Overview

The KY AETC Annual Conference provides the latest information regarding HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C and related conditions. Attendance at the conference is open to physicians, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, social workers, healthcare workers, health educators and therapists who currently provide or could provide care services to persons living with HIV/AIDS.

Topics and speakers currently include (Enduring available soon):

PCSS Buprenorphine Training 
Laura Fanucchi, MD, and Hermione Hurley, MBChB 
 

A rapidly evolving illicit drug supply and its impact on injection-related harm: Implications for Public Health 
Jon Zibbell, PhD 
 

Addressing the Infectious Complications of the Opioid Epidemic in Rural Appalachia: The Kentucky Hepatitis C Treatment Project (KeY Treat)   Jennifer Havens, PhD 
 

Cardiovascular Prevention in Persons with HIV   
Carl Fichtenbaum, MD 
 

HIV Diagnostic Perils and Pitfalls: from Pregnancy to PrEP and Beyond 
Christopher Bositis, MD, AAHIVS 


Strategies for HIV Treatment including Long-Acting ART 
Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH 

Utilizing Psychedelics to Provide Mental Health Support to Underserved and Vulnerable Populations 
Deidre Lafferty, MSSW, LCSW 

 

Couture Care: Trans Care as a strategy to HIV prevention and treatment 
Christina Madison, PharmD, FCCP, AAHIVP, and Lucas Rojas 
 

Sexually Transmitted Infections: What's New in Treatment and Prevention   
Michelle Collins-Ogle, MD, FFAP, FFIDS, AAHIVS 
 

Caring for the Unsheltered and the Challenges it Presents   
Tyler Evans, MD, MS, MPH, AAHIVS, DDTM&H, FIDSA, and Jim Withers, MD 
 

Prevention and Management of Hepatitis B and C Infections   
Kristen Marks, MD 

To Pap or not to Pap? That and other questions in HIV Primary Care   
Marwan Haddad, MD, MPH, AAHIVS 
 

New and Investigational ART 
Roy Gulick, MD, MPH 
 

Latent Tuberculosis Infection 
Moises Huaman Jo, MD, MSc 
 

Addressing Challenges in Alzheimer’s Disease Among People with HIV 
Victor Valcour, MD, PhD 
 

Navigating the Complexity of Anxiety and ADHD symptoms   
Ben Lafferty, MD 
 

Sexual wellness clinics to Low Barrier to Care Access Centers: Pitfalls and Successes 
Jason Halperin, MD, MPH 
 

Intersection of Immigration and HIV Status 
Emily Jones, JD