This proposal will allow the Principal Investigator (PI) to develop as an independent investigator with a novel focus on emergency department (ED) screening and surveillance of HIV infection, and factors related to HIV infection. The ED represents a new frontier for public health intervention, presenting opportunities to monitor infectious diseases of public health importance, to increase penetration of at-risk populations with screening and intervention programs, and to reduce health disparities. Maximizing these opportunities requires trained clinical researchers. The PI, an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, will complete a Masters in Public Health and advanced epidemiology and biostatistics courses as part of an individualized curriculum designed by his mentors. Research projects will allow for practical experience, application of knowledge gained, and generation of preliminary data for future NIH funding.
Specific aims are: 1) to develop skills in clinical research methodology, epidemiology, and biostatistics to become an independent and fully funded clinical researcher; 2) to evaluate HIV screening in an urban ED in a city with low HIV seroprevalence (<1%) by comparing a targeted HIV screening strategy (testing offered to those perceived to be at-risk) to: a) concurrently obtained ED seroprevalence estimates, b) routine screening (testing offered to all regardless of risk), and c) targeted screening in community health centers.
These aims are complementary to the career development of the PI and provide a unique opportunity to positively impact the HIV epidemic. The PI will attain the skills of a clinical researcher under the direct supervision of a multi-disciplinary group of highly qualified mentors. His prior research experience demonstrates a dedication to ED-based HIV prevention research and the ability to coordinate multi-disciplinary collaboration. By capitalizing on current collaborative and mentoring relationships as well as institutional strengths, the PI will develop an evidence- based public health program that can reach a population that is notoriously difficult to penetrate. The quintessential contribution of this research will be to not only help mitigate the HIV epidemic, but to provide evidence for the utility of ED-based screening and surveillance for infectious diseases of national public health importance. ? ? ?
| Fertel, Baruch S; Hart, Kimberly W; Lindsell, Christopher J et al. (2015) Patients who use multiple EDs: quantifying the degree of overlap between ED populations. West J Emerg Med 16:229-33 |
| Eckerle, Michelle D; Namde, Madjimbaye; Holland, Carolyn K et al. (2015) Opportunities for earlier HIV diagnosis in a pediatric ED. Am J Emerg Med 33:917-9 |
| Khakoo, Naushad M; Lindsell, Christopher J; Hart, Kimberly W et al. (2014) Patient perception of whether an HIV test was provided during the emergency department encounter. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care 13:506-10 |
| Moschella, Phillip C; Hart, Kimberly W; Ruffner, Andrew H et al. (2014) Prevalence of undiagnosed acute and chronic HIV in a lower-prevalence urban emergency department. Am J Public Health 104:1695-9 |
| Lyons, Michael S; Lindsell, Christopher J; Ruffner, Andrew H et al. (2013) Randomized comparison of universal and targeted HIV screening in the emergency department. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 64:315-23 |
| Fertel, Baruch S; Hart, Kimberly W; Lindsell, Christopher J et al. (2012) Toward understanding the difference between using patients or encounters in the accounting of emergency department utilization. Ann Emerg Med 60:693-8 |
| Lindsell, Christopher J; Hart, Kimberly W; Lyons, Michael S (2011) A simple method for estimating the prevalence of undiagnosed HIV infection in an emergency department. Ann Emerg Med 58:S23-7 |
| Ubhayakar, Nitin D; Lindsell, Christopher J; Raab, Dana L et al. (2011) Risk, reasons for refusal, and impact of counseling on consent among ED patients declining HIV screening. Am J Emerg Med 29:367-72 |
| Haukoos, Jason S; White, Douglas A E; Lyons, Michael S et al. (2011) Operational methods of HIV testing in emergency departments: a systematic review. Ann Emerg Med 58:S96-103 |
| Hudepohl, Nathan J; Lindsell, Christopher J; Hart, Kimberly W et al. (2011) Effect of an emergency department HIV testing program on the proportion of emergency department patients who have been tested. Ann Emerg Med 58:S140-4 |
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