CAB MEETING MINUTES

April 27, 2004 

Five CAB members, 2 staff members and 1 guest attended the April 2004 meeting of the UTMB Galveston AIDS Clinical Trials Unit Community Advisory Board (CAB).

Report from Dr. Roberts

• During the leadership meeting in San Diego, the PI breakout session participants discussed ways to implement and assess the international trials effort. 

• DAIDS RFA for competitive renewal may be released in September.  DAIDS is conducting renewal of its vaccine and treatment trial networks during the same time period. 

• It appears that the AACTG is not focusing on inclusion of HCV mono-infection trials in the near future.  HIV/HCV co-infection studies will continue. 

• Dr. Paar has resigned as medical director of the ACCRP clinic; he will continue with his TDCJ work.  ACCRP administration is undergoing reorganization. 

• A PI candidate from Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham will be visiting in May. 

• Accruals at our site have been dropping.  It was mentioned that study accruals would probably increase if the site had a full time outreach coordinator.  The membership agreed to address this issue by writing a letter to UTMB administration expressing the need for an ACTU outreach coordinator.

CAB Business

• It was determined that there is no problem with the ACTU making condoms available to people under 18 years at outreach events.  TDH funded organizations are prohibited to distribute condoms to those under 18.

• Dr. Bell is no longer able to serve as CAB Physician Liaison.  Any questions regarding protocol reviews can be sent to Carrie, who will forward them to a physician for a response.

• The idea of moving the brochure display in the clinic to a more visible spot was brought up.

• Carrie reported that A5197 (Merck therapeutic vaccine trial) will open late May or early June.

• Ideas mentioned for future meetings:  a tour of the facility (e.g. labs, pharmacy).  Invite Raju Samual to discuss his work with HIV/AIDS in India.

NEXT CAB MEETING 

When:       Tuesday, May 25, 2004, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. 

Refreshments and light meal available at 5:15 p.m. 

Where:     UTMB-Marvin Graves Building, 1012 Texas Ave. (The Strand), 4th floor Conference Room #4.208.  Public parking available at Garage #2 next to the UTMB Emergency Room on Harborside Drive.  Parking tokens available to meeting attendees.  (See map on back for directions.)

Agenda:    Upcoming Health Fairs, National Meeting Representative, Future Meeting Programs, CAB-TOE Update

Note:  Any questions, please call 409-747-0214 or toll-free 877-324-ACTU (2288).  You can also email ajgarcia@utmb.edu.  While reservations are not required, calling in advance helps us better plan for food and parking tokens and we like to hear from you! 

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