Presentations

HIV and Aging

• HIV and Aging: The Spectrum of Disease Changes Justice AC 2009
• HIV and Aging: An Evolving Epidemic Goetz MB International AIDS Society–USA 2009
• HIV and Aging: “Non-AIDS” Conditions in HIV Infected Patients  Justice AC 2008
• Growing Old with HIV Rimland D 2007
• The Changing Epidemiology of AIDS Justice AC GSA Symposium: HIV and Aging  2007
• Aging with HIV: “Insights” from the Veterans Aging Cohort Study Justice AC, Goulet J for the VACS Project Team IDSA 2007
• Overarching Issues: Why Are We Here? Justice AC Workshop on HIV and Aging 2007
• HIV and Aging Oursler K, Justice AC IDSA 2007

HIV and Comorbidities

• "HIV Infection and cardiovasclar diseases" ICAAC Conference. Freiberg M, et al. 2011
• "Overview of Ageing: How Can We Optimize Care in the Context of Multimorbidity?" The Royal Society of Medicine HIV Conference. Justice AC, et al. 2011
• Multimorbidity, Aging and Cancer Screening: An Individualized Approach.  ICMAOI Symposium. Justice AC 2011 
• Comorbidity and HIV in the Era of Combination Therapy Fultz SL VA HIV Lead Clinician Course Denver, CO  2008
• Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndromes in HIV HIV-infected patients: Does HAART hurt? Crothers K
• Comorbidities (Non-AIDS Conditions) in Older HIV Infected Patients Justice AC AGS Symposium: HIV in the Older Population: A Growing Problem 2008
• Drug Toxicity or Comorbidity: Does Tipranavir Increase the Risk of Intracranial Hemorrhage? Justice AC, Zingmond D, Gordon K, Fultz S, Goulet J, King J, Bravata D, Valdez H, Kraft M, Mattocks K International Cohorts 2008
• Relevance and Risks of Cigarette Smoking for HIV-infected Patients Crothers, K 2007 
• Comorbidity and Outcomes in HIV Infection Justice AC 2002
• Association of Thrombosis with HIV and Survival: A Comparison of HIV Positive and Negative Veterans Fultz SL, McGinnis KA, Skanderson M, Ragni MV, Justice AC International Cohorts 2003
• HIV Patients Have More Thromboembolic Events Than Controls Which Are Associated With Poorer Survival Fultz SL, McGinnis KA, Skanderson M, Ragni MV, Justice AC HSR&D 2003
• Impact of Hepatitis C, HIV, or Both on Survival in Veterans in Care Before and After the Introduction of HAART Fultz SL, Chang CH, Butt AA, Skanderson M, Rimland D, Rigsby MO, Justice AC HSR&D 2003
• Detecting Drug Toxicity with Pre-existing Organ Injury: Comorbidity and HIV Treatment Justice AC  2003
• Medical and NeuroPsychiatric Comorbidity in HIV Infection and it's Association with Patient Outcomes Justice AC, McGinnis KA, Wagner J, Conigliaro J, Rabeneck L for the VACS Project Team Gerentological Society of America 2002 
• The Role of Comorbidity in Determining Outcomes in HIV Justice AC Grand Rounds University of Pittsburgh 2002
• The Role of Comorbidity in Long Term HIV Infection and Treatment Justice AC for the CHORUS and VACS Project Teams 2002
• Comorbidity and Outcomes in HIV Infection Justice AC for the VACS Project Team 2002
• Liver Function Tests Independently Predict HIV Survival Justice AC, Wagner JH, Fusco GP, Fusco JS, Dieterich DT, Becker SL, McGinnis KA, Conigliaro J, Bonomo R, Rodriquez-Barradas M for the CHORUS and VACS 3 Project Teams XIV International AIDS Conference 2002

Lifestyle and Behavioral

• The Kenya Health Behavior Study: Piloting Results Papas RK CIRA 2009
• Women’s experiences with war in Iraq and Afghanistan: Women veterans coping with combat exposure and military sexual trauma Mattocks K, Haskell S, Justice AC, Brandt C
• Pregnancy and Mental Health Care among Women Veterans Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan Mattocks K, Skanderson M, Goulet J, Haskell S, Justice AC, Brandt C
• A Multimodal Intervention for Veterans with HIV Infection Justice AC for the VACS Project Team 2008
• Targeting Clinical Intervention Among Veterans with HIV Infection: Adherence, Alcohol, and Non-ARV Treatment Toxicity Justice AC University of Pennsylvania Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics 2008
• Impact of smoking on respiratory-related illness and outcomes in HIV-infected patients Crothers K 2007
• Relevance and risks of cigarette smoking for HIV-infected patients Crothers K 2007
• Alcohol Use and Abuse in Older Veterans Gordon AJ Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System

