Conference Archives:
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Fast-Track Cities 2024 conference was the fifth in-person gathering of the Fast-Track Cities network. More than 600 delegates joined us for the conference, which took place 13-15 October 2024 in Paris, and was sponsored by the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC) in partnership with the Fast-Track Cities Institute (FTCI), Stop TB Partnership, and Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination.
This archive page houses the conference general session and oral abstract presentations. If there is not a presentation or video linked to a session or speaker, there is not a presentation or video associated with the session or speaker. The conference organizers request that any use of a presentation should include citation to both the presenting author and relevant conference information (e.g., Fast-Track Cities 2024, 13-15 October 2024, Paris).
DISCLOSURE
The Fast-Track Cities 2024 conference was made possible through grants and sponsorships from Merck Sharpe & Dohme, ViiV Healthcare, French ANRS, Health Care Advocates International, and Housing Works.
View the conference’s e-posters here.
Sunday, 13 October 2024
SKILLS-BUILDING WORKSHOPS 1
Data-Driven Policy Models to Increase Housing for People Living with HIV
Hosted by National HIV/AIDS Housing Coalition, Washington, DC, USA
SKILLS BUILDING WORKSHOPS 2
Accelerating City Equity to Restore Health Today and Tomorrow for All
Hosted by International Society for Urban Health, New York, NY, USA
SKILLS-BUILDING WORKSHOPS 3
BeyondZero: Unmuting the Voices of the Marginalized
Hosted by BeyondZero, East London, South Africa
Carrying the Torch High: Honoring Activism and Ensuring PLHIV Have a Place at the Table
Hosted by Paris sans Sida, Paris, France
SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
Bridging the Gap: Fast-Tracking Prevention and Treatment Access for Black Gay Men in Europe
Hosted by Global Black Gay Men Connect
Monday, 14 October 2024
CONFERENCE WELCOME
Fast-Track Cities: Reflecting on a Decade of Progress and Impact
Mayor Anne Hidalgo (City of Paris, France)
Christophe Martet (Paris sans Sida, Paris, France)
José M. Zuniga (IAPAC, Washington, DC, USA)
HIGH-LEVEL PANEL SESSION
Equity in Action: Driving Health Equity through Shared Responsibility
Moderator: José M. Zuniga (IAPAC and FTCI, Tampa, FL, USA)
Panelists:
Mayor Andrew Swaby (City of Kingston, Jamaica)
Mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov (City of Odesa, Ukraine)
Deputy Mayor Jean-Luc Romero-Michel (City of Paris, France)
Cllr. Zama Sokhabase (Municipality of eThekwini, South Africa)
Cllr. Anthony Perruzza (City of Toronto, ON, Canada)
Tetiana Deshko (Alliance for Public Health, Kyiv, Ukraine)
Meg Doherty (World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland)
Lucica Ditiu (Stop TB Partnership, Geneva, Switzerland)
PLENARY SESSIONS 1
Collaborative Care: Interdisciplinary HIV Testing and Linkage to Care
Moderator: Elske Hoornenborg (GGD Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Presenter: Mark Stoové (Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Australia)
Fast-Track ART: Leveraging Rapid HIV Treatment Initiation for U=U
Moderator: Carlos Cisneros (WHO, Geneva, Switzerland)
Presenter: Isolde Butler (CrescentCare, New Orleans, LA, USA)
Fast-Track PrEP: Navigating Pathways for Rapid HIV PrEP Scale-Up
Moderator: Michel Bourrelly (Marseille Sans Sida, Marseille, France)
Presenter: Jade Ghosn (Hôpital Bichat Claude-Bernard, Paris, France)
Community-Driven: Facilitating Long-Term Engagement in HIV Care
Moderator: Marie Zigoni (Bordeaux Sans Sida, Bordeaux, France)
Presenter: Florence Riako Anam (GNP+, Nairobi, Kenya)
SPONSORED LUNCH SYMPOSIUM
What is the City but the People? Leveraging Learnings from Fast-Track Cities
Sponsored by Merck Sharp and Dohme
ORAL ABSTRACT SESSIONS 1
HIV Prevention 1
A PrEP Decentralization Project: Almada on the Fast-Track to End the AIDS Epidemic
