The Public Health Agency of Canada recently held 2 webinars on Developing Public Awareness Messaging about HIV Testing. The 3 topics presented were:
Prevention, support and treatment resources
- CANADIAN AIDS TREATMENT INFORMATION EXCHANGE (CATIE)
CATIE is Canada’s source for up-to-date information about HIV and hepatitis C.
The organization connects people living with HIV or hepatitis C, at-risk communities, health and other care providers and community organizations with the knowledge, resources and expertise to reduce transmission and improve quality of life. CATIE provides access to a wide range of resources, conducts extensive educational outreach, and offers printed materials through the CATIE Ordering Centre.
Visit CATIE online at: www.catie.ca or toll-free at: 1.800.263.1638
- CANADIAN AIDS SOCIETY (CAS)
CAS is a national coalition of AIDS Service Organizations. A directory of organizations across Canada can be found, CLICK HERE
Contact CAS toll-free at 1.800.499.1986
Other HIV-related testing guidelines
- British Columbia Provincial Health Services Authority. (2011). HIV Pre and Post Test Guidelines. British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, Canada. CLICK HERE
- British Columbia Provincial Health Services Authority. (2012). Point of Care HIV Test Guidelines for Health Care Settings. British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, Canada. CLICK HERE
- Saskatchewan Ministry of Health/Population Health Branch. (2012). Guidelines for the use of HIV Point of Care (POC) Test Kits in Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan. CLICK HERE
- Saskatchewan HIV Provincial Leadership Team. (2012). HIV Information for Professionals. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. CLICK HERE
- Manitoba Health. (2010). Communicable Disease Management Protocol – Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS). Communicable Disease Control Branch, Winnipeg, Canada. CLICK HERE
- Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care/Public Health Division/Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee. (2009). Sexually Transmitted Infections Case Management and Contact Tracing Best Practice Recommendations. Toronto, Canada. CLICK HERE
- Government of Ontario. (2008). Guidelines for HIV Counselling and Testing. Government of Ontario, Toronto, Canada. CLICK HERE
- Institut national de santé publique du Québec. (2011). Optimiser le dépistage et le diagnostic de l’infection par le virus de l’immunodéficience humaine. Institut national de santé publique du Québec, Québec, Canada. CLICK HERE/cliquez sur ce
- Institut national de santé publique du Québec. (2011). Le dépistage du VIH dans les points de service à l’aide de trousses de dépistage rapide. Institut national de santé publique du Québec, Québec, Canada. CLICK HERE/cliquez sur ce
- Institut national de santé publique du Québec et Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux. (2010). Dépistage du VIH dans les points de service à l’aide de trousses de dépistage rapide – Supplément – guide québécois de dépistage des ITSS. Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, Québec, Canada. CLICK HERE/cliquez sur ce
- Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux. (2006). Guide québécois de dépistage – Infections transmissibles sexuellement et par le sang. Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, Québec, Canada et mise à jour mars 2010. CLICK HERE/cliquez sur ce and CLICK HERE/cliquez sur ce
- Gahagan, J., et al. (2010). HIV Counselling and Testing in Nova Scotia: Implications for Policy and Practice. Nova Scotia Advisory Commission on AIDS, Halifax, Nova Scotia. CLICK HERE
- Public Health Agency of Canada. (2007). Point-of-Care HIV Testing Using Rapid HIV Test Kits: Guidance for Health-Care Professionals. Canada Communicable Disease Report. 33S2. CLICK HERE
- World Health Organization (2012). Guidance on Couples HIV Testing and Counselling Including Antiretroviral Therapy for Treatment and Prevention in Serodiscordant Couples: recommendations for a public health approach. CLICK HERE
- Keenan-Lindsay, Lisa, et al. (2006). HIV Screening in Pregnancy. Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in Canada, Ottawa, Canada. CLICK HERE
- Loutfy, M.R. et al. (2012). Canadian HIV Pregnancy Planning Guidelines SOGC Clinical Practice Guideline. Journal of Obstetrical Gynaecology Canada; 34(6): 575-590. CLICK HERE
- Public Health Agency of Canada. (2010). Canadian Guidelines on Sexually Transmitted Infections. CLICK HERE
- Public Health Agency of Canada. (2009). Primary Care Management of Hepatitis C Professional Desk Reference. Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Canada. CLICK HERE