Data and Measurements

• AMPATH Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (Originally focus: HIV/AIDS Care) 2009
• Measuring Performance Using the Electronic Medical Record: A Comparison with External Peer Review Program Data Goulet JL, Erdos J. Kancir S, Levin F. Wright SM, Daniels SM; Nilan L, Justice AC  HSR&D 2007
• Using VA Data: A Cautionary Tale Kim N September 5, 2007 
• Linking Decision Analysis to Health Policy and Clinical Guidelines Braithwaite RS 
• Update on VACS: Using Observational Data to Inform an Integrated Alcohol Intervention for HIV Infected Individuals  Bryant K for the VACS Project Team RSA 2007
• VA Databases and A New Approach to Clinical Research: Clinical Case Registry (CCR), NSQUIP, and VACS Justice AC JCSP VA Day 2007 
• Surveillance Databases: Clinical Case Registry (CCR), NSQUIP, and VACS Justice AC JCSP VA Day 2006

VACS

• VACS: Plans for 2011 and Beyond Justice A 2009
• VACS Scientific Meeting Summary Report October 13-15, 2008 Mattocks K
• Veterans Aging Cohort Studies (VACS) Update 2008 Justice AC for the VACS Project Team 
• The Veterans Aging Cohort Study: Understanding and Improving Outcomes in HIV Infection Fiellin D, Brandt C, Justice AC for the VACS Project Team and Informatics Fellowship SGIM 2007 
• General Internal Medicine and Primary Care, VA Connecticut 2008 Justice A

VACS Scientific Meeting 2011
Washington, DC

• Welcome and Overview - Justice AC
• VACS Progress and Future Directions - Justice AC
• More Patients, More Disease, Finite Resources: What’s a Provider To Do? - Justice AC
• Integrated Stepped Care for Unhealthy Alcohol Use in HIV - Fiellin D
• The DoD HIV Natural History Study Repository - Agan B
• HIV Status, Burden of Comorbid Disease and Biomarkers of Inflammation, Altered Coagulation and Microbial Translocation - Armah K
• HIV Program at the VA North Texas Health Care System - Bedimo R
• HIV and Heart Failure: Understanding Matters of the Heart - Butt A
• Operations Research Modeling to Optimize Intervention Design - Braithwaite S
• Effect of HIV and Diabetes on Kidney Failure and Mortality - Brown S
• The Florida Consortium to Address Alcohol and HIV in Women - Cook B
• Updates from the Examinations of HIV Associated Lung Emphysema (EXHALE) Study - Crothers K
• HIV-Related Malignancies - Dubrow R
• Opioid Analgesic Prescribing Among HIV-Infected and Uninfected Veterans - Edelman J
• Update on the VACS HIV CVD Study - Freiberg M
• Update and Proposed Additions to the VACs Tissue Bank - Freiberg M
• Correlates of Homelessness - Ghose T
• Unhealthy Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use are Associated with Decreased Quality of HIV Care - Kraemer K
• Hepatic Decompensation Among HIV/Hepatitis C-Coinfected Patients - Lo Re V
• ARCH and the CFAR Network of Integrated Clinical Systems (CNICS) - McCaul B
• Examining Changes in Alcohol Use and the VACS Index - McGinnis K
• Correlation of VACS Index Vs. Restricted Index with Functional Performance and Sarcopenia - Oursler KA
• FIB-4 Index is Associated with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Risk in HIV-Infected Patients - Park L
• Bacterial Pneumonia in the cART Era - Rodriguez-Barradas M
• Uganda Russia Boston Alcohol Network for Alcohol Research Collaboration on HIV/AIDS (URBAN ARCH) - Samet J
• Motivation to Quit and Use of Smoking Cessation Therapies in VACS 8 - Shahrir S
• Peripheral Neuropathy in the cART Era - Sico J
• Chest CT Scan Findings and Implications for Lung Cancer Screening in Asymptomatic HIV Infected Patients (EXHALE) - Sigel K
• Community Viral Load in the VA - Tate J
• The VACS Index as an Outcome Measure - Tate J
• A View on the Role of Inflammation in Chronic Diseases and Aging - Tracy R
• The Association of Genetic Variability in Leptin and Anemia in HIV+ Cohorts - Vanasse G
• Impact of Incarceration on Substance Abuse and HIV Outcomes - Wang E

