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 NIAID Responds to Hurricanes Rita and Katrina - Information for researchers, grantees, healthcare providers, clinical trial participants, and patients

Recommendations for Non-HIV-Specialized Providers Caring for Displaced HIV-Infected Residents from the Hurricane Disasters

Information for NIAID Clinical Trials Participants

ACTG Study Participants Evacuated from Gulf Coast Areas
The link below indicates where AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) units are located.
http://www.aactg.org/about_units.asp

ACTG Contacts for Displaced Patients and Medical Providers
Allegra Cermak or Marie Sioud
ACTG Operations Center at Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
1- 877-658-2624
Between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm ET Monday - Friday.

To medical providers
If a patient from the affected areas presents to your clinic, we may be able to assist you to obtain their treatment record and recent laboratory data.  We also may be able to inform their current care provider and put you in touch with that provider. Continuation of the patient’s appropriate HIV medications and treatment plan is critical for long-term health and to avoid the development of resistance to medication. This information is important regarding both the patient’s HIV routine treatment and/or continuation on any ACTG study.

CPCRA Study Participants
Participants in Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS (CPCRA) studies - such as SMART, FIRST, or LTM - who are from the Texas Gulf Coast can contact the CPCRA Operations Center with questions or concerns about their study participation and the provision of study drugs and associated medical care.

Eric Daniels (edaniels@s-3.com)
CPCRA Operations Center 
1-800-230-7339 
Between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm ET Monday - Friday
PACTG Trial Participants
Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trial Group (PACTG) efforts to triage and refer pediatric and adolescent HIV/AIDS patients includes coordination service for physicians and other medical providers. 

PACTG Coordinator for Displaced Patients
1-800-756-0471
Between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm ET Monday - Friday 
Ask to speak with the PACTG Coordinator

Information for NIAID-Supported Researchers

NIH Response to Hurricane Katrina Disaster Information for Investigators and Institutions

Check here for NIH Guide Notices and other information of particular relevance to investigators and their institutions; the site also contains related information, such as links to other Federal sites and links to professional societies that are facilitating interactions between affected investigators (including students, postdocs, etc.) and investigators offering assistance.
 
ResCross - Research Support During Crisis
http://www.rescross.net/pages/1/index.htm
ResCross acts as a central interactive hub for establishing research support in times of emergency.  With so many scientists affected by Hurricane Katrina, ResCross is currently focused on providing information to identify sources of emergency support as quickly as possible.

What NIH is Doing

NIH Response to Hurricane Katrina Disaster

NIH is participating in a Departmental Task Force to respond to this overwhelming tragedy and is quickly exploring several ways that will maximize the use of the unique skill sets of the NIH staff.

NIH Record: NIH’ers Answer Katrina’s Deluge with Aid (PDF)

What the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is Doing

HHS Response to Hurricane Katrina Disaster

HHS is focusing all of its public health and emergency response efforts on providing relief, care, and assistance to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Government Links

Detailed Health and Safety Information

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Health & Safety
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/index.asp

Protect Your Health and Safety After a Hurricane
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/recovery.asp

After a Hurricane: Key Facts About Infectious Disease http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/
infectiousdisease.asp

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/hurricane.html

Firstgov.gov

Hurricane Katrina Recovery
http://www.firstgov.gov/

En Espanol
http://firstgov.gov/Espanol/Topics/Desastres.shtml

Finding Family and Friends
http://www.firstgov.gov/Citizen/Topics/PublicSafety/
Hurricane_Katrina_Recovery.shtml

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
http://www.hrsa.gov/katrina/

How to Get Help
http://www.fema.gov/press/2005/katrinavictims.shtm

Donate and Volunteer
https://volunteer.ccrf.hhs.gov/
http://www.usafreedomcorps.gov/

Department of Homeland Security
http://www.dhs.gov/katrina

Non-Government Links

AAHIVM- IDSA 
Triage Tips for Primary Care Providers Providing Care to Disaster Survivors with HIV/AIDS
Prepared by HIV physicians in the leaderships of the American Academy of HIV Medicine and the HIV Medicine Association

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
www.aaaai.org/

American Academy of HIV Medicine
http://www.aahivm.org/ 

American Academy of Pediatrics
http://www.aap.org/

American College of Emergency Physicians
http://www.acep.org/webportal

American College of Physicians
http://www.annals.org/shared/hurricane.shtml

American College of Rheumatology
http://www.rheumatology.org/katrina.asp

American Red Cross
http://www.redcross.org/

American Society of Transplantation
http://www.a-s-t.org/katrina.htm#hhspress

Heart/Lung Transplant Recipients Needing Help
1-866-684-2361

Kidney/Liver/Pancreas Transplant Recipients Needing Help 1-866-884-7387

Association of American Medical Colleges
http://www.medscape.com/px/trk.svr/ac-katrina?exturl=http://www.aamc.org/katrina.htm

HIV Medicine Association
http://www.idsociety.org/HIVMA_Template.cfm?Section=Home&CONTENTID=13852&TEMPLATE=/
ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm

HIV Clinics Serving Hurricane Katrina Survivors http://www.idsociety.org/Content/NavigationMenu/
Resources/HIVMA/Hurricane_Katrina/Clinics_Organizations/
Clinics_and_Organizations.htm

Infectious Disease Society of America
http://www.idsociety.org/Template.cfm?Section=Home&Template=/ContentManagement/
ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=13911

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