Posted On: Monday, November 30th, 2015
Man-Up Against Suicide is a research study taking place at UBC. They are currently recruiting gay, bisexual and trans men for the study who have: Had serious thoughts of killing themselves or Have lost a male friend, partner or family member to suicide and Are 19 years of age or older Suicide is hard to… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, November 24th, 2015
As many as 1 in 5 gay and bisexual men have attempted suicide. We don’t know why. A research study in Vancouver is gathering personal life-stories of men who have attempted suicide as an adult, in order to better understand this important issue. This study is asking local community-based organizations to help get the word… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, November 23rd, 2015
On October 23, 2015, the Gender & Sexual Health Initiative (of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS), Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, and Positive Women’s Network (PWN) on behalf of the Women, HIV and the Law Project held a one-day Research Roundtable for a small group of leading experts, including women living with HIV (WLWH), academics, AIDS support organizations (ASOs), clinicians, and legal… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, November 16th, 2015
Tuesday, December 1st @ 2:00 PM EST “What’s Hot with Peer Research Associates (PRAs)?” is an online talk show about community-based research that has people living with HIV as the main protagonists. 10th Edition, World AIDS Day special, “Peer Power”: Celebrating the work of HIV Peer Researchers Hosted by James Watson and Francisco Ibanez-Carrasco On… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, November 12th, 2015
Vicki is a former staff member of PAN. Vicki has been teaching sociology for many years at several BC universities and colleges, and the courses she loves most are the ones focused on social justice. She has worked on several research projects in the past, including a cross-Canada study on the situations of contingent… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, November 2nd, 2015
The Momentum Health Study has joined ENGAGE: A Canadian research and intervention team on gay and bisexual men’s sexual health! We’re expanding the Vancouver Community Engagement Committee, recruiting new members to join the team. Committee members will help to shape the design and local delivery of this important gay men’s health study. We’re looking for you! We… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, October 28th, 2015
The C3Q Survey Individuals living with HIV often express concerns about how they think, feel, and function in everyday life. A team of researchers at McGill University has partnered with HIV community-based programs to develop the C3Q study (Communicating Cognitive Challenges in HIV Questionnaire). The first phase of this study focused on identifying aspects of… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, October 19th, 2015
Wednesday, October 28th, 2:00 PM EST “What’s Hot with Peer Research Associates (PRAs)?” is an online talk show about community-based research that has people living with HIV as the main protagonists. 9th Edition : “High & Hired: PRAs with lived experience using drugs.” hosted by James Watson “Nothing About Us, Without Us” is an often used… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, October 15th, 2015
The Pacific AIDS Network is pleased to announce that the study has been officially launched in all three of its case study communities. Study site coordinators in Prince George and Greater Vancouver (Devyn Flesher and Mona Lee) have been interviewing people living with HIV (PLHIV), as well as service providers and policy makers, since the… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, October 7th, 2015
Have you ever wondered what the literature says about community-based organizations’ (CBOs) impact on the HIV sector? How do CBOs support people living with HIV? What makes the services and programs CBOs provide unique? The Ontario HIV Treatment Network has just completed a Rapid Response examining the question: What is the impact of community-based organization (CBOs) in… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, October 1st, 2015
While media headlines focus on individuals prosecuted for alleged HIV non-disclosure, we know that the impacts of criminalizing HIV non-disclosure go far beyond those who are formally charged. I was therefore delighted to learn in April that our 3-year community-based research (CBR) proposal to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research had been approved. Titled “Women… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, September 22nd, 2015
Working with collaborators from British Columbia, the OHTN’s Applied Epidemiology Unit has released a new report on health literacy, sexual health and gay men. Health literacy means having the skills to find, understand, evaluate and talk about health information with others. In Canada, gay men were one of the first groups affected by HIV, and they… Read more »