VACS Scientific Meeting 2010
Washington, DC

• Welcome, Introduction to Scientific Meeting, and Overview - Bryant K, Justice AC
• Sustained Release Naltrexone in HIV-Infected Heavy Drinkers: A Randomized Clinical Trial - Fiellin D
• Decision Support Tools in the VA: Next Steps for Personalization, Prioritization, and Resource Allocation - Braithwaite S
• The Self Assessment of Adherence Intervention Tool: A Pilot Study - Kim N
• Hepatic Safety and Antiretroviral Effectiveness of Naltrexone in - Fiellin D
• VACS Index Calculator: A Pilot Study - Kawecki T
• Proinflammatory Mediators and Anemia in the VACS Cohort - Vanasse G
• Update on the VACS New ART Initiator Protocol - Freiberg M
• T Cell Phenotypes Among HAART-Treated Individuals in VACS - Emu B
• Clinical HIV Research in the U.S. Military: A Collaborative Effort - Agan B
• State-of-the-Art Analysis of Competing Risks - Chang J
• Update on the VACS HIV CVD Substudy and Preliminary - Freiberg M
• HIV Infection, Hepatitis C Infection, and the Risk of Stroke in the VACS Virtual Cohort - Sico J
• Health Factors Smoking Validation: A Comparison Between Administrative Data and Self Report from the VACS Survey - McGinnis K
• Pulmonary Disease Among HIV Infected Veterans - Crothers K
• Alcohol Consumption and Depressive Symptoms: Three-Year Follow-Up in Patients With and Without HIV Infections - Goulet J
• Quality of HIV Care for Veterans with Unhealthy Alcohol Use - Kraemer K
• Mistrust and Endorsement of Conspiracy Beliefs Among HIV-Infected Veterans: Preliminary Results from the AMFAR Study - Mattocks K
• HIV Infection and Fragility Fractures - Woamack J

VACS Index

• Introduction and Overview - Justice AC
• Refinement, Validation for Mortality in ART-CC, and Responsiveness to Adherence in VACS -Tate J
• Cross Sectional Association with Drinking Levels and Lifetime Drinking History - McGinnis K
• Cross Sectional Association with Functional Performance - Oursler KA
• Prediction of ICU Admissions - Akgun K
• External Validation for Mortality and Discrimination Among Treatment Arms in OPTIMA - Brown S
• Next Steps - Justice AC

VACS Scientific Meeting 2008
New Haven, CT

• Introduction - Mattocks K
• Introduction - Justice A
• A Clinical Decision Support Tool to Individualize Screening Decisions for HIV-infected Patients - Braithwaite S 
• Determination of the Date of First HAART Initiation for All Patients in the Veterans Aging Cohort Study - Gandhi N
• Identification of Latent Groups Using Veterans' Responses on the HIV Symptom Inventory: Discussion of an Empirical Method of Sorting Veterans with HIV into Clinically-Meaningful Groups - Kudel I
• A Better Index of Mortality Risk: Combining HIV and Non- HIV Biomarkers - Justice A
• Longitudinal Studies of HIV-associated Lung Complications - Crothers K 
• Cardiovascular Disease Mechanisms in HIV Infected and Uninfected Veterans - Freiberg M
• Alcohol Consumption and Depressive Symptoms: Three-Year Follow-Up in Patients with and Without HIV Infection - Sullivan L 
• Moderate Alcohol Consumption and Progression of Liver Disease in HIV-infected and Uninfected Veterans - Klein M
• Decompensated Cirrhosis Outcomes Ascertainment and Adjudication in the VACS - Lo Re V
• MRSA and VACS: A Unique Opportunity - Graber
• A Pilot Study on Acceptance of Computer Assisted Self Administered Survey for Risk Behavior: Preliminary Results - Duggal M
• Erectile Dysfunction Drug use and Risky Sexual Behavior in Male Veterans with and without HIV infection - Cook
• Suicidal Ideation among HIV-Infected and Uninfected Veterans in Care - Goulet J
• Longitudinal Patterns of Substance Abuse in the Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) - Green T
• Impact of Alcohol Abuse and Dependence on Liver Fibrosis in HIV+/HIV- Veterans - Lim
• The Kenya Health Behavior Study: Piloting Results - Papas B
• Pharmacologic Interventions for Hazardous Drinking - Fiellin D
• The Development and Testing of the Self-Assessment of Adherence Intervention Tool - Kim N
• Providers' Roles in Facilitating Behavior Change - Montague  
• The Clinical Impact of Alcohol on HIV Mitochondrial Metabolism - Gerschenson M 
• Whole-genome Association Analysis of Risk Taking Behavior in the Context of Alcohol Abuse in a Cohort of HIV Positive Veterans - Simen A 
• Genetic and Inflammatory Factors in Anemia in the Elderly - Vanasse G 

