Training in HIV Implementation Science and Dissemination in Kenya

Indiana University Indianapolis, Indianapolis IN

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Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract This supplement will support the development of research capacity in the specific area of HIV and aging under an ongoing parent training program – the HIV Implementation Science and Dissemination in Kenya (HIV-ID) (2023-2027). The parent training program leverages a long-standing collaboration between Moi University College of Health Sciences (Moi University School of Public Health [MUSPH] and School of Medicine [MUSM]) in Kenya and the Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH) Consortium, a collaboration of North American and European Universities led by Indiana University. The over-arching aim of the parent training program is to create sustainable and collaborative capacity for HIV Implementation Science and Dissemination (HIV-ID) both within academia and at the county-level (equivalent to U.S. states). The supplement project The primary aim of this supplement titled “Training in HIV and aging implementation science and dissemination in Kenya (HIV Aging-ID) is to develop a research workforce in Kenya that is prepared to undertake novel implementation science research on aging with HIV across the lifespan and specially for older people living with HIV. The proposed one-year supplement will leverage the HIV-ID parent training program to build research capacity in HIV and aging by supplementing the HIV-ID core curriculum, bringing on additional program faculty and offering mentored research opportunities for HIV-ID trainees. The specific aims of the proposed supplement are: Specific Aim 1. To enhance the HIV-ID curriculum with a dedicated module on HIV and aging. This module will be added to the HIV short course and include topics at the intersection of HIV and aging: pathophysiology, co-morbidities including chronic disease, life course epidemiology, and social and cultural issues including stigma facing people living with HIV at different life stages. All HIV-ID trainees and fellows are required to complete the HIV short course as part of their core HIV-ID curriculum while the program will also make these modules accessible as “workshops” that are open to other researchers, clinicians, students and public health staff in Kenya. Specific Aim 2. To support novel implementation science research on aging and HIV. We will provide two HIV-ID trainees a tailored mentored research track to develop and implement a project related to HIV and aging. Examples of such projects could include evaluating clinical data and tools to ensure appropriate aging-related data are captured; evaluating care delivery strategies for older people living with HIV; and identifying the unique social determinants of health in caring for older people living with HIV. By the end of the one-year supplement, these activities will be fully integrated into the HIV-ID parent training program for sustainability and continued development of a research workforce in HIV and aging.