Meenakshi Ramanathan

The virtual town hall focused on addressing ongoing challenges faced by long-term care facilities during the pandemic. Key discussion topics included infection control protocols, such as personal protective equipment (PPE) management, n95 respirator usage and reuse, and the implementation of staff screening processes. Panelists discussed strategies for new admissions, the necessity of negative test results prior to admission, and the isolation procedures for new residents. Additionally, the conversation covered the classification of essential personnel and the operational adjustments made to congregate settings, such as suspending group activities and meals to prioritize safety.

This strategic plan for the Office of Institutional Integrity and Awareness (OIIA) outlines a roadmap to build a robust culture of integrity and foster healthier communities by aligning organizational decisions with core objectives and values. It focuses on four strategic pillars: enhancing core services, developing innovative solutions, cultivating an extraordinary team, and expanding awareness and influence. The plan aims to cultivate transformative integrity leaders for dynamic healthcare, promoting ethical practices, trust, and operational efficiency to ensure integrity and excellence in all actions and decisions.

This strategic plan for the Office of Institutional Integrity and Awareness (OIIA) aims to cultivate transformative integrity leaders and create healthier communities. It focuses on four strategic goals: enhancing core services, delivering innovative solutions including ethical AI utilization, fostering a remarkable team, and increasing global awareness and influence. The plan intends to establish a strong culture of integrity, ensure ethical practices in education and healthcare, and position OIIA as a world-renowned leader in integrity practices.

The meeting focused on deliberation time for PACHA members to reflect on information heard and move forward with reporting out key takeaways. The Stigma and Disparities subcommittee outlined three priorities: defining stigma disruption by focusing on systems and policies that perpetuate disparities, identifying federal agency implementation of previous recommendations, and seeking adoption of a new pillar focused on addressing stigma. The PrEP and PrEP subcommittee detailed priorities around addressing disparities in PrEP access, including launching a PrEP awareness day before World AIDS Day and incorporating lessons learned from meetings with community partners and hiv.gov. The HIV Criminalization and Discrimination subcommittee reported on broadening the scope of criminalization beyond intercourse to include activities like chest feeding and sex work, and focusing on discrimination in housing and employment, while also reevaluating data protection goals based on new information. The HIV and Aging and Long-term and Lifetime Survivors subcommittee is working on three short-term goals: developing a resolution recommending an audit of state aging plans concerning people living with HIV, crafting a resolution urging the adaptation of the SHIP program for Medicare transition support for people living with HIV, and advocating for including older adults living with HIV as a population of greatest social need during the Older Americans Act reauthorization.

The strategic plan for the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) is designed to advance knowledge through research and scholarly activities, with a specific focus on cultural competency, health disparities, osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM), and osteopathic principles and practice (OPP). The plan outlines budgetary support, strategic leadership for research, tactical initiatives for collaboration and training, and a system for monitoring success through metrics like extramural funding and publications.