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SA AIDS 2017 is finally here! Wits RHI’s presence at the conference ranges from exhibition stands, to oral and poster presentations, and skills building workshops. With only a few more days left before the start of a busy conference week in Durban, below is a summary of Wits RHI’s activities.

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Exhibition stands Be sure to visit our three exhibition stands and show your support.

Team Venue Stand Number Research Literacy Zone – run by Wits RHI’s Good Participatory Practice (GPP)

Community Village 32

BWISE Main exhibition hall 43 Wits RHI Main exhibition hall 67

Tuesday 13, June 2017

Oral presentations Track: 5 Theme: Treatment adherence clubs/ complexities of adherence Venue: Hall 1 Time: 11:30 – 13:00 Speaker: Nthabiseng Magagula Topic: The successful role of roving Viral Load Champion in improving Viral Load done in Region F facilities, City of Johannesburg, South Africa Speaker: Moira Beery Topic: Are Youth Care Clubs (YCC) an efficient and effective management model for adolescent-friendly HIV treatment and care? Track: 2 Theme: Theme: Coming of age: Adolescents and HIV Venue: Hall 4 Time: 11:30 - 13:00 Speaker: Catherine Martin Topic: Integrated sexual and reproductive health services as an entry point to HIV testing, prevention and care for adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Track 5 Theme: Integration of SRHR and HIV for HIV prevention Venue: Hall 1 Time: 16:00 - 17:30 Speaker: Kerry Gordon Topic: Personalising linkage to care: Peer navigators for newly diagnosed adolescents in two regions of South Africa

Poster presentations Track Abstract

number Presenter Topic

3 49 Diantha Pillay

Public Sector Family Planning Services as a service entry point for HIV testing and treatment to aid 90-90-90 goals

98 Shenaaz Pahad

A mental health screening model for adolescents and young people attending primary health care services

153 Shamagonam James

Tracking implementation of Adolescent and Youth Friendly Services (AYFS) in Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities in South Africa: Recommendations for sustainability

154 Shamagonam James

I ACT (Integrated Access to Care and Treatment) support groups for adolescents: A feasible, acceptable model for linking HIV-positive adolescents (ALHIV) into HIV care and treatment

Wednesday 14, June 2017

Oral presentation Theme: Social mobilisation for HIV testing Venue: Hall 1 Time: 11:30 - 13:00 Speaker: Mpefe Ketlhalefile Topic: Introduction of Universal Test and Treat in an under-resourced inner-city facility

Poster presentations Track Abstract

number Presenter Topic

2 21 Alison Stretton-Downes

Mapping the Knowledge and Gaps in the Adolescent Girls and Young Women PrEP Implementation Projects and Trials in South Africa

50 Diantha Pillay The willingness and intentions of young men to participate in HIV prevention in South Africa

56 Oluwafemi Adeagbo

A Critical Assessment of HIV Treatment Cascade in South Africa

99 Julia Michalow Baseline progress towards the UNAIDS 90-90-90 HIV cascade goals in Matlosana sub-district, Dr Kenneth Kaunda District, North West Province: Findings from the Adolescent Innovations Project

102 Moira Beery An integrated model of HIV treatment, care and prevention for adolescents attending primary health care (PHC) services in South Africa – The Adolescent Innovations Project

103 Julia Michalow Baseline progress towards the UNAIDS 90-90-90 HIV cascade goals in Sub-District F of Johannesburg Health District, Gauteng: Findings from the Adolescent Innovations Project

104 Julia Michalow Meeting the first 90: HIV testing services for adolescents and young adults in Sub-District F of Johannesburg, Gauteng and Matlosana in North West

107 Shenaaz Pahad Challenge of achieving the third 90 in adolescents and young adults: baseline findings from the Adolescent Innovations Project in Sub-District F of Johannesburg, Gauteng and Matlosana in North West Province

108 Moira Beery Innovative interventions to improve adolescent HIV care and treatment in low-income, high-burden settings - The Adolescent Innovations Project

111 Henny Sekhukhune

Managing complex adolescent HIV cases and chronic diseases in a District hospital context: Experiences from the Klerksdorp-Tshepong Hospital complex, North West Province

130 Mazvita Muropa Universal Test and Treat in inner-city Johannesburg, 2016

Thursday 15, June 2017

Oral presentation Track: 4 Theme: Population focused interventions Venue: Hall 7 Time: 11:30 - 13:00 Speaker: Deborah Baron Topic: Getting the Package Right –Tools to Support PrEP Delivery Models for Adolescent Girls and Young women (AGYW)

Skills Building Workshop Theme: Nothing for us without us: Sharing skills and practices to ensure youths’ voices, health needs and ideas are heard and incorporated in health programmes and research studies Speaker: Prosper Ndlovu Venue: Hall 10 Time: 14:00 - 15:30

Poster presentations Track Abstract

number Presenter Topic

5 19 Elmari Briedenhann Insights and approaches – IEC materials for the NDoH launch of PrEP at selected sex worker sites in South Africa.

20 Elmari Briedenhann AVIWE website – A dynamic evidence-informed online database 23 Alison Stretton-

Downes Landscape analysis of AGYW HIV prevention, treatment and care programming in South Africa: Identifying opportunities for improving coordination and strengthening implementation

106 Shenaaz Pahad Evaluating an interactive adolescent-focused mHealth intervention for patient engagement and improved antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence in two South African health sub-districts

113 Angela McCrone B-Wise: Using mobile technology to link young people to information and services

114 Angela McCrone Adolescent-friendly clinic finder and rating system: A new mHealth initiative from the National Department of Health’s B-Wise

123 Craig Parker Describing the linkage of PCR-positive children (0-5 years) between HIV Diagnosis and ART Initiation in the City of Johannesburg

124 Craig Parker Missed Diagnostic Opportunity Quality Improvement Project 125 Thabiso Gaohose Strengthening Paediatric HIV testing entry points at Hillbrow

Community Health Centre 144 Gloria Maimela Decanting Mobile Health Project: An Innovative Service Delivery

Strategy for Chronic Patients at Hillbrow Community Health Centre 225 Xolisile Nene Evaluation of colposcopy service and its effect on improved access to

care at primary level facility, inner- city Johannesburg

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