Implementation Science & Sustaining HIV Programs in a New Era

About the Summit

On May 28, 2026, the UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS), with support from the UCSF Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), convened researchers, implementers, funders, advocates, and other partners to consider how HIV implementation science can respond to a rapidly changing landscape and strengthen the real-world impact of HIV prevention and care.

The resulting report, Implementation Science & Sustaining HIV Programs in a New Era, synthesizes discussions from the summit and identifies priorities and recommended actions for the field.

Key Themes

Summit attendees emphasized the need to ground implementation science in real-world implementer needs, coupled with strengthened community partnerships and anchored by improved evidentiary standards. As discussed in the report, the field would benefit from faster and more adaptive methods that place a greater focus on addressing systems and structures. Research questions related to sustaining interventions and ensuring equity should be core points of scientific focus. These themes serve as the basis for a series of recommendations to researchers and scientists, funders, and communities and implementation partners.

Looking Ahead

Summit participants identified opportunities to carry this work forward through existing implementation science networks, collaborations, and national venues, with the goal of extending the summit’s recommendations beyond the convening.

Read the Full Report and Executive Summary

Explore the three-page executive summary for key findings and recommendations, or read the full report for the complete summit synthesis and participant perspectives.