Capacity development for HIV and mental health research in Asia (CHIMERA)

项目总结/摘要 亚太区域精神疾病的沉重负担威胁着控制区域艾滋病毒流行病的努力。 迫切需要提高亚太低收入和中等收入国家的研究能力 （LMIC）整合艾滋病毒和心理健康（MH），以产生指导公众所需的数据 卫生政策和改善临床护理和病人的结果。CHIMERA（艾滋病毒和艾滋病的能力发展） 亚洲心理健康研究）将是该地区第一个艾滋病毒-MH实施科学研究培训 计划，并将通过我们现有的LMIC研究网络，IeDEA亚太地区建立。 重要的是，该计划符合跨NIH的优先事项，以a）解决HIV相关的合并症， 通过对精神分裂症和痴呆症的研究，解决精神分裂症的并发症;以及B）支持以下交叉领域： 行为科学，培训和信息传播，通过艾滋病毒，MH和实施培训 利用创新伙伴关系的科学研究。该计划还满足福格蒂国际 中心的战略计划目标，a）解决艾滋病毒和MH疾病的双重负担; B）建立研究 c）鼓励利用技术; d）支持 开展科学研究和培训，为中低收入国家的地方卫生政策提供信息。下 领导amfAR在泰国的TREAT亚洲项目，并与哥伦比亚大学的合作者， 该计划将包括我们网络的4个合作机构：1）国家艾滋病毒，艾滋病，皮肤病中心， 与柬埔寨卫生部国家精神卫生方案合作， 马来西亚马来亚医学中心; 3）菲律宾热带医学研究所;以及4） 泰国红十字会艾滋病研究中心。该研究培训计划将招收16名硕士和 来自这些国家的博士学位候选人参加重叠的36个月计划。的 课程将结合联合收割机在人的讲习班，在线研讨会，本地和远程辅导，并专门 通过一个旨在与我们的青年和关键人群驱动的艾滋病毒相关的计划进行教学 流行病计划研究员将学习确定关键的实施研究问题，设计和进行 研究如何整合艾滋病毒和MH服务并改善其提供， 建议扩大他们的研究，并提出和出版他们的工作。他们还将学习信息学 研究和公共卫生，MH干预理论，干预适应，社区方法 订婚到计划结束时，研究网络将建立一个亚太团队 有能力领导区域HIV-MH实施科学研究议程的研究人员， 为公共卫生政策提供信息，提高临床护理质量。项目领导将遵循 通过外部培训咨询委员会和政策咨询委员会， 咨询委员会，以确保实现培训目标，提高我们的计划的影响。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The substantial burden of mental illness in the Asia-Pacific threatens efforts to control regional HIV epidemics. There is an urgent need to increase research capacity in Asia-Pacific low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) for integrating HIV and mental health (MH), in order to generate the data needed to guide public health policies and improve clinical care and patient outcomes. CHIMERA (Capacity development for HIv and MEntal health Research in Asia) will be the region’s first HIV-MH implementation science research training program, and will be established through our existing LMIC research network, IeDEA Asia-Pacific. Importantly, the program meets the trans-NIH priorities to a) address HIV-associated comorbidities and complications, through the study of MH disorders and dementia; and b) support the cross-cutting areas of behavioral science, training, and information dissemination, through training in HIV, MH, and implementation science research that leverages innovative partnerships. The program also meets the Fogarty International Center’s Strategic Plan Goals by a) addressing the dual burdens of HIV and MH disorders; b) building research capacity while strengthening existing partnerships; c) stimulating the use of technology; and d) supporting implementation science research and training that can inform local health policies in LMICs. Under the leadership of amfAR’s TREAT Asia program in Thailand and with collaborators at Columbia University, the program will include 4 of our network’s partner institutions: 1) the National Centre for HIV, AIDS, Dermatology, and STDs with the National Program for Mental Health, Ministry of Health, Cambodia; 2) the University of Malaya Medical Centre, Malaysia; 3) the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Philippines; and 4) the Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, Thailand. The research training program will recruit 16 Master’s and Doctoral-level candidates from these countries to participate in overlapping 36-month programs. The curriculum will combine in-person workshops, online seminars, local and remote mentorship, and specialized didactics through a program designed to be locally relevant for our youth- and key population-driven HIV epidemics. Program Fellows will learn to identify key implementation research questions, design and conduct studies that address how to integrate HIV and MH services and improve their delivery, write grant funding proposals to extend their research, and present and publish their work. They also will learn about informatics for research and public health, MH intervention theories, intervention adaptation, and methods of community engagement. By the end of the program, the research network will have a built a team of Asia-Pacific researchers with the capacity to lead a regional HIV-MH implementation science research agenda that will inform public health policy and improve the quality of clinical care. Program Leadership will be guided by experts and policymakers within the region through an external Training Advisory Committee and a Policy Advisory Committee to ensure achievement of training objectives and enhance the impact of our program.