Brown Bag Lunches

The Brown Bag Lunch Webinar Series improves HIV care and treatment through training, networking, and mobilization. The monthly web-trainings are done in collaboration with leading partners in the HIV field and teaches participants about biomedical information, HIV-related policy, and research as well as other pertinent health issues. These webinars are free but do require advance registration.

Support. Act. Change: Transforming The Impact of HIV On Southern Black Communities

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    This monthly Brown Bag Lunch session will explore the most recent data on the impact of HIV on the South, particularly the impact of the southern HIV epidemic on Black communities. 

    You will also learn about community-led efforts from our partners, Southern AIDS Coalition, to reduce the disproportionate impact of HIV on the south.

    Date and Time

    Thursday, August 26, 2.00 PM ET

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    Presenters

    Dafina Ward, JD, Executive Director, Southern AIDS Coalition, brings more than a dozen years of experience leading community-focused HIV programs in the southern United States and is committed to ending siloed approaches to transformation and regional healing. Based in coastal South Carolina, she has been with the Southern AIDS Coalition since 2018 and has served as Executive Director since December 2020.

    Mardrequs Harris, Director of Community Investments, Southern AIDS Coalition, has nearly a decade of professional experience working in varying sects of public health with an emphasis on HIV/AIDS. He currently serves as Director of Community Investments for Southern AIDS Coalition, where he directs SAC’s grantmaking portfolio and its other programming as a Coordinating Center for the Gilead COMPASS Initiative®.

    You can also access the SHAAD Resource Guide here.

    About

    The Brown Bag Lunch Webinar Series improves HIV care and treatment through training, networking, and mobilization. The monthly web-trainings are done in collaboration with leading partners in the HIV field and teaches participants about biomedical information, HIV-related policy, and research as well as other pertinent health issues. These webinars are free but do require advance registration. Learn more about our Brown Bag Lunches here. 

    Contact

    To learn more about our monthly Brown Bag Lunch program, please contact Tenesha J. Lewis, Senior Manager, Training & Capacity Building.

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    • The Future of U=U in Black America

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    In this session, we’ll take a look at the Undetectable Equals Untransmittable or U=U movement over the years, as well as discuss the newest initiative of the Prevention Access Campaign (PAC)–“The Journey to 400K”– and the importance of prioritizing people living with HIV in order to finally see an end to this epidemic.

    Date and Time

    Thursday, July 22, 2.00 PM ET

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    About

    The Brown Bag Lunch Webinar Series improves HIV care and treatment through training, networking, and mobilization. The monthly web-trainings are done in collaboration with leading partners in the HIV field and teach participants about biomedical information, HIV-related policy, and research as well as other pertinent health issues. These webinars are free but do require advance registration. Learn more about our Brown Bag Lunches here. 

    Contact

    To learn more about our monthly Brown Bag Lunch program, please contact Tenesha J. Lewis, Senior Manager, Training & Capacity Building.

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    • Building The HIV Workforce: The AAHU Model

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    For over 2 decades, the Black AIDS Institute has led the fight to end HIV in Black communities by building the capacity of the HIV workforce.

    The June Brown Bag Lunch will re-launch BAI’s well-known African American HIV University (AAHU) initiative with 7 integrated workforce education components and a 2021-2022 curriculum.

    Join Tenesha J. Lewis, Senior Manager, Training & Capacity Building, to learn about the AAHU Model.

    Read more about the AAHU initiative here.

    Date and Time

    Thursday, June 24, 2.00 PM ET

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    About

    The Brown Bag Lunch Webinar Series improves HIV care and treatment through training, networking, and mobilization. The monthly web-trainings are done in collaboration with leading partners in the HIV field and teach participants about biomedical information, HIV-related policy, and research as well as other pertinent health issues. These webinars are free but do require advance registration. Learn more about our Brown Bag Lunches here. 

    Contact

    To learn more about our monthly Brown Bag Lunch program, please contact Tenesha J. Lewis, Senior Manager, Training & Capacity Building.

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    • HIV Vaccines: Research and Trends

    Discussion:

    Watch the recorded May Brown Bag Lunch here.

    May 18 is HIV Vaccine Research Awareness Day. Join this month’s Brown Bag Lunch webinar to commemorate the scientific journey of the HIV vaccine that is currently in clinical trials with a discussion about research and trends.

    Featured Speaker: Dr. Hyman Scott, Medical Director for Clinical Research, Bridge HIV, San Francisco Department of Public Health

    Date and Time:

    Thursday, May 27, 2021, 2.00 PM ET

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    About:

    The Brown Bag Lunch Webinar Series improves HIV care and treatment through training, networking, and mobilization. The monthly web-trainings are done in collaboration with leading partners in the HIV field and teach participants about biomedical information, HIV-related policy, and research as well as other pertinent health issues. These webinars are free but do require advance registration. Learn more about our Brown Bag Lunches here. 

