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This satellite session at the AIDS 2022 Conference will examine the use of behavioral economics and conditional incentives in HIV treatment and prevention programs, and it will identify strategies to support their further advancement and use. Behavioral economics and conditional incentives have been used to strengthen healthcare engagement and health outcomes by providing small incentives or "nudges" to encourage health behaviors, such as attending routine clinic appointments. Although a growing body of research evidence indicates that these strategies can be impactful, adoption of these approaches in real-world HIV treatment and prevention programs remains limited. This session will therefore explore the state of the science and practice of behavioral economic and conditional incentives in HIV treatment and prevention programs, with an eye toward understanding the factors that could strengthen their impact and support their effective use. The intended audience for this satellite will be researchers, implementers, and funders who are curious about behavioral economic and conditional incentives approaches. The satellite session will open with research scientists who will review core concepts in behavioral economics and contemporary forms of conditional economic incentives, as well as their mechanisms of action, and the evidence base for their impact in the HIV treatment and prevention continua. The symposium will then highlight examples of real-world HIV treatment and preventions program that currently integrate behavioral economic or conditional incentives into specialized clinics or routine services. The session will conclude with a multisectoral panel with community members, scientists, technologists, and high-level government and public health officials; this group will discuss key directions for further research, implementation, and financing of behavioral economic and conditional incentives in HIV treatment and prevention delivery.

17:45
5 min
Welcome and introduction of session agenda
Dianne RAUSCH, NIMH, United States
Rachel STURKE, NIH/Fogarty International Center, United States
17:50
10 min
What are conditional incentives and behavioral economic approaches? A review of key concepts
Harsha THIRUMURTHY, University of Pennsylvania, United States
18:00
10 min
What is the current evidence for the impact of conditional incentives and behavioral economic approaches in HIV care and prevention?
Sandra MCCOY, University of California, Berkeley, United States
18:10
10 min
Examples of HIV treatment and prevention programs that utilize incentives and behavioral economic approaches (Indlela)
Sophie PASCOE, Health Economics and Epidemiology Research Office, South Africa
Candice Maylene CHETTY-MAKKAN, Health Economics and Epidemiology Research Office, South Africa
18:20
10 min
Examples of HIV treatment and prevention programs that utilize incentives and behavioral economic approaches (I? Seattle MAX clinic )
Julie DOMBROWSKI, University of Washington, United States
18:30
40 min
Advancing the implementation and use of behavioral economic and incentives approaches: Stakeholder perspectives
Michael STIRRATT, NIMH, United States
Sebastian LINNEMAYR, RAND Corporation, United States
Godfrey CATHERINE, Department of State, United States
Damien DEWALQUE, World Bank, United States
Omar GALARRAGA, Brown University School of Public Health, United States
Natalino MWENDA, Rasello,
Prosper NJAU, university of dar es salaam,
Susan VORKOPER, National Institutes of Health, United States
19:10
5 min
Conclusion
Dianne RAUSCH, NIMH, United States
Rachel STURKE, NIH/Fogarty International Center, United States