Event Title | 20th Annual World AIDS Day Symposium |
Location | UNC campus- 1131 Bioinformatics Building |
Sponsor | UNC Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) - UNC Center for AIDS Research and the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases |
Date/Time | 11/30/2018 |
Session Status | Session | Session Date | Start Time | End Time | Cutoff |
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Expired | HIV and Health in the Transgender Community | 11/30/2018 | 8:30 AM | 12:00 AM | none |
Expired | Multicultural Approaches for Engagement with the Transgender Community | 11/30/2018 | 1:00 PM | 12:00 AM | none |
20th Annual World AIDS Day Symposium
Friday, November 30, 2018
8:30am -3:00pm
Bioinformatics Building 1131, UNC Campus
Lunch will be provided - Registration is required - Admission is free
World AIDS Day, started in 1988, is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, increase awareness, combat stigma, and improve education. The World AIDS Day Symposium features presentations by UNC faculty members, expert research and medical professionals, and panel discussions. The event is sponsored by the UNC Center for AIDS Research and the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases.
Detailed Schedule Coming Soon!
Registration 8:00AM-8:30AM
Morning Session: HIV and Health in the Transgender Community 8:30AM-12:00PM
8:30-8:40am Introduction - Ames Simmons,Esq, Director of Transgender Policy, Equality North Carolina
8:40-9:20am Tonia Poteat, PhD, PA-C, UNC Chapel Hill: HIV and Transgender Communities
9:20-10:00am Wesley Thompson, MHS, PA-C, Ballantyne Family Medicine, Charlotte: Transgender Health and HIV
10:00-10:40am Nina Jain, MD, UNC Family Medicine, Gender Clinic: Gender Incongruent Children and Adolescents
10:40-11:00am BREAK
11:00am-12:00pm Nothing For Us Without Us: Transgender Panel
Lunch 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Afternoon Session: Multicultural Approaches for Engagement with the Transgender Community 1:00PM-3:00PM
1:00-1:05pm Introduction - Caressa Harding, MA, CHC, UNC Chapel Hill
1:05-1:25pm Bri Walker, Co-chair, Emory University CFAR CAB
1:25-1:45pm Ames Simmons, Esq, Director of Transgender Policy, Equality North Carolina: NC Public health Policy Implications for the Trans Community
1:45-2:05pm Joaquín Carcaño, Director of Community Organizing, Latino Commission on AIDS: Addressing and Affirming Multiple Identities to Engage the Transgender Latinx Community in Healthcare
2:05-2:25pm Xian Brooks, MPH: Triangle Area Community Involvement in Research
2:25-2:40pm Special Closing Performance - "House of Cox"
2:45-3:00pm Evaluations