VACS Scientific Meeting 2007
New York, NY 

• Welcome and Introduction - Justice A, Bryant K
• Alcohol Updates - Fiellin D
• The Computer Assisted Lifestyle Management Program (CALM) - Conigliaro J
• The Impact of Cigarette Smoking on Morbidity and Mortality Among HIV+ and HIV- Veterans - Crothers K
• Patterns of Comorbidity Among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected Veterans - Goulet J
• Reduced Functional Performance in HIV-infected Veterans: Results from Exercise Testing at the Baltimore VA GRECC - Oursler K
• Overview of Site Visit Evaluations/Future Evaluation Criteria - Mattocks K
• Depression Treatment in HIV-infected and Uninfected Veterans: Do Treatment Rates Vary by HIV Status? - Sueoka K
• The Optimal CD4 and Viral Load Thresholds for Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy: A Cohort Simulation Based on Observational Data and Markov Modeling - Braithwaite S
• Understanding HCV Treatment Patterns From ERCHIVES: Electronically Retrieved Cohort of HCV Infected Veterans - Butt A
• Cholesterol Management in HIV-infected and Uninfected Patients: The Veterans Aging Cohort Study - Leaf D
• The Cardiovascular Dataset: A Merger of the 1999 Large Health Study and the VA Virtual Cohort - Freiberg M
• Jinsi ya kuishi maisha marefu (Learning how to live longer): A Stage 1 behavioral trial to reduce alcohol use among HIV+ Kenyans - Pappas R
• Validation Overview - Justice A
• VACS Build Brandt C - Kidwai F
• Symptoms Project Levin W - Erdos J
• Pharmacy Validation - Gordon K
• Comparison of Telephone vs. Self Administered Alcohol Consumption from 30 Day Time Line Follow-Back: A Sub-study of the Veterans Aging Cohort Study - McGinnis K

VACS Scientific Meeting 2005
Atlanta, GA

"Treatment and Management of HIV Infection in the United States"

• Initial Treatment for HIV Infection - Pavia A
• Strategies for Treatment of Late HIV Infection - Braun J
• Challenges to Identify and Retain Patients in Care - Futterman D
• Comprehensive Care & Management - Chronoic and Lifelong Care - Lee S

VACS Scientific Meeting 2004 
Houston, Texas

Because the presentations from the VACS Scientific Meeting 2004 contain preliminary, unreviewed, and unpublished results, access to them is limited to members of the study. These results are not for quotation without prior permission.

• Orientation and Updates - Justice A 
• Making a Difference in Patient Care: Plans for an Intervention Trial - Justice A
• The Temporal Association Between Alcohol Consumption and Medication Adherence among HIV+ and HIV- Veterans in Care - Braithwaite R, McGinnis K, Conigliaro J, Bridges M, Justice A
• Mitochondrial Markers for VACS - Gerschenson M
• Survival in Patients Coinfected With HIV and Hepatitis C: A CD4 Threshold Effect - Fultz S
• Alcohol-Based Analysis of Laboratory Data  (Note:Analysis is preliminary, data set is in the process of being updated)
• HAART Analysis - Justice A, Griffith T
• Alcohol Use among HIV Positive & Negative Veterans in VACS 5: Assessment of Measures, prevalence and provider awareness - Conigliaro J
• Characterization of HIV positive Veterans who Utilized VA services prior to HIV Diagnosis - Gandhi N
• VACS HIV Optimization Writing Group - Brown S
• Adherence Work Group Deliberations - Whittle J
• VACS Operational Procedures: A Review - Dombrowski E, Justice A
• VACS Data Sources Reddy D, not presented due to time constraints
• Predictors of Risky Sexual Behavior among Veterans with and without HIV Infection: Results from VACS 5 - Cook R

VACS Leadership Meeting 2003

• Tables from Review of Data Analysis from Feasibility Study - Griffith T, Justice A
• Alcohol Use and Adherence in the VACS On-going Study: A Preliminary Analysis - McGinnis K and the VACS Project Team
• Homeless and Alcohol Use Disorders as Modifiable Factors of Disease - Gordon A
• Hepatitis C Increases the Risk of DM in HIV Infected Veterans in Care - Butt AA, Fultz SL, Kwoh CK, Kelley D, Skanderson M, Justice AC
• Understanding the Association Between DM and HIV and HCV Infections in the Era of HAART
• Career Development Award: Treatment Disparities/Outcomes in HCV-HIV Co-infection - Butt AA
• HIV and Hepatocellular Carcinoma: The Role of Hepatitis C Infection and Alcohol Abuse - McGinnis K, Fultz SL, Skanderson M, Justice AC
• Mediators of Hepatocellular Injury in HIV Infected Veterans: HSR&D Career Development Award Application - Fultz SL
• Pneumococcal Polysaccharide (PV) Vaccine Failures among HIV-infected Veterans Compared to Non-HIV-infected controls - Rodriguez-Barradas MC
• Trends in Healthcare Utilization among HIV positive Veterans from 1998 - 2002: The VACS Virtual Cohort Data - Gandhi N
• Brief Interventions in VACS - Conigliaro J