The sixth Biomedical HIV Prevention Summit brings together community leaders and HIV advocates to learn the latest information around the effective use of biomedical HIV prevention techniques, including Treatment as Prevention (TasP) and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP).
While the speakers are being confirmed, planned plenary sessions include:
• Plenary Sessions
• The Role of Biomedical Prevention in Ending the HIV Epidemic
• Grinding Stigma in the Underground: Negotiating Sex in the Apps’ World
• Can Fantasies Become Realities? The Quest for Multi-purpose Prevention Products
• The PrEPpy Awards
NMAC has announced Covid safety protocols for the 2022 Biomedical HIV Prevention Summit in Chicago April 20 and 21:
All conference attendees must be fully vaccinated. Fully vaccinated for the Summit means that registrants have received both shots and a booster if the second shot was received more than six months prior to the conference. Registrants must upload their vaccine card no later than Friday, April 8 to https://hosted-pages.id.me/health/2022-biomedical-hiv-prevention-summit. If we do not receive vaccine credentials by this date registrants will not be allowed entry to the conference.
Masks are encouraged but not required in the Summit conference space (plenary ballroom, foyers, workshop rooms, exhibit space). For updated information on the City of Chicago’s mask requirements, visit their website – https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/covid-19/home.html.
“We want to make sure that the 2022 Biomedical HIV Prevention Summit is as safe as possible for attendees,” said Paul Kawata, Executive Director of NMAC. “While there is no absolute guarantee, we want to take every reasonable precaution to prevent Covid transmission during the Summit, particularly for our attendees who are living with HIV. These protocols are based on guidelines recommended by the CDC and by requirements posted by the city of Chicago.”
NMAC has launched the 2022 US Conference on HIV/AIDS (USCHA) website at https://uscha.life/. Registration for USCHA and with applications for scholarships and abstract submissions are now open.
The 2022 USCHA is scheduled to be held Oct. 8-11 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
“The launch of the 2022 website is the next step to USCHA hopefully returning to an in-person conference,” said Paul Kawata, Executive Director of NMAC. “We are actively planning a live conference for October in San Juan and we will do everything we can to make that happen. We hope that our constituents will understand that conditions can change quickly and that we will adapt to respond to them. They can also rest assured that we will apply all necessary protocols to make USCHA as safe as possible for attendees.”
NMAC leads with race to urgently fight for health equity and racial justice to end the HIV epidemic in America. Since 1987, NMAC has advanced our mission through a variety of programs and services, including: a public policy education program, national and regional training conferences, a treatment and research program, numerous electronic and print materials, and a website: www.nmac.org. NMAC also serves as an association of AIDS service organizations, providing valuable information to community-based organizations, hospitals, clinics, and other groups assisting individuals and families affected by the HIV epidemic.
