PARTNER Newsletter

December 2011
Issue 11



Enrolment Status

At this point 71 sites are open and 447 pairs have been enrolled. September has been a good month for enrolment following a slow summer. In September, 48 were enrolled. 

 The Community Lead initiative.
 The following countries have appointed a Community Lead: Italy, Spain, Finland, Switzerland, Portugal, UK, Denmark, France, Portugal, Germany, Sweden and Austria. 

To increase enrollment and to attract more homosexual pairs, the design of the leaflets and posters has been updated. We have also created a post card.  Please contact Tina Bruun to arrange shipment of the new leaflets, cards and posters.

www.partnerstudy.eu
If you would like your contact details added to the PARTNER study website, please send them to Tina (tbr@cphiv.dk)
Minutes and presentations from EACS
Please find the minutes and presentations from the PARTNER  investigator meeting below:
Presentation 
Minutes
Poster

Community Leads and Outreach, a new initiative
To increase the enrollment in the PARTNER study, each country has been asked to appoint a Community Lead to help promote the  study in the HIV and gay community. The Community Lead will work closely together with the National Coordinator and sites in the country. Some of the tasks are to inform community stakeholders and increase the profile of the study by using networks and social media. So far the following countries have appointed a Community Lead: Italy, Spain, Finland, Switzerland, Portugal, UK, France, Portugal and Austria. 
The PARTNER study has been funded by the NIHR (National Institute for Health Research in the UK) and is sponsored by UCL (University College London). Additionally funding for participation of the Swiss centres has been provided by the Swiss Office of Public Health. The study is coordinated cooperatively between Copenhagen HIV Programme (CHIP), UCL and Royal Free NHS.