Posted On: Thursday, June 9th, 2016
Written by Micaela Pereira Bajard The Canadian HIV Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Cohort Study (CHIWOS, www.chiwos.ca) is a community-based research study seeking to measure the use and impact of women-centred care for women living with HIV. The study meaningfully engages HIV-positive women throughout the research process and aims to create new knowledge that can… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, June 1st, 2016
PLDI Peer Evaluator (Part-Time, Time Limited Position) Job Opportunity JOB DEFINITION: PAN is presently in the process of hiring three part-time Peer Evaluators on a time limited basis, to assist with an impact evaluation of the Positive Leadership Development Institute (PLDI) – a leadership training program for people living with HIV/AIDS – in BC. For… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, May 31st, 2016
The Hepatitis Education Canada Project is looking for your input and feedback on its website. The Hepatitis Education Canada website is for people at risk for or living with hepatitis C and health and social care providers. Clear, accurate information on the website addresses knowledge gaps about hepatitis C care identified by patient and provider project… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, May 9th, 2016
With the: Cross-Country Trans Women and HIV Research Priority Setting Project About the Cross-Country Trans Women and HIV Research Priority Setting Project Trans women have been particularly impacted and affected by HIV. Despite this, there have been no national trans-led initiatives to bring together trans women in Canada to address HIV alongside its broader connections to… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, April 18th, 2016
The “Women And The Criminalization of HIV” (WATCH) study is now recruiting women living with HIV in the Lower Mainland for our first 4-day intensive Body Mapping workshop from June 19-23 2016. WATCH is a national, arts-based research study exploring women living with HIV’s understanding of the laws surrounding HIV non-disclosure and how criminalization impacts their relationships and… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, April 1st, 2016
HIV researcher in Kamloops to study housing and healthy living Vicki Nygaard is a researcher for the Pacific AIDS Network and is interviewing people from the Kamloops area who are HIV positive. She wants to know about their life and their homes. The goal of the study is to learn more about how people’s housing… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, March 29th, 2016
**There will be an information session about the job on Wednesday March 30th 2016 from 2-4pm at McLaren Housing’s Helmcken House at 649 Helmcken Street. Buzz “lounge” and take the elevator to level B.** The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS and McLaren Housing Society of BC are undertaking a two-year, mixed-method evaluation of McLaren’s… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016
The term “evaluation” can often be intimidating to people who don’t work in the field or for people who are just beginning an evaluation, and we would like to make their purpose simple. Evaluations serve to answer the questions: What is important? What is working and what isn’t? How we can make changes to improve… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, March 14th, 2016
This report summarizes the results of a national survey of programs and services which address the needs of older people living with HIV in Canada. It is accompanied by a companion document which provides brief descriptions of each of the 21 unique HIV and aging-related programs and services identified by the scan. To access the… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, March 8th, 2016
An extensive review of studies on housing, HIV and health carried out by researchers at the Ontario HIV Treatment Network shows that housing is an important determinant of health for positive folks. According to the OHTN: “Working with colleagues in the U.S. and Canada, researchers from the OHTN have shown a conclusive link between housing… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, March 1st, 2016
March 2016 Newsletter
Posted On: Wednesday, February 24th, 2016
We often hear research and evaluation talked about in very similar circles – they both use methods to gather data and work to answer a question. However, they are different disciplines and have different focuses and practices and it is important to take some time to distinguish between the two. Some of the high-level differences… Read more »
