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HEIST Workshop: Introduction to Mathematical Modeling for Public Health Research

REGISTER NOW! Zoom Registration  Please join the HEIST team for a workshop series on Economic Evaluation for Public Health Research. This workshop series will be facilitated by the HEIST team, including Drs. Monisha Sharma, David Watkins, Shan Liu, and Marita Zimmermann. Each session will be 2 hours long and occur virtually (Zoom link provided upon registration). See detailed information about the workshop session below. Please note that attendance at all three workshops is not necessary to attend; people may choose to attend any one session that interests them. This session will cover: Decision Trees , Markov Models , Individual-based and SRI Models  , Simulation Models. Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/p7yfUqJYRKOh9X79aG3YSQ. Accessibility Contact: cfar@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: CFAR Implementation Science (IS) Core. Monday, April 27, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.

CFAR Substance Use Talk ft. Keynote Speaker Dr. Czarina Behrends

REGISTER NOW! Register via this link for in-person attendance in-person registration Register via this link for virtual attendance zoom registration, 3:30pm - 4:00pm IN-PERSON, New Faces Speaker: Kaitlin Zinsli, PhD Talk title: Retention and HIV Screening and Prevention in Substance Use Treatment: Findings from the Rural Opioid Initiative ​​​​​​Dr. Kaitlin Zinsli is in her second year of the Training in Enhancing Structural Solutions in Addictions (TESSA) T32 Training Program as a Postdoctoral Scholar Fellow. She earned her PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Washington in 2024. Her recent research interests include understanding initiation and retention in treatment with medications for opioid use disorder and preventing HIV and other harms related to substance use among people who use drugs. 4:00pm - 5:00pm IN-PERSON, Keynote Speaker: Czarina Behrends, PhD, MPH Talk title: From Harm Reduction to Public Policy: Why HIV Prevention for People who Use Drugs is Still Important Czarina Behrends, PhD,… Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/TQZkJAa1Q8iXXvxxhY1h0w. Campus room: NJB 1360. Accessibility Contact: g0201@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: CFAR Substance Use Scientific Working Group and Implementation Science Core. Thursday, April 30, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM. HMC Ninth and Jefferson Building (NJB) 908 Jefferson St, Seattle, WA 98104.

UW Support for the Somali-American Community: Past Successes and Future Directions

Please RSVP by Friday, April 24: https://bit.ly/4tArZHF The Seattle region is home to the third largest Somali‑American community in the nation, and Somali‑American students, staff, and faculty have long been an integral part of the UW community. The UW School of Public Health has a long history of training and collaboration with Somali-American health professionals to build impactful partnerships. Join us for a dynamic panel featuring Somali‑American UW students, faculty, and alumni alongside UW faculty. They will highlight public health collaborations in our region and focus on how the UW can continue to support and stand in partnership with the Somali‑American community during this critical time.  Panel Participants:  Ahmed Abdille – WSU Pharm.D. , former Somali Health Board (SHB) Executive Director and business leader  , Najma Osman - UW MPH in Global Health, current Executive Director of SHB  , Farah Mohamed – UW MPH in Global Health, current DrGH student  , Mohamed Ali - UW MPH in Global Health,… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Hans Rosling Center for Population Health (HRC). Campus room: 155. Accessibility Contact: dghcomm@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: This Department of Global Health event is co-sponsored by the School of Public Health, the Department of Anthropology, the Department of Law Societies and Justice, the Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), the Center for Anti-Racism and Community Health (ARCH), the African Studies Program, and the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). Thursday, April 30, 2026, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM. For more info visit bit.ly.

The Diversity in Clinical Trials Initiative Webinar

REGISTER NOW! Zoom Registration    1:00pm - 2:00pm VIRTUAL First-of-its kind WA legislation (RCW 69.78) requires UW and UW researchers to take specific steps to improve representation in clinical trials. Beginning Jan 1, 2026, most new clinical trials at UW will be required to submit a Diversity Supplement to the IRB which includes a recruitment strategy for underrepresented groups and community engagement standards. Additionally, researchers will need to provide translation and interpreter services and an e-consent options, as well as track enrollment metrics. The Diversity in Clinical Trials Iniative has stood up several resources to support researchers and as they navigagte UW's new Diversity in Clinical Trials policy. Join Jason Malone from the Human Subjects Division, Juliana Garcia from UW's Office of Healthcare Equity and Charlie Gregor from the Institute of Translational Health Sciences as they discuss the new policy and supporting resources, including the new Community-Based Research… Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/1gmaHlIpSM2LbQo4xCNlMw. Accessibility Contact: cfar@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: CFAR Health Access Scientific Working Group, Office of Community Engagement, Behavioral Innovations Core, and UW BIRCH. Monday, May 4, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.

CFAR Seminar with Dr. Brooke Nichols - May 7, 2026

REGISTER NOW! Register via this link for virtual attendance zoom registration, 9:30am-10:30am *Please note that this Seminar will be taking place earlier in the day than usual in order to accommodate our speaker who will be joining us from a different time zone*, VIRTUAL CFAR Seminar Speaker: Brooke Nichols Talk Title: Complexity in the Right Places: Reorienting HIV Models for Implementation Bio: Brooke Nichols, PhD, MSc, is an Associate Professor of Global Health at Boston University School of Public Health and an infectious disease mathematical modeller and health economist based. Her research sits at the intersection of transmission dynamics, implementation modelling, and health economics, using quantitative approaches to answer practical questions about how HIV, tuberculosis, antimicrobial resistance, and other pathogens can be tackled more effectively in real-world health systems. Her work has shaped national and global health policy across several domains, including WHO Target Product Profiles for… Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/h92B3kzpRjy3zxG0GFjrXw. Accessibility Contact: cfar@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Thursday, May 7, 2026, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM. Zoom.

