Tampa Bay Adolescent Medicine Trial Unit

描述（由申请人提供）：南佛罗里达大学坦帕湾青少年试验联盟（TB AMTU）为坦帕湾地区的艾滋病毒感染和高危青年提供初级和专业护理、预防服务和临床试验。为了维持和扩大这些服务，TB AMTU为本提案提出了以下具体目标：1)通过成熟的临床和研究基础设施以及适应艾滋病毒流行变化的创新方案，吸引、招收和留住感染艾滋病毒的青年参与护理和研究；2)动员和联系坦帕湾社区，以创新的合作努力，应对青年和年轻人中艾滋病毒流行的挑战；3)利用大学环境和跨学科研究网络的优势，参与ATN协议的设计和执行，并吸引和支持新的研究人员，为国家青少年艾滋病议程做出贡献。既定的目标支持这些目标。结核病协会的目的是继续提供无缝连续的综合护理，满足受服务者的心理健康需求，并支持感染艾滋病毒的青年的新兴自主权。结核病AMTU将与ATN领导小组合作，开展临床试验，解决初级、二级和三级艾滋病毒预防问题，并扩大服务，以便实施这一广泛的研究议程。为了支持这些努力，结核病协会将继续建设社区能力，并在执行结构变革目标方面加强与“连接保护”合作伙伴的成功关系。新的举措将包括加强与护理过程的联系，加强对男男性行为青年（YMSM）的转诊网络，以及为GLBTQ和其他另类青年实施专业诊所。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of South Florida, Tampa Bay Adolescent Trials Unity (TB AMTU) provides primary and specialty care, prevention services and access to clinical trials to HIV infected and at-risk youth in the Tampa Bay area. To sustain and expand these services, the TB AMTU proposes the following specific aims for this proposal: 1) Engage, enroll and retain HIV-infected youth in care and research through a mature clinical and research infrastructure and innovative programs which adapt to the changes in the HIV epidemic, 2) Mobilize and connect the Tampa Bay community in an innovative collaborative effort to address the challenges of the HIV epidemic in youth and young adults, 3) Contribute to the national adolescent HIV agenda by drawing on the strengths of the university environment and an interdisciplinary research network that participates on the design and execution of ATN protocols and engages and supports new investigators. The objectives established support these aims. It is the intent of the TB AMTU to continue to provide a seamless continuum of comprehensive care, address the mental health needs of those served, and support the emerging autonomy of HIV infected youth. The TB AMTU will collaborate with the ATN leadership group to develop clinical trials that address primary, secondary and tertiary HIV prevention and expand services that allow for the implementation of this broad research agenda. To support these efforts, the TB AMTU will continue to build community capacity and enhance successful relationships with its Connect to Protect Partners in executing structural change objectives. New initiatives will include stronger linkage to care processes, enhanced referral networks for Young Men who have Sex with Men (YMSM) and the implementation of a specialty clinic for GLBTQ and other alternative youth. RELEVANCE: The TB AMTU responds to the national public health agenda that emphasize the need to address the disproportionate impact of HIV on minority populations by supporting efforts to engage, recruit and retain youth of racial/ethnic and other minority populations. The unit proactively works to reduce the incidence of HIV in these populations and improve the quality of life for those already infected.