Current HPG, SPBP, and DOH conference schedule:
HPG and Townhall meeting September 18th & 19th – The virtual meeting schedualed for Thursday August 29th has been canceled. A New tentative, 2-day HPG meeting is schedualed for Wednesday September 18th and Thursday the 19th. The new meeting dates in September are expected to be virtual. Check back for updates.
October SPBP Meeting – October 24th (Thursday), 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, Penn Harris Hotel Trademark Collection by Wyndham, 1150 Camp Hill Buypass, Camp Hill, PA 17011 (717) 763-7117.
November HPG Meeting – November 20th and 21st (Wednesday & Thursday), Hilton Harrisburg, One N. 3nd St. Harrisburg, PA 17101 (717) 233-6000.
Two-day meetings:
➢ All meeting days begin at 9:00am and will include virtual participation options.
➢ Agendas for each meeting will be provided in advance with specific start and end times.
➢ Continental breakfast and lunch provided for those who RSVP to the meeting.
➢ HPG Community Members: PLEASE REMEMBER to submit a Travel Itinerary Form and
Request for Travel Expenses Reimbursement Form prior to leaving each in-person meeting.
For more meeting information, you can contact Kyle Fait at c-kyfait@pa.gov. To keep up with HPG events, consider joining our HPG affiliates list by emailing Paul Kabera at phk28@pitt.edu.
Past events:
May 2024 HPG meeting and Town Hall was held on Wednesday, May 1st, 2024 at Woodlands Inn and Resort. You can find presentation and support matierals from the event here.
June 2024 DOH HIV Conference in Pittsburgh – The Division of HIV Health held their anual HIV Conference in Pittsburgh, PA. To find more information about the conference, follow this link.
Conference presentations:
- 1. Allegheny County Health Department
- 2. MAI Panel
- 3. Affirming LGBTQ+ Youth
- 4a. Hep A&B
- 4b. Harm Reduction
- 4c. PEP
- 6a. Synergy Between HIV and STDs
- 6a2. Mpox
- 6b. IDU in Pennsylvania
- 6c. SPBP
- 7. AIDS Free Pgh Media Campaign
- Aging Our Way
July HPG Meeting – The meeting was held on July 10th and July 11th. Participants are asked to complete a survey so we can improve our HPG meetings going forward. Click here to fill out the survey. To review information and presentations from the meeting, click on the links below.
Meeting presentations and documents:
- 40 years of the Pitt Mens Study
- Ending the HIV Epidemic
- HIV Planning Group July Meeting Agenda
- HPG Strategy 1A Request form – Implement Data-to-Care D2C approaches
- HPG Strategy 1B Request form – Expand status neutral capacity across the commonwealth
- July 2024 Division of HIV HPG Meeting Announcements
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Stakeholder Engagement Update July 2024
- CQI FINAL Report
- HPG Protocols
- July HPG Update Ad Hoc Committee Employment
- SPBP Overview
>July SPBP Meeting Conference Call -July 25th (Thursday), 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. Previous meeting minutes (from April 2024) can be found here. A link to the virtual meeting will be sent directly to participants in advance. Addition materials for the July meeting:
- SPBP Advisory Council Agenda 07-25-24
- July meeting Drug Formulary – Recommended Additions 1Q 2024
- July meeting Drug Formulary – Recommended Exclusions 1Q 2024
