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R -- SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY OF ALCOHOL SCREENING INSTRUMENTS FOR PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS SOL AA 98-14 DUE 061798 POC C. Timothy Crilley, Contract Specialist, 301-443-1191 WEB: NIAAA Home Page, http://www.niaaa.nih.gov. E-MAIL: Sandra Reichard, sreichar@willco.niaaa.nih.gov. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism intends to negotiate on a sole-source basis with Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine. The individual at Baylor College of Medicine who will be assigned as the principal investigator for this project is Robert J. Volk, Ph.D. The statutory authority to negotiate with Baylor College of Medicine is 41 U.S.C. 253 (c)(1) under FAR 6.302-1. The objectives of the proposed contract are to (1) develop a general research design and protocol for an alcohol screening study to be implemented in a primary care population; (2) develop a research design for a feasibility study, to be carried out in the target primary care setting prior to initiation of the screen study; (3) investigate issues related to the selection and identification of appropriate alcohol screens for particular types of primary care settings and subgroups; and (4) prepare at least two publishable manuscripts on issues and alternatives in the design and/or interpretation of research on alcohol screening in primary care settings. The proposed contractor through its principal investigator (Dr. Volk) has extensive expertise on alcohol screening and in research on clinical decision making which qualifies them to design, monitor, and analyze data from a survey of health professionals on the clinical utility of the difference screening instruments. Inquires must be made in writing. Telephone inquiries are unacceptable. See note number 26.***** (0134)

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