Yale School of Medicine
Internal Medicine (small parent)
Veterans Aging Cohort Study

Veterans Aging Cohort Study
VA Connecticut Healthcare System
950 Campbell Avenue
West Haven, CT 06516
Tel: 203.932.5711 x3541
Fax: 203.937.4926
angela.consorte@va.gov

News

Scientific Presentations in 2010

17th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI)
February 2010

  • "Methods for Estimating the Prevalence of Multidrug Resistance in Antiretroviral Therapy-Experienced Patients in North America" Abraham A (NA-ACCORD), et al. [poster]
  • "Late Presentation for HIV Care in the United States and Canada" Althoff K (NA-ACCORD), et al. [poster]
  • "A Comparison of the Immunologic Efficacy of Antiretroviral Therapy in Resource-replete versus Resource-limited Settings" Geng E (NA-ACCORD), et al. [poster]
  • "HIV Infection, Hepatitis C Infection, and the Risk of Stroke in the Veterans Aging Cohort Study Virtual Cohort (VACS-VC)" Sico J, et al. [poster]
  • "Risk of Lung Cancer in HIV infected and Uninfected Veterans" Sigel K, et al. [oral]
  • "Trends in Cumulative Incidence of Cancer Among HIV-infected Patients in North America" Silverberg M (NA-ACCORD), et al. [poster]
  • "HIV-infection and Fragility Fracture Risk Among Male Veterans" Womack J, et al. [oral]

14th International Workshop on HIV Observational Databases (IHOD)
March 2010

  • "Change in a prognostic index for survival in HIV infection after one year on cART" Tate J, et al. [poster]
  • "Do risk factors for mortality change with time on antiretroviral therapy” Tate J, et al. [poster]
  • "HIV-infection and fragility fracture risk among women Veterans" Womack J, et al. [poster]
  • "Impact of the cART penetration into the central nervous system on the incidence of neurological AIDS-defining events" [oral]
  • "Red cell distribution width is an independent risk factor for all cause mortality in HIV infection” Tate J, et al. [poster]

2010 American Thoracic Society (ATS) International Conference
May 2010

  • "Incidence and Mortality of MICU Admission in HIV Infected (HIV+) and Non-Infected (HIV-) Veterans HIV Associated Lung Disease Including Pneumocystis" Akgun K, et al. [oral]
  • "Risk Factors for MICU Admission among HIV+ Patients HIV Associated Lung Disease Including Pneumocystis" Akgun K, et al. [oral]

33rd NIAAA-funded Satellite meeting at the upcoming Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) Scientific Meeting
June 2010

  • "Addressing the role of alcohol and treatment in HIV transmission and progression" Fiellin D, et al.

Publicity

Study shows that HIV antiretroviral treatment should start earlier download

Non-AIDS cancers develop more often with HIV than without HIVdownload

More compelling evidence on why earlier HIV treatment lengthens survival download

HIV Care in 2009: Therapeutic Progress, but Complex Challenges Remaindownload

AIDS: Earlier Drug Treatment for AIDS Saves More Lives, Study Findsdownload

HIV Contributes to Lung Cancer Risk, but Not Nearly as Much as Smoking

Julie Womack participated in the CROI press conference 17th Conference of Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections discussing her presentation, "HIV-Infection and Fragility Fracture Risk among Male Veterans" on Thursday, February 18th from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.SummaryDGDispatchBodyPro