This past month, the Admin Core bade farewell to our project coordinator, Tali Schiller. We wish her the best of luck! We are pleased to welcome a new project coordinator, Julia Canfield, to the team. She will assist in coordinating the activities of the Admin Core.<\/p>\n Since the start of the new year, the Admin Core has been preparing for the URBAN ARCH Annual Meeting on April 28th and 29th, 2015. The 2015 annual meeting will showcase the progress of the consortium, highlight cross-cohort analyses in progress and advance discussion and planning for the upcoming grant renewal. In addition, the Admin Core is working with the BDM Core, the URBAN ARCH Cohorts, as well as other CHAART consortia to coordinate the preparation of the RSA satellite meeting. This meeting aims to bring together all CHAART investigators to generate ideas for and encourage future scientific collaboration.<\/p>\n Amidst the preparation for meetings, the Admin Core assisted in the submission of abstracts to the 2015 Research Society for Alcoholism (RSA) Meeting<\/a> and the 2015 College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) Annual Meeting<\/a>. Nine abstracts were submitted to RSA and five were submitted to CPDD. Dr. Samet and Dr. Bryant organized a symposium, \u201cMedical consequences of alcohol use among people living with HIV\u201d, which was accepted by RSA and will be presented on Monday, June 22nd at 9:30 AM in San Antonio, TX. The symposium is a true cross-consortia collaboration, as it will feature presenters from multiple consortia: URBAN ARCH, VACS<\/a> and SHARC<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Admin Core is especially happy to report that recruitment goals for each of the cohorts has been met!<\/p>\n The BDM is actively working on multiple analyses for each of the cohorts. We\u2019re also excited to welcome Mike Tobias, BUSPH alum, who has joined the core to help with various data management activities.<\/p>\n Pictured left: Mike Tobias<\/em><\/p>\n As of February 1st<\/sup> 2015, Uganda ARCH has concluded enrollment with a total of 484 subjects. Uganda ARCH has conducted 347 6-month assessments, 225 12-month assessments, 130 18-month assessments, 63 24-month assessments, 17 30-month assessments, and 2 36-month assessments. Follow up rates continue to be exceptionally high and the study is running smoothly.<\/p>\n Dr. Judy Hahn will give a presentation, \u201cUnhealthy alcohol use and HIV disease progression in two art na\u00efve Ugandan cohorts\u201d as part of the symposium, \u201cMedical consequences of alcohol use among people living with HIV\u201d for the 2015 RSA Meeting on Monday, June 22nd<\/sup> at 9:30 AM in San Antonio, TX.<\/p>\n Dr. Sarah Woolf-King’s abstract, \u201cAlcohol and condom use at a most recent sexual event among HIV-infected Ugandan adults\u201d, was also accepted as part of a symposium for the 2015 RSA Meeting, “Alcohol use and sex risk: treatment outcomes and international perspectives\u201d. She will be presenting on Wednesday, June 24th<\/sup> at 9:30 AM.<\/p>\n Pictured right: Dr. Hahn & Dr. Samet with ADEPT team in Uganda<\/em><\/p>\n As of February 1st<\/sup> 2015, Russia ARCH has enrolled 304 participants and conducted 166 six-month assessments, 89 twelve-month assessments, 54 eighteen-month assessments and 22 twenty four-month assessments. As of February 1st<\/sup> 2015, ZINC enrolled and randomized 195 of 250 participants and conducted 69 six-month assessments and 20 twelve-month assessments.<\/p>\n Although in October 2014, the team successfully completed enrollment of the initially planned 250 participants into Russia ARCH, recruitment is still ongoing, as participants are continuing to co-enroll into Russia ARCH and ZINC. ARCH and ZINC recruitment is anticipated to be completed in the coming months.<\/p>\n The team is actively pursuing data analyses, abstract submissions and manuscript preparation. Three abstracts were submitted to the 38th<\/sup> Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society for Alcoholism\u00a0and a number of manuscripts are in progress. The team is also working on conducting their first batch of biomarker (sCD-14, D-dimer, IL-6) testing on stored Russia ARCH samples.<\/p>\n We welcomed a new project coordinator, Sally Bendiks, MPH, to the study team in January.<\/p>\n Pictured above: Sally Bendiks <\/em><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/urbanarch\/files\/2015\/01\/together.jpg\" "\\"together\\"")
<\/a>Pictured above (l-r): Natalia Gnatienko, Tali Schiller, & Jeffrey Samet; Julia Canfield<\/span><\/p>\n
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\n<\/a>Uganda Cohort<\/h1>\n
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\n<\/a>Russia Cohort and ZINC RCT<\/h1>\n
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\n<\/a>Boston Cohort<\/h1>\n