1. VACS Alcohol and Behavior Change Core
David A. Fiellin, M.D.
Core Director
Members: Adam Gordon, Amy Justice, William Becker, Brandon Marshall, Bob Cook, Derek Satre, Don Operario, Jen Edelman, Emily Williams, Farah Kidwai-Khan, Lynn Fiellin, John Blosnich, Joe Goulet, Jeffrey Samet, Julie Gaither, Kathy McGinnis, Kendall Bryant, Kevin Kraemer, Matt Freiberg, Nancy Day, Stephen Maisto, Scott Braithwaite, Stephen Crystal

2. Recent VACS ABC Core Highlights (2015-2016)
Peer Reviewed Publications
Rentsch C, et al. Alcohol-related diagnoses and all-cause hospitalization among HIV-infected and uninfected patients: A longitudinal analysis from 1997 to AIDS Behav 2015; Feb 26.
McGinnis KA, et al. Number of drinks to ‘‘feel a buzz’’ by HIV Status and viral load in men. AIDS Behav 2015; Apr 17
Marshall BD et al. Drinking trajectories among HIV-infected men who have sex with men: A cohort study of United States veterans. Drug Alcohol Depend 2015 Mar; 148C:  
Braithwaite et al. Do Alcohol Misuse, Smoking, and Depression Vary Concordantly or Sequentially? A Longitudinal Study of HIV-Infected and Matched Uninfected Veterans in Care. AIDS Behav Mar;20(3):
Justice AC et al. Risk of mortality and physiologic injury evident with lower alcohol exposure among HIV infected compared with uninfected men. Drug Alcohol Depend Apr 1;161:  
McGinnis K et al. Agreement Between AUDIT-C Collected via Electronic Medical Record and Self-Administered Research Survey. Drug Alcohol Depend Nov 1
Ruggles K et al. What are the patterns between depression, smoking, unhealthy alcohol use, and other substance use among individuals receiving medical care? A longitudinal study of 2601 patients. AIDS Behav, July 2016.
Edelman EJ et al. Implementation of integrated stepped care for unhealthy alcohol use in HIV clinic. Addiction Science and Clinical Practice, Jan 13;11(1):1.
Korthuis TP et al . Quality of HIV Care and Mortality in HIV-Infected Patients. Clin Inf Dis Jan 15;62(2):
Edelman EJ et al. The Starting Treatment for Ethanol in Primary care Trials (STEP Trials): Protocol for Three Parallel Multi-Site Stepped Care Effectiveness Studies for Unhealthy Alcohol Use in HIV-Positive Patients. Contemp Clin Trial, 2016 Nov 20;52:80-90
Conference Presentations
RSA, CPDD, CROI, IWHOD, AHSR, SGIM, ASAM
CHAART Collaborations
URBAN ARCH, Brown ARCH, SHARC, Kaiser, University of Washington
Grants
R01 AA Safety and Comparative effectiveness of new medications for unhealthy alcohol use in HIV (Fiellin/Tate)
U01 AA /6 COMpAAAS Uo1: Observation study (Justice)
U01 AA /6 COMpAAAS Uo1: Intervention study (Fiellin)
R01 AA – Comparative effectiveness of alcohol and drug treatment in HIV-infected veterans (Kraemer)
R01 DA Using the VACS Index to track health outcomes associated with changes in drug use (Fiellin/Justice)