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The Canadian Webinar Series on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights would like to invite you to ‘Save the Date’ for the first of a multi-phase series of webinars focused on key aspects regarding the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women living with HIV in Canada:
Trauma and Violence Aware Care:Canadian Webinar Series on Implementing the WHO Guidelines on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for Women Living with HIV.
You are warmly invited to join this webinar on Trauma and Violence Aware Care, (in English) Wednesday September 13th, 2017: 9:00-10:30AM PST.
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Materials to be distributed prior:
WHO Consolidated Guideline Executive summary
Link to the webinar on the consolidated guidelines
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The World Health Organization consolidated guideline on the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of women living with HIV is grounded in and advocates for a strengthened, comprehensive, woman-centred approach to SRHR. The guideline outlines evidence-based recommendations and good practice statements for key operational and service delivery issues that need to be addressed in order to uphold human rights and promote gender equality. Unique to the development of this guideline, a global community survey was conducted on the SRHR priorities of women living with HIV. It highlighted high levels of violence experienced by women living with HIV before and after diagnosis from partners, community and in health settings.
In Canada, women living with HIV also report experiencing high rates of violence and trauma. Women who have experienced trauma are at risk of being re-traumatized within health and community services, which may lead to ineffective and unsafe care. In response to the need for better guidance on how to ensure the safety of women living with HIV within service and care provision, this webinar highlight current strategies, challenges, and opportunities to implement trauma aware care interventions for women and girls living with HIV. The webinar brings together perspectives from women living with HIV, front-line community workers, researchers, clinicians, and policy makers who will share key considerations and highlight research and service gaps from the African, Caribbean, Black community, the Indigenous community, and the importance of integrating MIWA principles when designing care and recognizing women’s resilience.
Webinar Objectives:
The overall goal of the webinar series is to support implementation of the WHO guidelines on the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women living with HIV. Specific objectives include to:
- Provide an overview of current research about trauma and violence aware care in Canada context using data from the Canadian HIV Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Cohort Study (CHIWOS)
- Gain feedback on best practices from national stakeholders regarding the implementation of health care services to support women living with HIV experiencing trauma and violence
- Gain insights from women living with HIV to highlight gaps in research and priority areas for further attention
- Develop an action plan on trauma and violence aware care for the Canadian context
Registration:
Please follow this link to register for the webinar: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4131644024420600833
Webinar ID: 836-117-539
Presenters include:
Valerie Nicholson: A Spirited Indigenous Warrior Woman: Valerie became active in HIV/AIDS in 2008, 2 years after her HIV diagnosis, and was the first Indigenous women to Chair the Board Of Positive Living BC. She is currently the Indigenous Peer Navigator for Positive Living, Co-Chair of Red Road HIV/AIDS Network, Board Member of AIDS Vancouver, a member of Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network, CTN’S Prevention and Vulnerable Populations Working Group.
Angela Kaida: Angela is an epidemiologist and Canada Research Chair at Simon Fraser University whose global research program centers on a rights-based, evidence-informed, and community-driven approach to sexual and reproductive health among women and youth affected by HIV.
Manjulaa Narasimhan: Manjulaa coordinates WHO’s work on strengthening linkages between sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and HIV interventions – at advocacy, policy, programmatic and research levels. This includes the development of WHO global guidance and tools on the SRHR for women living with HIV as well as the SRHR of adolescent girls and young women.
Carmen Logie: Carmen is an Assistant Professor, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto and an Ontario Ministry of Research & Innovation Early Researcher. Her research explores the social ecological contexts of health and well-being of people living with, and at elevated risk for, HIV in Canada and globally.
Neora Pick: Neora is a clinical professor, and the Medical Director of the Oak Tree Clinic, the provincial clinic for women & children living with HIV in British Columbia, Canada. During her work with women/youth living with HIV, she has become aware of the huge role trauma plays in their lives, and is now one of the leaders in Trauma informed Care in HIV in BC/Canada.
Jesleen Rana: Jesleen is a Family physician in Toronto who works in HIV primary care for women living with HIV. She also has a focused practice in Addiction Medicine and works in supporting women who use substances. Dr. Rana believes in practicing medicine in a way that embodies ideals of anti-oppression, anti-colonialism, and trauma- and violence- awareness.
Jay MacGillvary: Jay is a registered midwife and is co-founder/co-director of the interdisciplinary Positive Pregnancy Programme in Toronto. She works in nuanced reproductive care with clients living with, or at increased risk of acquiring, HIV.
Tracey Conway: Tracey Conway is a Community researcher who has just completed the CANOC Community Investigator project. She has been involved in HIV and women’s research since 2000. Tracey is also the Co-chair of the Canadian Positive People Network.
Wangari Tharao: Wangari is the Director of Research and Programs at Women’s Health at Women’s Hands, a community health centre that provides primary healthcare services for African, Caribbean, Black, Latin American and South Asian women in Toronto and surrounding areas. She is a recognized HIV advocate and a community based researcher whose work focusses on bridging knowledge generation, programmatic and policy practice to support effective actions on HIV.