Nov. 2020
Education
Please complete the ANAC Learning Needs Assessment Survey
We invite all ANAC members to participate in our annual Learning Needs Assessment Survey. Your responses will help us plan our nursing and inter-professional education programs and CNE focus for 2021. This survey will be open through Dec. 7. Please respond now!


COVID-19 webinar
Join us Dec. 8 at 1 p.m. ET for a webinar on COVID-19 Clinical Trials in Communities of Color, hosted in partnership with the COVID-19 Prevention Network. Panelists will explore health equity and COVID-19, including vaccine preparedness in disproportionally impacted communities. The webinar is open to all and registration is required. 
Conference
ANAC2020 was held Nov. 11-13, but you can still register to view all conference sessions on-demand and obtain CNE through Dec. 31. View the agenda and register today.

The Association of Nurses in AIDS Care is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

We are thrilled to share the ANAC2020 award winners with you. Click here to learn about this year's awardees.
Medscape reviews of ANAC2020
Medscape published summaries and reviews of five ANAC2020 sessions:
  • Same Day PrEP Initiation in the Detroit Public Health STD Clinic
  • Patterns of Follow Up After an Abnormal Anal Pap Test in Persons Living with HIV
  • Gender, Sexual Behavior and Black College Students Intent to Receive the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccine 
  • Treating Hepatitis C in the HIV clinical care setting using the HIV care continuum model 
  • COVID-19 in Persons Living With HIV 

Click here to read the reviews and get a sample of the quality of ANAC2020's sessions.
Giving Tuesday
Support ANAC on Giving Tuesday
This year, Giving Tuesday coincides with World AIDS Day! So, on Dec. 1, we are asking all our members and supporters to help us move our mission of education and advocacy forward with a gift of any amount. Our goal is to raise $5,000. One way to give is to “donate the difference”, giving a portion of what you would have paid to attend ANAC2020 in person. Click here to donate!
HIV/AIDS Nursing Certification
HANCB updates
Starting June 1, 2021, exciting changes are coming to the HANCB certification process for ACRN/AACRN. In addition, HANCB will be introducing a new certification for LPN/LVNs. Details of the updated certification process will be posted on the HANCB website soon. If you any questions about how this change will affect your status please contact Lynda Wileman. 
JANAC
Roberson Reviewers
In recognition of Dr. Donna Roberson’s steadfast commitment to JANAC, individuals completing 100 or more reviews will be recognized as Roberson Reviewers. Thank you, Donna!

Submit to special issue on resilience
JANAC has extended its deadline for submissions to Feb. 1, 2021 for its special issue, Resilience and Wellbeing throughout the Lifespan in People Living with HIV. Click here for more details.

JANAC releases curated collection for World AIDS Day
JANAC has created a curated collection for World AIDS Day, featuring a collection of articles published by JANAC in 2020. The collection focuses on diverse content essential to HIV prevention, care and treatment. This timely collection includes authors from across the globe and covers important clinical information, as well as qualitative and implementation research topics.
Global
ICAP hosts World AIDS Day event
ANAC partner organization ICAP at Columbia University is hosting a World AIDS Day event on Thursday, Dec. 3 from 10-11:30 a.m. EDT entitled Tackling Two Pandemics: HIV and COVID-19, featuring Dr. Anthony Fauci and a panel of global health experts. Click here to learn more.
ANAC News
Committee meetings
This year, our committee meetings will be held virtually between Dec. 2 and Dec. 10 in lieu of the committee meetings typically held during conference. All members are invited to attend any committee meeting of interest. Meetings will be one hour and held on Zoom, each featuring a short, timely presentation, updates on the committee work, goals for 2021 and an invitation to get more involved with the committee, if interested. View the list of meetings and register in advance for a meeting link and confirmation. 

Annual business meeting
At the annual ANAC Business Meeting, held virtually on Nov. 18, a summary of the 2020 ANAC committees was announced. Committee information can be found here.

Washington, D.C. chapter to host virtual 5B screening
Join our Washington, D.C. chapter and The George Washington University School of Nursing for a virtual screening of the film "5B" on World Aids Day, Dec. 1 at 6 p.m. Following the screening, there will be a panel discussion with some of the nurses whose stories are highlighted in the film. Register here by this Friday, Nov. 27.

Project Kindle to host SPEAK OUT event
ANAC member Denise Corrigan invites ANAC members to attend Project Kindle's SPEAK OUT (Sharing Personal Experiences and Knowledge; Our Unique Truths), a live event where young people with HIV or AIDS will share their personal stories. The event will be held Dec. 1 at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT on Project Kindle's Facebook page.

Jeffrey Kwong appointed Co-Medical Director of HIV-AGE Initiative
ANAC member Jeffrey Kwong, DNP, MPH, AGPCNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN
was appointed the Co-Medical Director of the HIV-AGE initiative, a joint venture between the American Academy of HIV Medicine and the American Geriatrics Society. He is the first NP in this role. This initiative provides clinical guidelines on HIV and aging, as well as CME/CE opportunities for clinicians.
HIV & Aging: Mitochondria to the Metropolis - Population Determinants of Health
The Emory School of Nursing is hosting a virtual HIV & Aging conference April 14-16, 2021. Registration will open soon. The Call for Abstracts is open, as is the application for the conference's Mentor Workshop.