Bie J, Newberry J, Beal J, Culyba R, Jacobson K, Kinder A, Nusser J, Myers JJ. Quality of comprehensive HIV care in underserved communities: does clinical training lead to improvement. Am J Med Qual. 2013 Mar-Apr; 28(2):143-50.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22854159
  9. Koester KA, Maiorana A, Morin SF, Rose CD, Shade S, Myers JJ. People living with HIV are receptive to HIV prevention interventions in clinical settings: a qualitative evaluation. AIDS Educ Prev. 2012 Aug; 24(4):295-308.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22841703
  10. Shade SB, Chakravarty D, Koester KA, Steward WT, Myers JJ. Health information exchange interventions can enhance quality and continuity of HIV care. Int J Med Inform. 2012 Oct; 81(10):e1-9.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22515867
  11. Myers JJ, Koester KA, Chakravarty D, Pearson C, Maiorana A, Shade SB, Steward WT. Perceptions regarding the ease of use and usefulness of health information exchange systems among medical providers, case managers and non-clinical staff members working in HIV care and community settings. Int J Med Inform. 2012 Oct; 81(10):e21-9.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22515736
  12. Steward WT, Koester KA, Collins SP, Maiorana A, Myers JJ. The essential role of reconfiguration capabilities in the implementation of HIV-related health information exchanges. Int J Med Inform. 2012 Oct; 81(10):e10-20.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22468977
  13. Myers JJ, Maiorana A, Chaturvedi SD, Guilin V, Buisker T, Khumalo-Sakutukwa G, Sealey-Thomas R, O'Keiffe C, Williams D. Uptake and Outcomes Associated with Implementation of a Community-Based Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing Program in Antigua and Barbuda. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 2016 09; 15(5):385-91.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22299672
  14. Christopoulos KA, Weiser SD, Koester KA, Myers JJ, White DA, Kaplan B, Morin SF. Understanding patient acceptance and refusal of HIV testing in the emergency department. BMC Public Health. 2012 Jan 03; 12:3.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22214543
  15. Kevin Khamarko, Kimberly A. Koester, Jennifer Bie, Robert B. Baron, Janet J. Myers. Developing Effective Clinical Trainers. SAGE Open. 2012 Apr 17; 2(2):2158244012448486.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21689039
  16. Christopoulos KA, Koester K, Weiser S, Lane T, Myers JJ, Morin SF. A comparative evaluation of the process of developing and implementing an emergency department HIV testing program. Implement Sci. 2011 Mar 30; 6:30.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21450053
  17. Christopoulos KA, Weiser SD, Koester KA, Myers JJ, White DA, Kaplan B, Morin SF. Understanding patient acceptance and refusal of HIV testing in the emergency department. BMC Public Health. 2012 Jan 03; 12:3.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20229132
  18. Grinstead O, Comfort M, McCartney K, Koester K, Neilands T. Bringing it home: design and implementation of an HIV/STD intervention for women visiting incarcerated men. AIDS Educ Prev. 2008 Aug; 20(4):285-300.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18673062
  19. Christopoulos KA, Koester K, Weiser S, Lane T, Myers JJ, Morin SF. A comparative evaluation of the process of developing and implementing an emergency department HIV testing program. Implement Sci. 2011 Mar 30; 6:30.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17594138
  20. Myers JJ, Shade SB, Rose CD, Koester K, Maiorana A, Malitz FE, Bie J, Kang-Dufour MS, Morin SF. Interventions delivered in clinical settings are effective in reducing risk of HIV transmission among people living with HIV: results from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)'s Special Projects of National Significance initiative. AIDS Behav. 2010 Jun; 14(3):483-92.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17577655
  21. Koester KA, Maiorana A, Vernon K, Myers J, Rose CD, Morin S. Implementation of HIV prevention interventions with people living with HIV/AIDS in clinical settings: challenges and lessons learned. AIDS Behav. 2007 Sep; 11(5 Suppl):S17-29.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17436072
  22. Janet J. Myers, Cheryl Modica, Mi-Suk Kang Dufour, Caryn Bernstein, Kathleen McNamara. Erratum to: Routine Rapid HIV Screening in Six Community Health Centers Serving Populations at Risk. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2010 Mar 1; 25(3):277-277.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16323037
  23. Gasasira AF, Dorsey G, Kamya MR, Havlir D, Kiggundu M, Rosenthal PJ, Charlebois ED. False-positive results of enzyme immunoassays for human immunodeficiency virus in patients with uncomplicated malaria. J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Aug; 44(8):3021-4.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16256243
  24. Morin SF, Khumalo-Sakutukwa G, Charlebois ED, Routh J, Fritz K, Lane T, Vaki T, Fiamma A, Coates TJ. Removing barriers to knowing HIV status: same-day mobile HIV testing in Zimbabwe. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2006 Feb 01; 41(2):218-24.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15905740
  25. Hahn JA, Bangsberg DR, McFarland W, Charlebois ED, Clark RA, Moss AR. HIV seroconversion among the homeless and marginally housed in San Francisco: a ten-year study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2004 Dec 15; 37(5):1616-9.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15385905