Subject Categories
The track subject categories listed below are the general headings under which abstracts will be reviewed. Abstracts that are accepted will be published by title and summarized in the conference program book. When submitting your abstract, you should choose the abstract track subject category that best describes the abstract, e.g., A3 - Biology of HIV Transmission. You may select a first and a second choice.
 A. Basic Prevention Research This track will focus on formative research delineating the biological, behavioral, and social factors and contexts that influence HIV transmission or protection and thus inform the development of HIV prevention interventions.
A01 Age, Developmental, and Life Course Factors
A02 Alcohol Use, Drug Use, Addiction, and HIV Risk
A03 Biology of HIV Transmission
A04 Clinical Research on Microbicides, Vaccines, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, and Other Biomedical Interventions
A05 Context of Sex Work and HIV Risk
A06 Cultural Factors and HIV Risk
A07 Family Circumstances and HIV Risk
A08 Media and Its Influence on HIV Risk
A09 Mental Health/Mental Illness and HIV Risk
A10 Methodologic and Ethical Issues in Formative or Basic Prevention Research
A11 Mobility and Migration and HIV Risk
A12 Partner Services
A13 Prisons and Other Correctional Facilities and Their Influence on HIV Risk
A14 Psychological Factors and HIV Risk
A15 Race, Ethnicity, and HIV Risk
A16 Religion, Spirituality, and Religious Institutions and Their Influence on HIV Risk
A17 Sex and Gender Factors and HIV Risk
A18 Sexuality and Sexual Identity and HIV Risk
A19 Social Networks, Communities, Environments, and HIV Risk
A20 Socioeconomic Factors and HIV Risk
A21 Stigma and Discrimination and HIV Risk
A22 Workplace and Its Influence on HIV Risk
A23 Other (Please specify)
B. Surveillance and Epidemiology This track will focus on HIV/AIDS, STD, and behavioral surveillance and epidemiological methods in support of HIV/AIDS research, program, and policy.
B01 Antiviral Resistance Monitoring
B02 Assessment of Special Population Needs
B03 Behavioral Surveillance
B04 Epidemiology in Special Settings (Corrections, Public Sex Environments)
B05 Epidemiology of Adherence
B06 Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS
B07 Gaps in HIV/STD Surveillance for Specific Populations
B08 Geographic Mapping and Surveillance
B09 HIV Incidence Surveillance
B10 HIV/AIDS Surveillance
B11 Host Factors Affecting Susceptibility and Progression
B12 Integrating HIV, Hepatitis, STD, and TB Surveillance
B13 Mapping Risk Group Networks
B14 Men Who Have Sex with Men and HIV: Trends and Determinants
B15 Modeling and Forecasting the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
B16 Race, Ethnicity and HIV Surveillance and Epidemiology
B17 Rapid Assessment Tools
B18 Role of STDs in HIV Transmission and Disease Progression
B19 STD Surveillance Related to HIV Program Planning & Evaluation
B20 Surveillance in Special Settings (Corrections, Public Sex Environments)
B21 Surveillance of Acute HIV Infection
B22 Surveillance of HIV/AIDS Co-Morbidities
B23 Using Surveillance Data to Make Program Decisions
B24 Women and HIV: Trends and Determinants
B25 Other (Please specify)
C. Advances in HIV Prevention This track will focus on research dealing with a broad range of experimental and quasi-experimental interventions to prevent HIV transmission including behavioral, social, and biomedical approaches.
