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Convening Objectives:

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Strategies will be shared to strengthen connections for Black Cisgender and Transgender women with their engagement to care 
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Share progress of the Multi-Site Evaluation Data, discuss opportunities for dissemination and expectations on the Implementation Manuals 
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Discuss outcomes from developing and implementing Racial Equity Action Plans and lessons for other RWHAP 
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Share adaptations & lessons learned on implementing bundled interventions for other RWHAP 

 

Pre-Convening Evening Event: Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Time Activity Guests
6:00 PM-8:00 PM Site Networking Event Learning Objective:
Building relationships across the cohort to increase rapport and peer learning among participants in preparation for the BWF All-Recipient Convening		 All Attendees
Day 1: Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Time Activity Presenter
8:00 AM- 9:00 AM Meeting Registration
Please be sure to sign in at the registration table		  
9:00-9:30 AM Welcome | Opening Remarks Melinda Tinsley, HRSA
Serena Rajabiun, UML
Alicia Downes, AU
9:30- 10:15 AM Site Introductions
Site representatives will introduce their site colleagues through an introductory activity		 All Sites and ETAP
10:15- 10:30 AM Break  
10:30- 11:30 AM PLENARY: Evaluation Updates; YEAR 3 Progress to Date
The ETAP Team will provide an update on progress to date as we conclude Year 3
Learning Objectives:
1.   Participants will celebrate major initiative milestones in implementation and evaluation
2.   Participants will learn of qualitative data themes collected and potential implications for the Ryan White community
3.   Participants will discuss opportunities for a Journal Supplement		 Serena Rajabiun, UML
Howard Cabral, BU
Angela Wangari-Walter, UML
Linda Sprague-Martinez, BU
11:30 AM- 12:15 PM Panel: Lessons on developing Women Advisory Council
Women from advisory boards across the Philadelphia sites will serve as a panelists to discuss their experiences on CABs
Learning Objectives:
1.    Participants will learn lessons for developing a Women Advisory Council and/or Community Advisory Board (CAB)
2.    Participants will discuss next steps for fostering Black Women leaders		 Representatives from
AIDS Care Group
AccessMatters
City of Philadelphia
12:15 PM-1:00 PM Meal Break  
1:00- 2:00 PM Racial Equity Action Plan Story Board
Learning Objectives:
1.    Participants will discuss the process in developing their Racial Equity Action Plan
2.    Participants will share via a story board successes and challenges faced during their
process		 Angela Wangari-Walter, UML
Linda Sprague-Martinez, BU
2:15- 2:30 PM Break  
2:30- 4:15 PM Plenary: Cohort Discussions on adaptations and lessons learned
Participants will discuss final adaptations to their interventions, lessons learned, successes and challenges with their bundled interventions.
Learning Objectives
1.   Participants will discuss adaptations made to their bundled interventions
2.   Participants will discuss lessons learned, successes and challenges when adapting their bundled interventions		 Presenters:
ETAP and all sites
1.   Peer/Patient Navigation & Red Carpet Care/Intensive Case Management
2.   Trauma Informed Care
3.   Intimate Partner Violence
4.   Self-Efficacy, Resilience
5.   Data Discussion – Tentative
4:15- 4:30 PM Debrief and Wrap Up Corliss Heath, HRSA
Serena Rajabiun, UML
Day 2: Thursday, April 13, 2023
Time Activity Presenter
8:00 AM- 9:00 AM Meeting Registration
Please be sure to sign in at the registration table
Publication and Dissemination Breakfast

Serena Rajabiun
9:00- 9:30 AM Welcome | Day 2 Agenda Review | Energizer Corliss Heath, HRSA
Masill Miranda, AU
9:30 – 10:45 AM Plenary: Part 2-Fostering Relationships among Black Cisgender and Transgender women
Learning Objectives:
1.   Sharing strategies and practices to build more gender affirming care at the site level
2.   Discuss ways Black Cisgender and Transgender women can become allies to each other

Tori Cooper

Lexii Foxx, Alliance for Positive Change
Venita Ray, Advisory Council
10:45- 11: 00 AM Break  
11:00- 12:00 PM

Showcasing BWF Photovoice Projects

BWF sites with support of the ETAP will be showcasing their Photovoice projects
Learning Objectives:
1.   Introduce convening attendees to Photovoice as a methodology and how it can be used to center the voices of your clients, improve quality of care, and jumpstart further large- scale action or change for your communities
2.   Present the purpose and focus(es) of the Year Three Multisite Photovoice Project
3.   Display photos and additional materials/information from multisite project to show what's been done so far by BWF sites and their participant groups and exemplify the power of photovoice!

 Melanie Rocco, BU
Judith Scott, BU
Linda Sprague- Martinez, BU
City of Philadelphia (x2) UCSF
Abounding Prosperity
Positive Impact Health Center
12:00- 1:15 PM Meal Break  
1:15-2:30PM Breakout Sessions:
Participants will have the opportunity to attend a breakout session to further their knowledge on a specific topic to support their work
     1. Effective Trauma Response Strategies when working with clients
     2. How to become Friends with your Data
     3. Black Women with HIV and Motherhood
     4. Guidance on Year 3 Close Out
     5. United States Conference on AIDS Abstract Development – tentative		 Presenters:
1.   Judith Scott, BU
2.   Clara Chen, BU; Bria Mirante, Impact Marketing
3.   Dr. Lashonda Spencer, Advisory Council
4.   Melinda Tinsley, HRSA
5.   Serena Rajabiun, UML
2:30- 3:00 PM Break  
3:00- 4:15 PM Plenary: Implementation Manual and Dissemination
Participants will have the opportunity to identify their top implementation tips and adaptations and how those can inform manual development and dissemination work. Participants will learn more about dissemination strategy and work through a dissemination worksheet.
Learning Objectives:
1.   Understand timeline and expectations on final manuals
2.   Assess key manual replication topics.
Breakout Groups by Site (Activity):
a.   Top implementation tips to include in manuals
b.   Primary adaptations to include in manuals
3.   Improved understanding and confidence in developing a dissemination strategy
a.   Breakout Groups by Site (Activity):
Dissemination Strategy Worksheet		 Serena Rajabiun, UML
Sarah Cook-Raymond,
Impact Marketing + Communications
4:15- 4:30 PM Closing Remarks Melinda Tinsley, HRSA
Serena Rajabiun, UML
Alicia Downes, AU
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