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Many of the traditional treatments for common infections are no longer
effective because of the fast-growing problem of antimicrobial
resistance, first associated with hospitals, but increasingly
widespread in the community. Antimicrobial resistance is now a
global problem of major concern. The Center for
Interdisciplinary Research to Reduce Antimicrobial Resistance (CIRAR),
initially funded in 2004 by a planning grant from the National Center
for Research Resources of the National Institutes of Health (Grant #
P20 RR020616), is now an established, ongoing Center supported by the
Columbia University School of Nursing. Since 2007, a total of 14
projects affiliated with CIRAR have been externally funded. In 2007 and 2008,
five projects
affiliated with CIRAR were funded by the National Institute of Nursing
Research, NIH and two were funded by the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention; (Click here
to download the funding announcement). In 2009, four additional CIRAR-affiliated
projects have been funded: an AHRQ Conference Grant, an IICTR CaMPR
award funded by the NCRR, a 5-year R01 funded by the NIAID, and a
2-year RC1 Challenge Grant funded by the NCHMD. CIRAR continues to prepare biomedical researchers and others in interdisciplinary
research with a focus on the prevention and control of antimicrobial
resistance. Contact
CIRAR:

Elaine Larson, RN, PhD, FAAN, CIC
Director, CIRAR
Columbia University School of Nursing
630 West 168th Street, Box 6
New York, NY 10032
Phone: 212-305-0723
Fax: 212-305-0722
E-mail: ell23@columbia.edu |
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*~ CIRAR NEWS ~* |
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The CIRAR 2009-10
Seminar Series is ongoing -
Visit the Seminars page for details.
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"Appropriate
Care of URI in Children of Latino Immigrants: The ACURI Project,"
an RC1 Challenge Grant and the first CIRAR
affiliated ARRA Stimulus grant, was funding by the
NIH/NCHMD, PI: Dr. Melissa Stockwell.
View the web page for
this NIH/NCHMD funded project. |
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"Risk Factors for
Spread of Staphylococcus aureus in Prisons," a new
CIRAR affiliated 5-year R01, was funded by the NIH/NIAID.
Multiple PIs include CIRAR Steering Committee Members, Dr.
Franklin Lowy and Dr. Elaine Larson.
View the project's web page. |
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CIRAR sponsored
the AHRQ-funded Conference
Grant, "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Changes in Reimbursement for Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAIs):
Setting a Research Agenda" on April 24, 2009 at the
New York Academy of Sciences. Visit the
CMS Conference web page for information on speakers and participants,
view the photos, and download the presentations! |
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