Information about AUDs & CoPARC Utilization
Develop New Interventions
- For individuals with AUDs that decrease their predisposition for pneumonia, with the support of the National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse (NIAAA).
Readily Accessible Biorepository
- Data and clinical samples from subjects with AUDs and controls.
Extend Our Resources
- We hope to extend our resources to support the research in other organ systems that contribute to critical illness in these individuals.
- Hope to improve understanding of the pathophysiologic mechanisms contributing to increased morbidity in pneumonia and ARDS among patients with AUDs, as these conditions are of substantial public health importance.
Access to a biorepository of specimens/data from:
- Otherwise healthy participants with either alcohol abuse and dependence, or chronic cannabis use, and matched controls.
- Cigarette smoking and cannabis smoking histories are collected from all subjects and controls.
- Mechanically ventilated patients with respiratory failure from pulmonary conditions including pneumonia, ARDS, and COVID-19, including patients with and without an AUD history.
- Patients with severe burn injuries, including inhalation injury, including patients with and without an AUD history.
Facilitate collaboration
- With a consortium of investigators with basic and clinical research experience in the field of alcohol-related pulmonary diseases to aid in experimental designs and extend investigative projects.