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  Cost-Effectiveness of a Pain Self-Management Intervention Compared to Enhanced Usual Care Among People with HIV

  Pain self-management (PSM) interventions are low-risk, effective interventions for chronic pain that have high potential for scalability. Economic evaluations are a key component of assessing scalability. Claire Farel, MD, MPH, an Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine, and Sonia Napravnik, PhD, an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases … Read more

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  UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases Awarded Ryan White C Funding Renewal

  The UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases has received a three-year renewal of award funding for the Ryan White Part C Program, from the U.S. Department of Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Natalie Hairston, MPH, MSW, UNC’s Ryan White Program Coordinator since 2023, provided critical support to the renewal process. “This continuous … Read more

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  Models of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Care

  Asher Schranz, MD, MPH, and Claire Farel, MD, MPH, discuss the responses to their study, stating that there is diversity in how outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) exists and how they are structured. To their knowledge, there is no defined optimal team structure for OPAT, and practice models vary based on clinical need and available resources. Some … Read more

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  Comprehensive primary care clinic proposed for people living with HIV

  A novel collaboration between UNC’s Department of Medicine and Division of Infectious Diseases includes creating a multidisciplinary primary care clinic to serve people living with HIV. The new model lays the groundwork for multidisciplinary care in advance of the move to Eastowne. Led by Claire Farel MD, MPH, medical director of the UNC Infectious Diseases Clinic, Amy Durr, … Read more

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