Join us on June 14 for our Annual HIV & Aging Conference!
Date: Friday, June 14
Time: 9:30AM–4PM
Location: 307 West 38th Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10018-2913 (NAMI-NYC Metro event space)
Join us in person at the NAMI-NYC Metro event space or via livestream for this day-long conference Aging & HIV. This year, our focus is on Celebration and the vibrancy that growing older can bring.
When registering, you’ll be asked whether you want to register to attend in person or via livestream. Please be sure to make the correct selection.
Register here via Eventbrite for in person and virtual!
Schedule: (For full program, click here)
9:30–10:00 am: Registration & Breakfast (provided)
10:00 am–10:20 am: Opening Remarks with Armstrong + Kishani of GMHC with Emma Roberts as the event MC
10:20 am – 10:50 am: Keynote Speaker – Rod McCoy, Researcher with Us Helping Us, Sex Positive Trainer
“The celebration begins… Think there’s nothing to celebrate about aging when HIV lives with you? Think again! Join Rod on a journey as he shares his professional and personal lessons on growing older with HIV!”
10:50 – 11:00 am: Break (visit tables and vendors)
11:00 am – 12:15 pm: The Celebration Continues…. Fabulous 50’s, sexy 60’s, sexier 70’s and beyond: Intimacy, sexuality and aging for people living with HIV
Panelists:
- Rod McCoy as joint moderator/panelist
- Damon Jacobs – Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist/ PrEP advocate
- Angel Santana – Public Health Representative
- Krishna Stone – Director – Community Relations, GMHC
12:15 – 1:00 pm: Lunch (provided)
Our Right to Celebrate:
1:00 – 1:40 pm: HIV Policy Updates – Terri Wilder, HIV/Aging Policy Advocate from SAGE
1:40–2:20 pm: Legal Action Center presentation covering people rights related to anti-discrimination in Housing, Healthcare and Employment: Colleen McCormack-Maitland, Deputy Director of Legal Services & Jacqueline Seitz, Deputy Director of Health Privacy
2:20–2:30 pm: Break (visit tables and vendors)
2:30–3:45 pm: Keeping the Celebration going – Panel and audience discussion on holistic approaches to healthcare and well being
Panelists:
- Damon Jacobs (as moderator)
- Dr. Eugenia Siegler – MD, Weill Cornell Medicine
- Dr Anjali Sharma – MD, MS, Professor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Victoria Graves-Cade – Peer Educator, GMHC
- Reginald Brown – Board Chairperson, VOCAL NY
3:45 – 4:00 pm: Wrap Up & Closing Remarks