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On Wednesday, November 18, 2026 12 - 1:30pm ET/ 9 - 10:30am PT, The Well Project invites you to join us for an intentional conversation about cardiovascular health and women living with HIV.

Watch as cohosts Ciarra "Ci Ci" Brown, MS, HS-BCP, and Bridgette Picou, LVN, ACLPN, recap some favorite moments and takeaways from USCHA 2026.

"Despite, or even because of, any grievances or other challenges regarding the conference, gathering itself is a reason to attend."

"Strengthening the people who work within HIV organizations also strengthens our collective efforts to address the HIV epidemic."

"I was more of an observer this year and what I observed was some discontentment with [conference organizers] for not standing up to this administration."

"[Presenters] talked about some common challenges and barriers to trans people advancing through the ranks in their organizations, such as tokenism, biases, microaggressions, and just plain hateful discrimination."

"This time of networking is as vital to an advocate as the workshops, because it's one thing to learn about HIV, but it's another to build relationships and alliances."

"Where are the deaf people living with HIV? Where are the blind people? Where are people with physical, intellectual, and other disabilities?"

"Their country was still at war. Yet, there they were, physically present, not withdrawn, not waiting for life to become normal, but standing among the global HIV community."

"Being the first is rarely about being fearless. It means coming out of the comfort zone knowing that the tribe will grow."