The 2023 Nebraska HIV Prevention & Care Update was a great success on 5/18/23 at UNO Barbara Weitz Center for Community Engagement. Hosted by the Nebraska Dept of Health and Human Services and KS/NE AIDS Education and Training Center, the program featured presenters and panelists representing the health department, Nebraska Medicine/UNMC Specialty Care Center, community-based organizations, and consumers of HIV care. Over 100 participants joined in person and virtually from across the region.
Here is a quick summary of what was discussed:
- New developments in HIV care in 2023
- Patient perspectives on aging with HIV
- Barriers to HIV prevention and PrEP for cisgender Black women
- HIV prevention and care needs for incarcerated and system-impacted people
- Updates in oral health access and correlations of health for people with HIV
- Best practices regarding PrEP uptake in disproportionally impacted communities of color in Nebraska
- HIV prevention and PrEP disparities for people who are Transgender
- Socioeconomic barriers to engaging patients in HIV care
- Lessons learned with long-acting antiretroviral therapy
For more information about this year’s conference, or if you are interested in getting involved in future Nebraska HIV Update conferences, please contact Nichole Regan at nregan@nebraskamed.com.