C01 Adapting Evidence-Based Interventions
C02 Advances in HIV Testing Technology, Including NAAT
C03 Community Level Interventions
C04 Condom Use and Effectiveness
C05 Developing Culturally Competent Interventions
C06 Dyadic and Family Level Interventions
C07 Group Level Interventions
C08 HIV Vaccine Research
C09 Interventions for Individuals
C10 Interventions in Correctional Settings
C11 Interventions in Faith Communities
C12 Interventions in Physician Office Settings or Other Health Service Settings
C13 Interventions in Public Sex Environments
C14 Interventions Supporting Occupational HIV Prevention
C15 Interventions that Encourage Drug Abuse Treatment
C16 Interventions that Influence Care-Seeking Behavior
C17 Interventions that Postpone Sexual Involvement
C18 Interventions that Promote Healthy Behaviors
C19 Interventions that Promote Mental Health
C20 Interventions that Reduce Injecting Drug Use Risk
C21 Interventions that Reduce Sexual Risk
C22 Interventions that Sustain Safer Behaviors among Persons Living with HIV
C23 Interventions that Target Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM)
C24 Interventions that Target Racial and Ethnic Minority Communities
C25 Interventions that Target Women
C26 Interventions that Target Youth in High-Risk Situations
C27 Interventions to Prevent Drug and Alcohol Use
C28 Interventions to Reduce Perinatal HIV Transmission
C29 Interventions to Reduce Racial/Ethnic Disparities
C30 Methodological Issues in Intervention Studies
C31 Microbicides, Vaginal and Rectal
C32 Operational Research to Improve Dissemination, Adoption, or Delivery of Effective Interventions
C33 Partner Services
C34 Peer-Based Intervention Models
C35 Post-Exposure Prophylaxis, Non-Occupational
C36 Post-Exposure Prophylaxis, Occupational
C37 Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
C38 Recruitment and Retention in Intervention Studies
C39 Routinizing HIV Testing in Clinical Settings
C40 School-Based Interventions
C41 Social Marketing
C42 Social Network Interventions
C43 Structural, Policy, and Environmental Interventions
C44 Other (Please specify)
D. Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation This track addresses critical issues in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of effective and sustainable HIV prevention programs including dissemination of best practices and model programs, development of prevention capacity, and scaling-up efforts.
D01 Abstinence Programs
D02 Applying Lessons Learned from International HIV Prevention Programs to U.S.
D03 Best HIV Prevention Practices
D04 Community Coalition Development
D05 Developing and Sustaining HIV Prevention Capacity
D06 Faith-Based Programs
D07 HIV Counseling and Testing Programs
D08 HIV Prevention Community Planning
D09 HIV Prevention on the Internet
D10 HIV Prevention Program Evaluation
D11 HIV Prevention Program Planning
D12 HIV Prevention Programs for Drug Users
D13 HIV Prevention Programs for Heterosexual Men
D14 HIV Prevention Programs for Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM)
D15 HIV Prevention Programs for Migrant Populations
D16 HIV Prevention Programs for Older Adults
D17 HIV Prevention Programs for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS
D18 HIV Prevention Programs for Racial and Ethnic Minority Communities
D19 HIV Prevention Programs for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
D20 HIV Prevention Programs for Transgendered Populations
D21 HIV Prevention Programs for Women
D22 HIV Prevention Programs for Youth
D23 HIV Prevention Programs in Work-Based Settings
D24 HIV Testing in Health Care Settings
D25 How to Replicate Programs that Work
D26 Implementing Culturally Competent HIV Prevention Programs
D27 Implementing HIV Prevention Guidelines
D28 Implementing HIV Prevention Programs in Health Care Settings
D29 Laboratory Capacity to Support Primary and Secondary HIV Prevention Programs
D30 Outreach
D31 Peer-Based Prevention
D32 Public Information
D33 Quality Assurance of Delivered HIV Prevention Services
D34 Rural Issues for HIV Prevention
D35 Scaling Up HIV Prevention Programs
D36 School-Based Programs
D37 Sustainability of HIV Prevention Programs
D38 Technology Transfer to Increase HIV Prevention Capacity Building
D39 Training to Implement New HIV Prevention Interventions
D40 Translating Research into Practice
D41 Other (Please specify)
E. HIV Prevention Policy This track is designed to address public policy challenges and solutions as they relate to HIV prevention efforts.
