Inter-CFAR Substance Use Research Community

Welcome to the Inter-CFAR Substance Use Research Community (I-SURC) Twitter! Our goal is to connect researchers from the fields of substance use and HIV across the CFARs to create research synergies, innovations and new capacities.

Did you miss I-SURC’s first Early Stage Investigator Seminar with @DrEllenEaton @miriamh_harris @DrJuPark and Matt Sullivan? You can watch it here to learn about exciting new work in the space of HIV and substance use research: drive.google.com/file/d/1hmuZyj…

Join us for our first Early Stage Investigator Spotlight Seminar on Tuesday, January 24th! Register here: bostonmedicalcenter.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

New paper @ijdrugpolicy w/ Karsten Lunze, Jeffrey Samet etal @ProvBosCFAR @Int_URBAN_ARCH: People with HIV who inject drugs in Russia are often incarcerated but have low rates of ART - a missed opportunity to get a highly stigmatized population into care. authors.elsevier.com/a/1g5mO3PEroZG…

Have you joined your local #CFAR yet? Membership is FREE. We have lots of resources for you (did we mention for FREE)...

The most engaged audience since 2020 @UABMSTP #healthequity rounds today 👏🏻 👏🏻 . Huge shout out 2 our Peer for sharing her story ❤️‍🩹 & helping me teach #harmreduction, narcan,fentanyl test strips. We need our future docs 2 help #EndOverdose #EndHIV . TY @rfrosencrans 4 invite 🙏🏻

We’re looking for a Sr. Research Associate 2 in the field of #healtheconomics #HIV #opioidepidemic #substanceusedisorder #prevention #riskreduction @KEMcCollister @umiamimedicine @CHERISHresearch ➡️ #jobopportunities #research umiami.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UMCareer…

Abstract submission is now open for the 30th Annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (#CROI2023)! For the first time, social and behavioral research will be integrated in the program. Submit your abstracts by September 20, 2022. CROIconference.org

Submissions for Symposiums, Forums, and Workshops for @CPDDorg 85th Annual Meeting are now open through October 13th. To view the #CPDD23 call for proposals cpdd.societyconference.com/v2/.

If you’re ⁦@RyanWhiteConf⁩, check out this fantastic presentation by ⁦@UABHeersink⁩ student, ⁦@MBaldwin_3⁩. Below, early #ImpSci outcomes: patient-reported depression & substance use in ppl w HIV in RWHAP clinics in AL. Kudos Margaret. 👏🏻 👏🏻

How can people who use drugs be reached by #HIV services? Get an inside look at a NIDA-supported research project & other activities underway at @IDEAexchangeMIA, where @hanselt and team use harm reduction, advocacy, & compassion to save lives. loom.ly/lFiNeCU

Rockstar @UW_Dept_HSPop senior research scientist @ElizabethJ_Aus ‘s new paper on COVID-driven barriers to harm reduction at #SSPs! Less #HIV and #hcv testing, less linkage to #SUD treatment. Bad news during a peak #opioid epidemic. @uwsph @SeaDenCOIN

Missed our Implementation Science Panel Discussion in May? Check out the recording from this or other events on the events tab of our website cfar.med.brown.edu/community/i-su…

Integrating Care at the Intersection of Infectious Diseases and Substance Use Disorders - HOPE Phys Conference w/ @dsolsMD Tue Aug 23 @bwh_ID @harvardmed @The_BMC @PaulSaxMD @RMKGandhi @DrAWBatchelder @PeterRchai @EndSUDNow @samhsagov No RSVP required conta.cc/3QLhIoB

To find out more about the I-SURC or to join, check out our website cfar.med.brown.edu/community/i-su…

Membership is available to investigators at CFAR institutions. I-SURC members are able to participate in symposia, access collaborators/cohorts within the network, participate in external reviews for developmental proposals & pursue collaborative initiatives with other members.

Welcome to the Inter-CFAR Substance Use Research Community (I-SURC) Twitter! Our goal is to connect researchers from the fields of substance use and HIV across the CFARs to create research synergies, innovations and new capacities.