Presenter: André Gomes, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal
Awareness and Use of Oral PrEP and the Intention to Use Long-Acting PrEP among MSM in 6 European Fast Track Cities (FTC) & 1 Capital City: A Geo-Spatial Gap Analysis Based on Data From the PROTECT Survey
Presenter: Johann Kolstee, Maastricht University, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Barriers to a Regular Condom Use in Ukraine
Presenter: Kseniia Voronova, AIDS Healthcare Foundation Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
PrEP Awareness, Access and Adherence: A Qualitative Exploration between Three Minority Population Groups in London
Presenter: Renee West, GMI Partnership/Positive East, London, UK
EASY-TESTS: Preliminary Results of an Outreach Program for HIV/STI Testing and PrEP Targeting Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) and Transgender Populations in the Paris Region
Presenter: Thomas Grunemwald, Le 190 Sexual Health Center, Paris, France
HIV Prevention 2
Engaging Black, Asian and Ethnically Diverse Communities to Develop Community-Led Approaches to HIV Prevention
Presenter: Chantelle Walker, BHA, Greater Manchester, UK
Promising Preliminary Data for PrEP Well: A Multi-Component, Community-Led PrEP Implementation Strategy with Structural Supports for Transgender and Non-Binary Identified Persons in Los Angeles
Presenter: Erik Storholm, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
Beyond Syndemics: A Systematic, Multi-Level Framework to Build Evidence and Develop Biomedical HIV Prevention Interventions Specifically for People with Mental Illness
Presenter: Samuel Bunting, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
HIV Testing 1
Enhancing HIV Testing Accessibility: Quezon City’s SelfTest Xpress Initiative
Presenter: Darrel de los Santos, Quezon City Health Department, Quezon City, Philippines
Retrospective Data Analysis in the City of Johannesburg Sub-District C, South Africa: The Benefits of Secondary HIV Self-Screening Testing in Early Detection of Advance HIV Disease
Presenter: Mabjala Rosemary Letsoalo, Anova Health Institute, Roodepoort, Gauteng, South Africa
Estimating the Potential Health Economic Value of Universal Opt-out HIV Testing in Emergency Departments in Italy: A Modelling Study
Presenter: Murad Ruf, Gilead Sciences Europe, London, UK
Enhancing HIV Testing Services through Community Posts in Harare City, Zimbabwe, 2020- 2024
Presenter: Talent Bvochora-Mudavanhu, Harare City Health Department, Harare, Zimbabwe
HIV Testing 2
Advancing Equitable Access to HIV/HCV Testing among People who Inject Drugs: A Mixed-Method Study of A Multicomponent Implementation Strategy to Increase Adoption and Implementation of Opt-Out Testing at Syringe Services Programs
Presenter: Marina Plesons, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
Effects of a Faith-Based, Multilevel HIV Testing Intervention on HIV-Related Stigma among African American Church-Affiliated Populations
Presenter: Kathryn Derose, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
Innovations in HIV Testing Access and Community Health Engagement among Hispanic and Hard-to-Reach Populations in Arizona
Presenter: Lazaro Ruiz, University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Piloting an Alternate Novel In-House and Affordable Self-Testing Model for Clients Accessing Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis through Telehealth to Expand Access to Care in the United States
Presenter: Mark Erwin, Greenfield Worx LLC (340bwell), Austin, TX, USA
Syndemic Conditions 1
Co-Creating a Community-Led Mindfulness Instruction Intervention with Urban Female Sex Workers in the Dominican Republic to Reduce Intersectional Stigma and Improve Mental Health and HIV Outcomes
Presenter: Deanna Kerrigan, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
IMPAACT 2016: The ADAPT-ITT Framework Leveraging Youth and Supporter Voices in the Adaptation of a Trauma-Informed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Group-Based Intervention for Youth Living with HIV and Mental Health Distress
