ACTHIV Changemakers 25

We invite experienced HIV clinicians to apply to participate in this exciting virtual learning experience to form a community of practice, develop your leadership skills, and help you learn how to apply principles of creativity and innovation by designing and implementing an “Action Learning Project” that will be designed as a 3-month mini project that addresses a specific gap in HIV care at their institutions. Earn up to 18.0 CNE/CME/CPE Credits!

There is no fee to participate, but space is limited.

Key Components

Form a community of practice among 5-8 committed learners from interprofessional HIV care teams
Pre-course work (reading materials and case studies focused on leadership, systems thinking, quality improvement, implementation science, and team-based care
Six (6) live, one hour facilitated discussions to foster a community of practice where participants will discuss ideas for action learning projects, explore frameworks for project leadership, systems thinking and creativity and innovation; refine their projects; and provide project summaries
Each learner will develop, evaluate, and implement an Action Learning Project
Each learner will submit a poster to an upcoming ACTHIV® 2026 conference to share their project with other HIV care team members

Meeting #1	Aug 29, 2025	All meetings will be 60 min and will be held on Fridays: 12 pm – 1 pm Pacific Time 1 pm – 2 pm Mountain Time 2 pm – 3 pm Central Time 3 pm – 4 pm Eastern Time
Meeting #2	Sept 19, 2025
Meeting #3	Oct 24, 2025
Meeting #4	Nov 21, 2025
Meeting #5	Dec 19, 2025
Meeting #6	Jan 16, 2026

Value Proposition for Participating

Learners who participate in the ACTHIV® ChangeMakers program will enhance their leadership and teamwork skills so they can develop meaningful projects designed to improve the care of PWH or at risk for acquiring HIV within their own clinical practice settings. Learners will use these projects to demonstrate how they can enact local change and make a meaningful difference in their community. Learners will be coached to identify and address a problem that aligns with one of the 6 health care quality domains listed below:

Potential examples of topics and themes for Action Learning Projects include:

Improving care coordination and addressing team barriers to improve the management of PWH
Operationalizing key components of clinical guidelines such as the IDSA and HIVMA primary care guidance for persons with HIV
Implementing new modalities in HIV treatment and prevention
Reducing stigma and promoting engagement of PWH along the HIV care continuum
Developing more effective patient education materials; translating content; addressing cultural contexts, etc.
Incorporating telehealth to address psychosocial, nutrition, or other needs
Addressing healthcare disparities that affect specific patient populations (eg, minority patients, people who use drugs, transgender individuals, etc.)
Forming new partnerships with local community organizations to engage and educate people about HIV prevention

Examples of Action Learning Projects showcased at the ACTHIV® Conference:

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ACTHIV® ChangeMakers 2024-25: Clinicians Applying an Adaptive Leadership Framework to Improve HIV Care	ACTHIV® ChangeMakers 2024-25: Optimizing Bicillin Administration for Syphilis Treatment in the Carceral Setting	Analyzing Knowledge Status and HIV Linkage to Care: Insights From America’s HIV Epidemic Analysis Dashboard (AHEAD) National Database

HIV ChangeMakers: Creating Innovative Education Deliver for Adolescents Living with HIV through Personal Leadership Development	ACTHIV® ChangeMaker: The Case of CARE Coordination through the Lens of Adaptive Leadership	ACTHIV® ChangeMaker: Implementation of Interdisciplinary Team Case Discussions in an HIV Clinic

ACTHIV® ChangeMaker: Collaboration Across the Carceral Continuum	ACTHIV® ChangeMakers: Simplifying Antiretroviral Regimens Through Pharmacist-Led Interventions	ACTHIV® ChangeMakers: Early Intervention Specialist (EIS) Referral Process Utilizing Standard Referral Form for Newly Diagnosed or Lost to Follow-up HIV Patients

	ACTHIV® ChangeMaker: Incorporation of Integrated Behavioral Health to Meet Psychosocial Needs of People with HIV Living in Eastern North Carolina

Feedback from past participants:

“I learned so much by being a part of ACTHIV® Changemakers. I have become better at getting my coworkers to see the benefits of their involvement in change at the organization.”
"I have been using adaptive leadership skills on a "patient no-show" QI team that I'm part of.”
“I intend to continue to implement the adaptive leadership model with my colleagues. Especially during our team case base discussions.”
“I intend to take on more leadership roles and opportunities within my team especially when working to empower other team members.”
“The ability to lead adaptive change for both teams I lead and my patients is a powerful tool that I'm just beginning to utilize.”
“I intend to make a routine, detailed assessment of adaptive change that would be required of our patients with any systems change in our clinic prior to implementing with our clinic team.”
“The combination of new skills and the coaching to be able to use, implement, and keep accountable for their use was a great process.”
“I intend to modify the way I discuss system level issues with other team members and more proactively and preemptively involve patients in the discussion.”

Fees and Logistics:

There are no fees to participate in this learning experience.
Cohort slots will be open to HIV care team members (physicians, NPs, PAs, Nurses, Pharmacists) with at least 5 years experience caring for people with or at risk for HIV.
For the ACTHIV® ChangeMakers program, we will hold virtual meetings on the following dates/times:

Fridays from 3-4 pm Eastern Time; 2-3 pm Central Time; 1-2 pm Mountain Time; 12-1 pm Pacific Time
8/29/25; 9/19/25; 10/24/25; 11/21/25; 12/19/25; 1/16/26

Healthcare professionals accepted to participate will be expected to complete all components of the program. If you do not feel you can commit to this, we ask that you please do not apply to the program and potentially take a slot from someone who can make this commitment.

CME/CE Credit

Physicians

The ACTHIV® Changemakers 2025-2026 activity has two components: an enduring material (self-study completed on your own time) and a live component (scheduled for 8/29/25; 9/19/25; 10/24/25; 11/21/25; 12/19/25; 1/16/26 that will take place as virtual meetings). Physicians who complete both parts can earn a maximum of 18.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. American Academy of CME, Inc. designates this enduring material for a maximum of 18 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurse Practitioners and Nurses

American Academy of CME, Inc., designates this educational activity for 18 ANCC contact hours.

California: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP16993 for 18.0 contact hours

Physician Assistants:

American Academy of CME, Inc. has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 18.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until May 3, 2026. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Pharmacists:

This activity provides 18.0 ACPE Contact Hours (1.8 CEUs) of continuing education credit.

Support:

This educational activity is supported by independent educational grant from Merck. Organizations providing independent educational grants were not involved in the development of content or selection of faculty for this educational activity. Please check back for updates as additional supporters are confirmed