The CFAR Network of Integrated Clinical Systems (CNICS) project is the first electronic medical records-based resource network poised to integrate clinical data from the large and diverse population of HIV-infected persons in the modern HAART era who are receiving care at one of the US-funded Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) sites.

As a clinic-based research network, CNICS directly reflects the outcomes of clinical decisions and management options made daily in the care of HIV infected individuals.

Unlike data collected in structured interviews or through retrospective medical record review, CNICS captures a broader range of information associated with the rapidly changing course of HIV disease management through collection of data at the point-of-care.

The flexibility of this consortium enables CNICS to address scientific questions that cannot be answered through any other collaborative cohorts, including those developed in response to the recently released IEDEA RFA.