    Contact:

    To learn more about our monthly Brown Bag Lunch program, please contact Tenesha J. Lewis, Senior Manager, Training & Capacity Building.

    Dismantling Black Trans Stigma and HIV

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    Watch the recorded April Brown Bag Lunch here.

    Black AIDS Institute is committed to using its platform to create visibility for the Black trans community. 44% of all Black trans women are living with HIV compared to 7% of white trans women. Therefore, to commemorate National Trans HIV Testing Day on April 18, we’re proud to share that this month’s Brown Bag Lunch features a critical conversation around intersecting stigmas: being Black, trans, and impacted by HIV.

    Featured speaker: Zakia J. McKensey, Founder and Executive Director, Nationz Foundation

    Date and Time

    April 22, 2.00 PM ET

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    About Brown Bag Lunches:

    The Brown Bag Lunch Webinar Series improves HIV care and treatment through training, networking, and mobilization. The monthly web-trainings are done in collaboration with leading partners in the HIV field and teach participants about biomedical information, HIV-related policy, and research as well as other pertinent health issues. These webinars are free but do require advance registration. Learn more about our Brown Bag Lunches here. 

    Contact:

    To learn more about our monthly Brown Bag Lunch program, please contact Tenesha J. Lewis, Senior Manager, Training & Capacity Building, TeneshaL@blackaids.org

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    • GirlStrong: Leading the Fight Against HIV and COVID-19

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    Now you can watch the recorded March Brown Bag Lunch here.

    In honor of Women’s History Month, BAI’s March Brown Bag Lunch webinar is “GirlStrong: Leading the Fight Against HIV and COVID-19.”

    Join Myriam Johnstone, BAI’s Biomedical Research Program Manager, as she breaks down findings from women scientists at this year’s Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI).

    Learn and ask questions about moving through COVID-19, including race and sex/gender gaps, as well as access to care and family planning/pregnancy for women living with HIV.

    Date and Time

    March 25th at 11AM PT/2PM ET

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    ABOUT

    Black AIDS Institute’s Brown Bag Lunch Webinar Series improves HIV care and treatment through training, networking, and mobilization. The monthly web-trainings are done in collaboration with leading partners in the HIV field and teaches participants about biomedical information, HIV-related policy, and research as well as other pertinent health issues. These webinars are free but do require advance registration.

    CONTACT:

    Tenesha J. Lewis, MPH (She/Her), Senior Manager, Training & Capacity Building, TeneshaL@blackaids.org

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    • Research Update: HIV Research 4 Prevention (HIVR4P) Conference

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    Now you can watch our first Brown Bag Lunch of 2021!

    Get the latest scientific updates from the just-concluded HIV Research 4 Prevention Conference presented by Myriam Johnstone, BAI’s Biomedical Research Training & Education Program Manager.

    Representatives of health departments, community-based organizations, and educational institutions, as well as interested individuals, are encouraged to attend. Together, let’s explore, and act on, initiatives that work to end HIV in Black communities.

    When we are equipped with accurate knowledge and tools, we can effectively combat HIV/AIDS, root causes, and stigma. This year, we will continue to embody BAI’s mission to end HIV in Black communities through our monthly Brown Bag Lunch (BBL) Series.

    Date and Time:

    February 25, 11 A.M PT/2 P.M. ET

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    About:

    Black AIDS Institute’s Brown Bag Lunch Webinar Series improves HIV care and treatment through training, networking, and mobilization. The monthly web-trainings are done in collaboration with leading partners in the HIV field and teaches participants about biomedical information, HIV-related policy, and research as well as other pertinent health issues. These webinars are free but do require advance registration.

    Contact:

    Tenesha J. Lewis, MPH (She/Her), Senior Manager, Training & Capacity Building, TeneshaL@blackaids.org

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    • Biomedical Interventions

    Discussion
    1. Understand the difference in formulations and use of PrEP and PEP
    2. Understand the theory and application of treatment as prevention
    Date and Time

    December 8, 2020

    About

    The Black AIDS Institute’s Brown Bag Lunch Webinar Series improves HIV care and treatment through training, networking, and mobilization. The monthly web-trainings are done in collaboration with leading partners in the HIV field and teach participants about biomedical information, HIV-related policy, and research as well as other pertinent health issues. These webinars are free but do require advance registration.

    HIV Science 2.0

    Discussion
    1. Center HIV science of topics that are often left out, including vertical transmission and aging with HIV
    2. Discuss why these particular topics are notable and unique
    3. Talk about the unique needs of folks aging with HIV
    Date and Time

    November 10, 2020

    ABOUT

    The Black AIDS Institute’s Brown Bag Lunch Webinar Series improves HIV care and treatment through training, networking, and mobilization. The monthly web-trainings are done in collaboration with leading partners in the HIV field and teach participants about biomedical information, HIV-related policy and research as well as other pertinent health issues. These webinars are free but do require advance registration.