Coincidence Analysis Workshop

Register Here!   Join us for an in-person workshop on Coincidence Analysis (CNA)!  CNA is a configurational comparative method, which includes case-based approaches that identify combinations of conditions that are necessary and/or sufficient for the presence or absence of a certain outcome. Learn how CNA can be used to understand how different patient characteristics are related to clinical symptoms or how different contextual factors contribute to the implementation of evidence-based practices. Workshop Agenda: Morning Session (9am - 12pm): Intro to CNA CNA Purpose & Methods , How to Write about CNA in Grants & Papers , , Afternoon Session (1pm - 4pm): Hands-on Practice! ** Use provided data to practice running CNA in R/RStudio and ask in-depth questions about CNA (**attendance at the afternoon session is optional) , , Workshop Facilitator: Clara Johnson, MS, Dept of Clinical Psychology  Clara Johnson is a 6th year PhD Student in Clinical Psychology at UW and uses CNA in much of her… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Hans Rosling Center for Population Health (HRC). Campus room: HRC 101. Accessibility Contact: emm234@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Event sponsors: CFAR Implementation Science Core and Data Sciences and Methods Core. Thursday, May 7, 2026, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM.

CFAR & PHSKC Lunchbox Talk with Judith Tsui and Sara Glick

Speakers: Judith Tsui, MD, MPH & Sara Glick, PhD, MPH Talk Title: Bringing Hepatitis C Treatment to Permanent Supportive Housing Residents Using the Pharmacist, Physician, and Patient Navigator Collaborative Care Model (PPP-CCM) Judith Tsui:  Judith Tsui, MD, MPH, is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington in the Division of General Internal Medicine based at Harborview Medical Center and Adjunct Professor in the UW Department of Health Science and Population Health (SPop). She is an Addiction Medicine physician and researcher conducting NIH/NIDA funded clinical and implementation research on innovative care delivery models to treat and prevent substance use disorders and related co-morbidities such as Hepatitis C and HIV.  Sara Glick:  Sara Glick is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington and an Epidemiologist at Public Health – Seattle & King County. Her research and public health focus largely focuses on interventions to improve the health and well-being of… Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/MPyjkeYMSqWeGk3N6fVaxQ. Accessibility Contact: g0201@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: CFAR and Public Health - Seattle King County. Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

Access to and Uptake of Prevention Tools and Treatments in a Multi-Site US Cohort of People with HIV in Care Webinar

Speaker: Rob Fredericksen, PhD MPH Bio: Rob Fredericksen, PhD MPH is an anthropologist and mixed-methods researcher in the UW Department of Medicine/Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, with 20+ years in the field of HIV care. He is currently an MPI on a NIDA-funded R01 addressing issues of health equity across demographic groups of persons with HIV in care with a focus on substance use, its treatment, and related HIV outcomes. He leads the development and integration of patient reported outcome measures into clinical HIV care for the Centers for AIDS Research Network of Integrated Clinical Systems (CNICS).  Overview of Session: This session provides an overview of demographic differences in access to and uptake of a variety of prevention tools and treatments in the CNICS network, a multi-site geographically diverse U.S. cohort of people with HIV in care. Data presented will include prescriptions for GLP-1 receptor agonists (e.g. semaglutide), varenicline for smoking cessation, use of doxy-PEP, and… Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/Fnrb-nxxRlK1hqQKOGW81w#/registration. Accessibility Contact: cfar@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: CFAR Health Access SWG and UW BIRCH. Thursday, May 14, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.

REDCap Workshop: Intro to REDCap

Course is targeted to individuals who are new to REDCap or would like to gain more experience with the REDCap system. In this two hour course, we will use REDCap to demonstrate and practice entering, storing, and managing epidemiologic data. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Hans Rosling Center for Population Health (HRC). Campus room: HRC 101. Accessibility Contact: Cfarbic@uw.edu. Event Types: Workshops. Event sponsors: Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) - Behavioral Innovations Core (BIC). Friday, May 15, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

CFAS Seminar May 2026: CT & MG Seroprevalence with Christine Khosropour, PhD, MPH, & Lisa Manhart, PhD, MPH

We welcome your attendance at the May 2026 UW Center for AIDS & STD (CFAS) Research Seminar.    Please join us on Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 4 PM PST on Zoom.  For Zoom info: Please email CFAS@uw.edu or click here to be added to the mailing list.  "CT & MG Seroprevalence"  Christine Khosropour, PhD, MPH Associate Professor, Epidemiology University of Washington Lisa Manhart, PhD, MPH Professor, Epidemiology Adjunct Professor, Global Health University of Washington. Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: cfas@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Thursday, May 21, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM. Zoom.

CFAR Seminar with Dr. Vincent Marconi - June 4, 2026

REGISTER NOW! Register via this link for virtual attendance zoom registration, 4:00pm - 5:00pm VIRTUAL CFAR Seminar Speaker: Vincent Marconi. Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/hxWUcWKBTii-wAvaS382eg. Accessibility Contact: cfar@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Thursday, June 4, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM. Zoom.

CFAR & PHSKC Lunchbox Talk with Jeremy Beckford

Speaker: Jeremy Beckford, PhD, MPH Talk Title: TBA. Event interval: Single day event. Online Meeting Link: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/DqrUqY5rTyWQFa3CS4usJQ. Accessibility Contact: g0201@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Event sponsors: CFAR and Public Health - Seattle King County. Tuesday, July 14, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.