Call | Senior Fellowship (SF) |
Programme | EDCTP2 |
Start Date | 2019-04-01 |
End Date | 2024-03-31 |
Project Code | TMA2017GSF-1936 |
Status | Active |
EDCTP-GSK fellowship: Diagnosis and treatment of non-communicable diseases and geriatric syndromes in the HIV aging population in sub-Saharan Africa (Geriatric HIV cohort Africa)
Specific Aim 1. To establish a cohort of aging patients ≥60 years (Geriatric cohort) in order to capture NCD endpoints and their risk factors: hypertension, cardio vascular disease (annual ECG screening), respiratory disease (peak flow meter screening and spirometry), renal disease (proteinuria and creatinine clearance), cancers (complete skin evaluation, pap smear, faecal occult blood, breast exam) will all be added to other standard of care procedures in place. Specific Aim 2. In the Geriatric cohort we propose to measure physical function using the Short Performance Physical Battery, muscle strength, (Gait speed and assessment of grip strength with handheld dynamometry), frailty phenotype, and history of falls. The tools that were developed and submitted in Year one (paper based), were developed as e-forms using RedCap and are currently used to assess the participants. Specific Aim 3. To form a group of established clinicians and researchers in the area of HIV and various NDCs with interest in HIV and NCDs and HIV and geriatric medicine. This group will be initially advised by international mentors. Aim 3 will also support 2 master and 1 PhD students in the areas of HIV, NCDs and aging.
Institution | Country |
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Infectious Diseases Institute | Uganda |
Name | Institution | Country |
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Castelnuovo Barbara | Infectious Diseases Institute |
Observational prospective cohort
Infectious Diseases Institute |
Title | University | Start Date | End Date |
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PREVALENCE, CLINICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL PREDICTORS AND OUTCOMES OF FRAILTY AMONG OLDER ADULTS WITH HIV IN KAMPALA | Makerere University |
Type | Name | Title | University | Start Date | End Date |
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PhD | Phobe Mbabazi | Dr | Makerere University | 2020 | 2023 |
Master in Immunology | Gideon Nansubuga | Dr | Makerere University | 2021 | 2023 |
Master in Internal medicine | Judith Amutuhaire | Makerere University | 2022 | 2021 |
Infectious Diseases Institute
Head of Department
Type | Name | Title | University | Start Date | End Date |
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PhD | Mbabazi Phoebe | Makerere University | 2020 |
Role | Committee/board | Start Date | End Date |
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Editor in Chief | AIDS Research and Treatment | 2021 |
Institution | Degree | Year |
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University of Antwerp, Belgium | PhD | 2019-05-08 |
Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV)
Name | Country | Institution |
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Wools-Kaloustian, Yiannoutsos, Semeere | Uganda | Infectious Diseases Institute |
Name | Country | Institution |
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OC | Uganda | CAMA |
Name | Country | Institution |
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Castelnuovo/Kambugu/Manabe | Uganda | Infectious Diseases Institute |