Presenter: Jennifer Libous, FHI 360 / IMPAACT, Washington, DC, USA
Piloting a Collaborative Care Model to Improve Substance Use Disorder Care for People with HIV
Presenter: Eric Roessler, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
The Impact of the Initial Diagnosis Disclosure Experience on Long-Term Mental Health Outcomes of the Longest-Living Survivors of Perinatal HIV
Presenter: Lauren Buscarino, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, Centereach, New York, NY, USA
Syndemic Conditions 2
Forming a PWUD Sector, Lessons Learnt, Barriers and Overcoming- How SA Activists are Working Towards Inclusive Platforms for Needs of PWUD and Harm Reduction Budget Advocacy
Presenter: Klaas Melusi Mtshweni, SANPUD/ PWUD SECTOR, Cape Town, South Africa
Intersectionality between Mental Health, Adherence and Treatment Failure in HIV Care – A Case study of Nairobi City
Presenter: Shillah Mwaniga Mwavua, Nairobi City County and Vrije University Amsterdam, Nairobi, Kenya
Knowledge Regarding HIV among Individuals with Opioid Dependence Syndrome: A Comparison of Treatment-naïve and Buprenorphine-maintained Individuals
Presenter: Nishtha Chawla, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Navigating Challenges and Enhancing Delivery of Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST) in Public Health: Insights from a Multicentric Study
Presenter: Mahadev Singh Sen, Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences, New Delhi, New Delhi, India
ORAL ABSTRACT SESSIONS 2
TB and Viral Hepatitis
Am I “Still” Positive for HCV? – A Study of Detection of HCV RNA Through Molecular Testing in the Privileged Space of an ETET (OEIRAS/CASCAIS)
Presenter: Alexandra Aguiar, SER+ Associação Portuguesa para a Prevenção e Desafio à Sida, Cascais, Portugal
Baseline Analysis and Cross-Country Differences Among Men who Have Sex with Men Enrolled in a Randomized Trial Aimed at Reducing Risk of HCV Reinfection: An Update From the ICECREAM Study
Presenter: Kris Hage, Public Health Service of Amsterdam, Department of infectious Diseases, Research and Prevention, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Control and Prevention of Infectious Diseases in Prison and Among Drug users: the Path to HCV Elimination in Luxembourg
Presenter: Yolanda Pires-Afonso (Inspection Sanitaire, Direction de la Santé, Ministère de la Santé, Strassen, Luxembourg)
Increasing Testing For HIV And Viral Hepatitis Through Promotion of The European Test Finder
Presenter: Caecilie Bom Kahama, CHIP (Centre of Excellence for Health, Immunity and Infections), Copenhagen, Denmark
Outcomes of a Community Screening Strategy for Hepatitis B and C in Migrant Population from High Prevalence Countries in Catalonia (MiCatC)
Presenter: Joan Colom Farran, Agència de Salut Pública de Catalunya (ASPCAT), Barcelona, Spain
Tuberculosis and HIV Co-infection: Lessons Learned from the National Infectious Diseases Reference Department in Senegal
Presenter: Assane Diouf, Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal
HIV Treatment and Care
Analysis of ARV Treatment Outcomes 12 Months after Re-Engagement in Jakarta, Indonesia
Presenter: Rachel Monique, FHI360, Jakarta, Indonesia
Automated Dispensing Medication System (Lulamed) as a Differentiated Service Delivery Model: An experience Sharing
Presenter: Yves Mafulu, AIDS Healthcare Foundation Eswatini, Manzini, Eswatini
Differentiated Care for Patients Living with HIV and Non-Communicable Diseases: An Account of the Experience within the eThekwini Municipality Primary Care Clinics, Durban, South Africa
Presenter: Yukteshwar Sookrajh, eThekwini Municipality Health Unit, eThekwini, South Africa
Implementation of Advanced Clinical Care in Clinics in Johannesburg
Presenter: Mokgadi Sinah Vlug, Inova Health Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa
Ethics/Disparities/Inequities
A Framework for Health Equity-in-Action Based on Local Government Capabilities
