1. Innovation at the Intersection of Alcohol and HIV Research
- Author
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van Heerden, Alastair, Tomlinson, Mark, Skeen, Sarah, Parry, Charles, Bryant, Kendal, and Rotheram-Borus, Mary Jane
- Subjects
Public Health ,Health Sciences ,Substance Misuse ,HIV/AIDS ,Alcoholism ,Alcohol Use and Health ,Infection ,Good Health and Well Being ,Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ,Alcohol Drinking ,Anti-Retroviral Agents ,HIV Infections ,Humans ,Interdisciplinary Research ,Medication Therapy Management ,Research ,Interdisciplinary research ,Alcohol abuse ,HIV and AIDS ,Technology ,Conversational agents ,Virtual and augmented reality ,Funding models ,Public Health and Health Services ,Social Work ,Public health - Abstract
Working in an interdisciplinary manner at the crossroads of alcohol and HIV research is a challenge. This paper presents six novel approaches that could be applied to activities at the intersection of alcohol and HIV. These approaches are (i) address the fact that the availability of new technology is unevenly distributed around the world, (ii) use technology to move beyond both paper and digital surveys, (iii) introduce a focus on advocacy and partnerships with large technology companies, (iv) harness technological innovation to utilise digital counselling, (v) explore the use of virtual reality in both research and delivering interventions, and (vi) consider alternative funding models to those currently in existence to improve efficiencies and innovations. Aiming to understand the interplay of alcohol and HIV will require creativity. The six approaches outlines in this paper provide possible directions from which new approaches may emerge.
- Published
- 2017