Upcoming MidAtlantic AETC Events

The MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC) has plenty of training and education opportunities coming up for new public health staff and those who could use a refresher. Many important trainings related to HIV prevention and Ryan White are scheduled in May and June; don’t miss the chance to get the “facts and fundamentals” skills under your belt! Some crucial opportunities include:
Find the full offering of in-person training programs and online on-demand opportunities available on the MidAtlantic AETC website.
Ryan White Launches New Webpages
The Ryan White team launched new webpages this month, replacing their previous pages. The pages no longer refer to HIV Care Services, using the unit program names instead.
You will find the pages located differently on our website navigation. Some of the old pages no longer exist. We suggest familiarizing yourself with the new pages and where information is located on the pages. Bookmark any new pages that you may need to use frequently.
Thank you to the staff who worked hard on this project! We appreciate you meeting with staff and community members to get feedback on how best to rework these web pages.
Hepatitis Awareness Month: Thank You!
Hepatitis Awareness Month comes to a close this weekend. Thank you to all our partners who have been busy in the field doing testing, outreach, and other services to communities in need. One testing event put on by the Health Betterment Initiative and the Mongolian Nurses Association was highlighted by the agency.
A huge thank you to those who shared personal stories with us for our social media campaign this month. We had four amazing people share what going through hepatitis C treatment was like. Check their stories out on our website or our Facebook.
You all accomplish life-saving work every day. This Hepatitis Awareness Month, the importance of your work was seen by many. Thank you again for all that you do every day.
Learning Opportunity: SNS Webinar
The San Francisco Department of Public Health is offering webinars for Social Network Strategy (SNS). SNS is an evidence-based intervention that harnesses the power of trusted peers to increase HIV testing uptake among communities most at risk. SNS is designed for health departments and community-based organizations.
VDH-funded partners should talk with their contract administrator before registering for the webinars, especially if they plan to implement SNS for the first time.
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- Webinar for agencies new to SNS:
- Wednesday, June 10, 2026 | 3 p.m. ET
- Webinar for agencies new to SNS:
May 2026 QMAC Meeting Overview
The Virginia Ryan White Cross-Parts Collaborative Quality Management Advisory Committee (QMAC) held its first quarterly meeting of grant year (GY) 2026 on May 13, 2026, bringing together QMAC members, VDH staff, Cross-Parts Collaborative partners, consumers, and subcommittee participants to support and strengthen statewide quality improvement efforts. The meeting featured program updates, quarterly performance measure data reviews, subcommittee workplan development, and stakeholder engagement activities focused on practical strategies to enhance HIV care services across Virginia.
Highlights included updates from recipients of other Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program-funded Parts in Virginia through the Cross-Parts Collaborative, as well as VDH presentations on funded service category performance measures and Unified Eligibility data. Participants also received a “You Said, We Did” presentation demonstrating how clinical quality management (CQM) feedback has informed improvements in training, technical assistance, onboarding, communication, and data support.
In addition, members participated in a virtual Red Ribbon Activity as part of the integrated planning process, providing feedback on priorities for Virginia’s 2027–2031 Integrated HIV Prevention and Care Services Plan. Input gathered during the activity will help inform the continued development of the plan’s goals and objectives.
Overall, 55 participants actively attended the meeting, reinforcing QMAC’s role as a key component of the CQM infrastructure and as a collaborative forum for data-informed planning, consumer and provider engagement, and continuous quality improvement across Virginia’s Ryan White system of care.
For questions about the Virginia Ryan White QMAC, please contact either Camellia Espinal at camellia.espinal@vdh.virginia.gov, or Lynea Hogan at lynea.hogan@vdh.virginia.gov.
VCU CIRCAA Program
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) secured funding for three full scholarships for their VCU CIRCAA program. CIRCAA stands for Creating Interprofessional Readiness for Complex & Aging Adults (CIRCAA).
The program focuses on HIV and Aging for the next academic year. This will be the third cohort to go through the program. Thus far, agencies that have participated in the program include staff from:
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- VCU
- 三河健康區
- Fredericksburg Area HIV/AIDS Support Services
- 艾滋病反應工作
- 弗吉尼亞州健康選項
- 社區服務委員會
The program is a 9-month, post-BACC certificate program. It’s open to prescribers, nurses, and case managers. The scholarship applications are due June 22, 2026. Full Ryan White-specific details and the application can be found via REDCap survey.
人事公告
歡迎
HIV and Hepatitis Surveillance (HHS) welcomes Dzhuliyana Handarova (pronounced Juliana) to DDP! Many of you may recognize her name, as she was previously a Syphilis Reactor Desk Coordinator in DDP from 2019-2021. Most recently, she was with the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) as a public health research analyst and has also worked in research at Thomas Jefferson University and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Dzhuliyana has her Master of Public Health from Drexel University and a Bachelor of Science from Virginia Commonwealth University. She will be working as an HIV Prevention Analyst and will be working closely with the CHR, SNSN, and PrEP teams. In her free time, she loves to be outside, especially riding her bike and spending time with her cat Meatball. She can be reached at dzhuliyana.handarova@vdh.virginia.gov. Welcome back to the team Dzhuliyana!
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我叫 Jillian,丙型肝炎已經痊癒了。這就是我的故事:
美國醫學協會(AMA)邀請臨床醫生加入梅毒測試解釋和行動的辦公時間於東部時間 13,2026,作為艾滋病毒、性病、病毒性肝炎和 LTBI 常規篩查實踐社區的一部分。1 00隨著梅毒發病率的上升,例行篩檢對於診斷和預防是非常重要的。
病毒性肝炎的主要事實
性病警覺週(SAW)是每年四月的第二個完整週。今年是 4 月12-18 。SAW 有助於提高人們對性傳播感染 (STI) 的認知。它也顯示 STI 如何影響我們的生活,並有助於減少羞辱、恐懼和歧視。我們經常使用 SAW 來分發有關性傳染病預防、檢測和治療的工具和知識。