Presenter: Vera Scott, City of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Addressing HIV Testing Disparities: A Program for Racial Equity in Addiction Medicine Units
Presenter: Antoine Douaihy, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Black Community Representation in HIV Research, Ethics, and Practice
Presenter: Juddy Otti, One Voice Network/Africa Advocacy Foundation, London, UK
Bridging the Gap: How Jakarta’s Policy Innovations Advance Equity in HIV Care
Presenter: Eka Yuli Safitri, Jakarta Provincial Health Office, Jakarta, Indonesia
Changes in Patient Reported Outcomes among Participants of Three Programs to Mitigate Disparities in HIV Care across the HIV Care Continuum
Presenter: Larry Hearld, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA
Using the PrEP-to-Need Ratio to Explore Intersectional Inequities in Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Provision in Wales, United Kingdom
Presenter: Eleanor Cochrane, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
Community and Stakeholder Engagement
Access to Healthcare for Immigrants Living with HIV in Portugal. Are The Determinants Related to Access and Use of General Healthcare Services Similar to Determinants Related to Retention In HIV Care?
Presenter: Ana Luísa Duarte, Ser+, Portuguese Association for AIDS Challenge and Prevention, Cascais, Portugal
Breaking Barriers: Advancing Multi-Sectoral Support for PLHIV through Quezon City’s Service Delivery Network
Presenter: Sarah Conclara, Quezon City Health Department, Quezon City, Philippines
Differentiated Health services for Key Populations: Partnership between ÍRIS Association and Rangel Health Center
Presenter: Maria Elina Malau, Luanda Municipal Health Directorate, Luanda, Angola
Linkage to Care (LTC) of People with HIV (PHIV) In The Lisbon Metropolitan Area (AML) Between 2019 And 2023 by Treatment Activist Group (GAT) Community-Led Services
Presenter: Luís Diogo Barradas Palma, GAT – Grupo de Ativistas em Tratamento, Lisbon, Portugal
Optimizing HIV Care Delivery Through a Collaborative, Data-driven Approach with Continuous Quality Improvement at Somdech Phra Nangchao Sirikit Hospital, Chonburi, Thailand
Presenter: Patawee Boontanondha, Somdech Phranangchao Sirikit Hospital, Naval Medical Department, Sattahip, Thailand
Practical Tools to Promote HIV Housing Strategies
Presenter: Virginia Shubert, Housing Works, New York, USA
The Role of the Network in Bergamo Achieving 95-95-95 Goal
Presenter: Ilaria Mercurio, Bergamo Fast-Track City, Bergamo, Italy
Data Utilization and Policy Implementation
2018 – 2023: The Path of the FTCI Project in Italy to End HIV/AIDS
Presenter: Ilaria Mercurio, Bergamo Fast-Track City, Bergamo, Italy
Evidence-based Decision-Making in the HIV Continuum of Care Under Changing Funding and Health Information Dynamics in Maputo City, Mozambique
Presenter: Teles Nhanombe, Maputo, Mozambique
Implementing a Strategic Interim HIV Surveillance System for Sustained HIV Surveillance and Management: Adaptation from COVID-19 Pandemic in Quezon City, Philippines
Presenter: Johnedel Mendoza
Leveraging Individual Electronic Medical Records for Identifying the Gaps across the HIV Cascade
Presenter: Endang Lukitosari, Jakarta, Indonesia
Opportunities and Challenges to Providing Cross-Site Technical Assistance and Evaluation among Diverse HIV Programs
Presenter: Larry Hearld, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA
Practical Manual to Improve the Implementation of the Fast-Track Cities Strategy at the Municipal Level in Spain: The guide “How to Be a Fast-Track City”
Presenter: Jorge Garrido Fuentes, Apoyo Positivo, Madrid, Spain
Implementation of PrEP Equity Metrics at the City Level
Presenter: Patrick Sullivan, Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
Behavioral Research and Psychosocial Factors in HIV Care and Prevention
“A Country is More than its Capital” – A Geo-Spatial Gap Analysis of Oral PrEP Awareness, Eligibility and Use, and Intention to Use Long-Acting PrEP in France, Based on Project Survey Data.