    An AIDS 2020 Recap

     Discussion
    1. Review the new research that was shared at the International AIDS Society’s AIDS 2020 conference
    2. Highlight some of the information shared at the conference, as it relates to different populations
    3. Understand how the COVID-19 pandemic was of interest during the AIDS 2020 conference, and how that relates to the HIV workforce and landscape
    DATE AND TIME

    October 13, 2020

    ABOUT

    The Black AIDS Institute’s Brown Bag Lunch Webinar Series improves HIV care and treatment through training, networking, and mobilization. The monthly web-trainings are done in collaboration with leading partners in the HIV field and teach participants about biomedical information, HIV-related policy, and research as well as other pertinent health issues. These webinars are free but do require advance registration.

    Client-Centered Prevention and Care, and Harm Reduction

    Discussion
    1. Define ‘client-centered prevention and care’ and ‘harm reduction.’
    2. Frame why these terms are of specific importance when working with Black clients.
    3. Speak specifically about how the Black AIDS Institute’s prevention and care team centers clients to wholly address their needs.
    4. Discuss how and why harm reduction is important in an HIV prevention setting
    Date and Time

    September 8, 2020

    About

    The Black AIDS Institute’s Brown Bag Lunch Webinar Series improves HIV care and treatment through training, networking, and mobilization. The monthly web-trainings are done in collaboration with leading partners in the HIV field and teach participants about biomedical information, HIV-related policy, and research as well as other pertinent health issues. These webinars are free but do require advance registration.

    Masking Inequities: Can WE Overcome Pandemic Politics?

    Discussion
    1. Inadequate testing, mask debates, hot-spots locked down or open? 
    2. How public health politics are harming Black communities
    Date and Time

    August 16, 2020

    About

    The Black AIDS Institute’s Brown Bag Lunch Webinar Series improves HIV care and treatment through training, networking, and mobilization. The monthly web-trainings are done in collaboration with leading partners in the HIV field and teach participants about biomedical information, HIV-related policy, and research as well as other pertinent health issues. These webinars are free but do require advance registration.

    A ‘We the People’ Research Discussion on Medical Mistrust

    Discussion

    Join us for a discussion about medical mistrust and ways our communities are combatting the negative effects on Black communities.

    Date and Time

    July 14

    About

    The Black AIDS Institute’s Brown Bag Lunch Webinar Series improves HIV care and treatment through training, networking, and mobilization. The monthly web-trainings are done in collaboration with leading partners in the HIV field and teach participants about biomedical information, HIV-related policy, and research as well as other pertinent health issues. These webinars are free but do require advance registration.

    Re-Opening Too Soon

    Discussion

    States phase out restrictions without safeguards, while new research maps the need to address Black disparities. How we can prepare to be safe at home, and safe at work?

    Date and Time

    June 12, 2020

    About

    The Black AIDS Institute’s Brown Bag Lunch Webinar Series improves HIV care and treatment through training, networking, and mobilization. The monthly web-trainings are done in collaboration with leading partners in the HIV field and teach participants about biomedical information, HIV-related policy, and research as well as other pertinent health issues. These webinars are free but do require advance registration.

    How Generations of Trauma Fuel COVID-19

    Discussion

    A discussion on historical trauma, healing, and restoring wellness in Black Communities

    Date and Time

    May 19, 2020

    About

    The Black AIDS Institute’s Brown Bag Lunch Webinar Series improves HIV care and treatment through training, networking, and mobilization. The monthly web-trainings are done in collaboration with leading partners in the HIV field and teach participants about biomedical information, HIV-related policy, and research as well as other pertinent health issues. These webinars are free but do require advance registration.

    Race + Place: Is COVID-19 a Black Disease?

    Date and Time

    April 14, 2020

    Recording

    https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/9001489897119566081

    About

    The Black AIDS Institute’s Brown Bag Lunch Webinar Series improves HIV care and treatment through training, networking, and mobilization. The monthly web-trainings are done in collaboration with leading partners in the HIV field and teach participants about biomedical information, HIV-related policy, and research as well as other pertinent health issues. These webinars are free but do require advance registration.

    Women trailblazing throughout the HIV Epidemic

    Date and Time

    March 17, 2020

    Recording

    https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/585220967358894082

    About

    The Black AIDS Institute’s Brown Bag Lunch Webinar Series improves HIV care and treatment through training, networking, and mobilization. The monthly web-trainings are done in collaboration with leading partners in the HIV field and teach participants about biomedical information, HIV-related policy, and research as well as other pertinent health issues. These webinars are free but do require advance registration.

    We the People: Past and Present

    Date and Time

    February 11, 2020

    Recording

    https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/3085297102621008643

    About

    The Black AIDS Institute’s Brown Bag Lunch Webinar Series improves HIV care and treatment through training, networking, and mobilization. The monthly web-trainings are done in collaboration with leading partners in the HIV field and teach participants about biomedical information, HIV-related policy, and research as well as other pertinent health issues. These webinars are free but do require advance registration.

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