CRIS-UO
Role
CRIS-UO is one of the study sites and will be responsible for organising patient recruitment at HIV clinics and VCT centres, follow-up, and management (including management of cervical disease); collecting, processing, and shipment of specimens to UM-1 for QC of HPV testing and cytology; liaising with the Gynaecology (patient referral) Pathology (cytology readings and histology) departments and with the HIV/STI laboratory (plasma HIV-1 RNA, CD4+ count, and STI tests).
CERBA will coordinate HIV & STI testing (plasma HIV-1 RNA, CD4 counts, and STI serological, microscopy and molecular biology tests). In addition, CERBA will undertake testing of samples with CareHPV . CERBA will also take responsibility for laboratory QC procedures. In addition, CERBA will coordinate the storage and repository, and the shipment of samples to UM-1 for HPV testing and QC.
Key personnel
Dr Nicolas Meda MD PhD, Site PI: he is a gynaecologist and HIV epidemiologist, responsible for the overall coordination and direction of the project at this study site. He is also a WP leader for WP3.
Prof Mamadou Sawadogo, Director of CRIS-UO and Co-investigator: who will provide advice to the overall coordination of the study site and contribute to study design and other scientific inputs.
Prof Joseph Drabo MD, Clinical Lead & Co-investigator: responsible for the overall input at the CHU-YO study site and contribute to study design. Responsible for the recruitment and clinical care of study patients, including follow-up for HIV disease; supervise local data management, a team of clinicians and laboratory staff.
Dr Bernard Sawadogo MD, Study Co-ordinator: he will oversee the overall and day-to-day coordination of the project on site.
Dr Yacinthe Zamane, Clinician: Performing specialised medical procedures (colposcopy) pertaining to HARP, results interpretation and positive result management.
Rosaline Sombie, Data Manager: responsible for the data gathered and ensure the completeness, accuracy and consistency of the data for the study site.
Ms Aminata Karambiri, Site Project Administrator: who will oversee the finance and administration of the study.