Presenter: Kai Jonas, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
A Decade of Improving Adherence: A Longitudinal Study of the Undetectables Intervention
Presenter: Toorjo Ghose, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
Demographic Correlates of Awareness and Impact of the Undetectable Equals Untransmittable (U=U) Message in People Living with HIV from across Canada
Presenter: Sean B. Rourke, MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Do Alcohol Use and Intimate Partner Violence Increase Risk of Missed ART Doses among Men Living with HIV who Have Sex with Men?
Presenter: Susan Ramsey, Brown Medical School/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, USA
Rapid Initiation of Antiretrovirals for Persons who Inject Drugs Living with HIV at a Syringe Services Program: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study
Presenter: Marina Plesons, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, USA
Risk of Displacement Based on Neighborhood Level Socio-economic Factors Overtime Relates to Higher Depressive and Trauma Symptoms and Lower HIV Medication Adherence among Black Women Living with HIV in Miami, FL, USA
Presenter: Ian Wright, University of Miami, Miami, USA
SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
U=U University: Scaling Up U=U as Our Good News Strategy to End AIDS as a Public Health Threat
Hosted by Prevention Access Campaign
Tuesday, 15 October 2024
PANEL SESSION 1
From Silos to Synergy: Bridging Urban Health Initiatives
Moderator: Graham Alabaster (UN-Habitat, Geneva, Switzerland)
Panelists:
Mathieu Morand (C/Can, Zurich, Switzerland)
Sylviane Ratte (Partnership for Healthy Cities, Paris, France)
Sindhu Ravishankar (Fast-Track Cities Institute, Washington, DC, USA)
PLENARY SESSIONS 2
HCV-Free Cities: Best Practices and Strategies
Moderator: Sindhu Ravishankar (Fast-Track Cities Institute, Washington, DC, USA)
Presenter: Danny Morris (The Hepatitis C Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Islands of Elimination: Scaling Up Urban TB Responses
Moderator: José M. Zuniga (IAPAC and FTCI, Tampa, FL, USA)
Presenter: Nombulelo Magula (University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa)
Integrated Approaches: Improving Mental Health
Moderator: Marc Dixneuf (AIDES, Pantin, France)
Presenter: K. Rivet Amico (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA)
Innovative Inclusion: Community-Led Risk Reduction
Moderator: Micheal Ighodaro (Global Black Gay Men Connect, New York, NY, USA)
Presenter: Sbongile Nkosi (GNP+, Johannesburg, South Africa)
PANEL SESSION 2
Human First: Ending HIV Stigma as Stigma Warriors
Sponsored by IAPAC, Health Care Advocates International, Fast-Track Cities Institute
Moderator: Jorge Garrido (Apoyo Positivo, Madrid, Spain)
Panelists:
Florence Riako Anam (GNP+, Nairobi, Kenya)
Gary Blick (Health Care Advocates International, Stratford, CT, USA)
Sbongile Nkosi (GNP+, Johannesburg, South Africa)
Bruce Richman (Prevention Access Campaign, New York, NY, USA)
José M. Zuniga (IAPAC and FTCI, Tampa, FL, USA)
CLOSING REMARKS
Fast-Track Cities 2024: Charting a Future Course
José M. Zuniga (IAPAC and FTCI, Tampa, FL, USA)
