Research Training for Substance Use Mediated HIV Epidemic in Kazakhstan

项目总结/摘要 纽约州立大学Downstate Health的NYS国际培训和研究项目（ITRP） 科学大学（DHSU）建议更新其现有的艾滋病毒研究培训计划， 哈萨克斯坦（KZ）与哈萨克斯坦国立医科大学（KNMU）合作 在阿拉木图。NYS-ITRP拥有25年成功提供先进艾滋病毒研究的历史 在该地区开展培训，提高研究能力。虽然NYS-ITRP的投资 加强了KZ应对艾滋病毒流行的能力，艾滋病毒感染病例正在上升， 物质使用（SU）治疗发展不足，COVID-19大流行使 提供艾滋病毒和SU治疗。长期目标包括解决 和结构性干预措施，以应对KZ艾滋病毒治疗级联中的差距， 强调SU障碍。目标包括：1）11个月的证书课程 6 KNMU教师，以加强KZ的研究和学术能力; 2）先进的 为KNMU公共卫生学院的2名教员提供流行病学学位培训; 3） 向哈萨克斯坦研究中心的5名受训人员提供流行病学/生物统计学中期培训 皮肤病学和传染病（KRCDID），国家研究和临床中心， 心理健康，和其他KNMU教师;和4）KNMU的研究培训能力建设 SPH.主要活动包括短期培训，包括每年两天的科学会议， KNMU，专注于艾滋病毒治疗的挑战和与SU疾病的交叉点，为期2天 教师发展研讨会，并扩大KNMU SPH课程的主题，包括 研究设计和成瘾性疾病。该计划提供短期，中期和长期 培训模式，旨在提供最大的、具有成本效益的培训覆盖面， KNMU的研究培训。我们的努力将主要集中在 来自KNMU SPH的初级教师以及KRCDID和国家的代表 心理健康研究和临床中心，从而建立更深层次的伙伴关系 国家公共卫生服务和学术研究团体之间的关系。长期 受训人员将被要求制定一项研究提案，该提案将使用与以下方面有关的国内数据： HIV和/或SU。所有培训都旨在加强专注于交叉点的研究能力 艾滋病毒/艾滋病治疗级联，并加强KNMU作为一个国家 艾滋病毒相关研究培训的领导者。显示能力提高的措施包括 教员和学员学业进展评估;学员调查; KNMU SPH 核心课程的审查和编制;以及先进的国内研究支助。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The NYS International Training and Research Program (ITRP) of SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (DHSU) proposes to renew its existing HIV Research Training Program in Kazakhstan (KZ) in collaboration with Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University (KNMU) in Almaty. NYS-ITRP has a 25-year history of successfully providing advanced HIV research training in the region and enhancing research capacity. While NYS-ITRP investments have strengthened the ability of KZ to respond to the HIV epidemic, cases of HIV infection are rising, substance use (SU) treatment is poorly developed, and the COVID-19 pandemic complicates the delivery of both HIV and SU treatment. Long-term goals include addressing the behavioral and structural interventions needed to respond to gaps in the HIV treatment cascade in KZ, with an emphasis on SU disorders. Objectives include providing: 1) an 11-month certificate program to 6 KNMU faculty to strengthen the research and academic capacity for KZ; 2) advanced degree training (MS) in epidemiology for 2 KNMU School of Public Health (SPH) faculty; 3) medium term training in epidemiology/biostatistics to 5 trainees from Kazakh Research Center of Dermatology and Infectious Disease (KRCDID), National Research and Clinical Center of Mental Health, and other KNMU faculty; and 4) research training capacity building for the KNMU SPH. Key activities include short term training, including an annual 2-day scientific meeting at KNMU, focusing on HIV treatment challenges and intersections with SU disorders, a 2-day faculty development workshop, and expanding KNMU SPH curricula on topics covering research design and addictive disorders. The program provides short-, medium-, and long-term training modalities designed to provide the maximum, cost-effective training coverage for individual trainees and strengthen research training at KNMU. Our efforts will focus primarily on junior faculty from the KNMU SPH as well as representatives from KRCDID, and National Research and Clinical Center of Mental Health, thus drawing together a deeper partnership between national public health service and the academic research community. Long-term trainees will be expected to develop a research proposal that uses in-country data related to HIV and/or SU. All training is designed to bolster research capacity focused on the intersection of SU disorder and the HIV treatment cascade and to enhance the role of KNMU as a national leader in HIV-related research training. Measures to demonstrate increased capacity include assessment of academic progress of faculty and student trainees; trainee surveys; KNMU SPH core curricula review and development; and advanced in-country research support.