E01 Access to Sterile Injection Equipment for IDUs
E02 Community Mobilization
E03 Comprehensive HIV Prevention Policy and Women
E04 Comprehensive Sexual Health Policy for Men Who Have Sex with Men
E05 Cost-Effectiveness of Prevention Interventions/Programs
E06 Drug Control Policy and HIV Prevention
E07 Economic Impact
E08 Ethical Considerations
E09 Evaluation Policies
E10 Funding Policies
E11 Gender Issues and HIV Prevention Policy
E12 Homophobia and HIV Prevention
E13 Human Rights and HIV Prevention
E14 Improving Methods of Targeting HIV Resources to Communities in Need
E15 Lessons Learned from International HIV Policy Development
E16 Participatory Approaches to HIV Prevention Policy
E17 Policies Related to Correctional Health
E18 Policies Related to School Health Education
E19 Policy Implications of HIV Counseling, Testing, and Partner Notification
E20 Policy Issues around Public Sex Environments
E21 Policy Issues Related to Perinatal HIV Prevention
E22 Privacy Protection of Surveillance Data
E23 Public Health Law and HIV Prevention
E24 Race, Ethnicity, Cultural Competence, and HIV Prevention Policy
E25 Reducing Disparities among Racial/Ethnic Minorities
E26 Reducing HIV/AIDS Stigma and Discrimination
E27 Role of Private Sector in HIV Prevention
E28 Sexual Health Issues and HIV Prevention Policy
E29 Violence and HIV Prevention
E30 Other (Please specify)
F. HIV Prevention and Treatment Interface This track will focus on the various issues related to the interface between HIV prevention and HIV care and treatment programs.
F01 Adolescent Health Needs
F02 Antiretroviral Therapy as HIV Prevention
F03 Approaches to Strengthening Adherence to HIV Therapy
F04 Campaigns (Media and Non-media) to Encourage Early HIV Diagnosis
F05 Coordinating Care for HIV- and TB-Infected Patients
F06 Cultural Attitudes/Beliefs and Their Impact on Early HIV Diagnosis
F07 Early HIV Diagnosis and Treatment
F08 Establishing and Maintaining Linkage and Access to Care
F09 HIV Comprehensive Risk Counseling and Services
F10 HIV Prevention Opportunities in Primary Care Settings
F11 HIV Testing in Health Care Facilities
F12 HIV/Hepatitis Co-Infection
F13 Identification and Treatment of Acute HIV Infection
F14 Impact of Anti-HIV Drug Resistance
F15 Impact of Gender Issues on Early HIV Diagnosis and Care
F16 Integrating Planning for HIV Prevention and Treatment
F17 Linking HIV Prevention and Treatment in Correctional Settings and After Release
F18 Model HIV Prevention Programs in Treatment Settings
F19 Participation in AIDS Clinical Trials
F20 Prevention Impact of Early Diagnosis and Treatment for HIV
F21 Prevention Training Needs of Persons Providing Care for HIV-Positive Persons
F22 Race, Ethnicity, and Linking and Access to Care
F23 Rapid and HIV Incidence Testing to Promote Entry into Care
F24 Referral Systems/Mechanisms
F25 STD/HIV Co-Infection
F26 Substance Users' Health Needs
F27 Women's Health Needs
F28 Other (Please specify)
G. Program Collaboration and Service Integration This track will focus on opportunities, challenges, and models of integrating HIV prevention messages and strategies with other public health programs (e.g., STD, TB, hepatitis, substance abuse, and corrections).
G01 Collaboration between STD and HIV Programs
G02 Implementing HIV Counseling and Testing in TB Programs
G03 Implementing HIV Prevention in Correctional Settings
G04 Implementing HIV Prevention in Family Planning Settings
G05 Implementing HIV Prevention in Substance Abuse Programs
G06 Improving Gender-Specific STD Treatment Services for Women as an HIV
G07 Innovative Models of Integrated HIV/STD Prevention Services
G08 Integrated Prevention Services for Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM)
G09 Integrated Prevention Services for Racial and Ethnic Minority Communities
G10 Integration of HIV Prevention into Prenatal Care Settings
G11 Models of Integrating HIV Prevention into Hepatitis Programs
G12 Models of Integrating HIV Prevention into Immunization Programs
G13 Models of Integrating HIV Prevention into Mental Health Services
G14 Models of Integrating HIV Prevention into TB Control
G15 Models of Integrating HIV Prevention into Youth Services
G16 Models of Integrating HIV, STD, and Reproductive Health Programs
G17 STD Screening and Treatment in Correctional Settings as an HIV Prevention
G18 STD Treatment as an HIV Prevention Strategy
G19 Treatment of Drug and Alcohol Addiction as an HIV Prevention Strategy
G20 Other (Please specify)
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