On June 30, 1998, your Board approved an agreement with Stanford University to accept funds to support research activities for clinical trials associated with Stanford's AIDS Clinical Trials Unit at the Willow Clinic. The term of the agreement was one year, from January 1, 1998 through December 31, 1998. The maximum amount of reimbursement was $53,544.
On October 20, 1998, your Board approved Amendment Number 1 to the original agreement, which expanded the research sites to include the Edison Clinic and increased reimbursement from Stanford by $18,287, to $71, 831.
Collectively, your Board approved three more amendments after Amendment Number 1, which extended the term of the agreement by four years from January 1998 to December 31, 2002, and increased the maximum amount of reimbursement by $260,862 to $332,693. |
Participation with Stanford in clinical trials allows: a) patients with HIV/AIDS to receive experimental therapies that they otherwise may not be able to receive; b) the county to continue to remain on the leading edge of clinical research in HIV/AIDS; and c) county employees and contractors to develop the necessary clinical skills to meet the challenges of treating patients with HIV/AIDS.
Amendment No. 5 extends the agreement one year, through December 31, 2003 and increases the reimbursement amount by Stanford by $60,662. |
This agreement keeps the commitment to Ensure Basic Health and Safety for All and goal number 5: Provide residents access to healthcare and preventive care. The agreement contributes to this commitment and goal by providing patients with HIV/AIDS to receive experimental therapies that they otherwise may not be able to receive. This agreement also keeps the commitment Responsive, effective and collaborative government and goal number 20: Government decisions are based on careful consideration of future impact, rather than temporary relief or immediate gain by the making it possible that San Mateo County remain on the leading edge of clinical research in HIV/AIDS and that County employees and contractors develop the necessary clinical skills to meet the challenges of treating patients with HIV/AIDS. |
The new term of the agreement is January 1, 1998, through December 31, 2003. The reimbursement from Stanford University is increased by $60,662, from $332,693 to $393,355. This amount was included in the FY2002-03 Approved Budget and will be included in the FY2003-04 Recommended Budget for San Mateo Medical Center for the Clinical Trials and Research Unit. |
