Category: Peer Leadership

Wednesday, April 8th @2:00pm EST It’s show time! Join the 5th edition of our online talk show “What’s hot with PRAs in Canada” for peer researchers and those who work with them.   Our host: James Watson from the Ontario HIV Treatment Network and contributor to the unique online resource The Learning Place where everybody can… Read more »

CATIE News – Age-related macular degeneration in HIV

Researchers at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City and elsewhere in the U.S. have been monitoring the eyes of people who have survived AIDS. They found that out of 1,825 participants, 10% had intermediate-stage AMD. Compared to HIV-negative people, the rate of AMD among these long-term survivors of AIDS was four-fold greater. The findings… Read more »

Opportunities at the Gender & Sexual Health Initiative

The GSHI currently have three positions available for interested candidates: 1) Program Administrative Coordinator – posting open until Friday, February 27, 2015 2) Interviewer/Outreach Worker (Mandarin-speaking) – posting open until March 6, 2015 3) The SHAWNA Team is actively seeking additional members for the Positive Women’s Advisory Board (PWAB).  Please click here for a description of the… Read more »

CATIE – Visual AIDS: Wingspan with Claudette Cardinal

My name is Claudette Cardinal and I have been living with HIV for almost 20 years. Originally from Edmonton, I now live in West Vancouver. I am Cree. I am a grandmother six times over. In the spring of 2010, a leadership training for HIV-positive women started me on my path of transformation. Egg: germ… Read more »

Job Posting: PLDI & Stigma Index Project Manager (Vancouver)

Positive Leadership Development Institute™ & Stigma Index Project Manager (Full-time, Vancouver) The Pacific AIDS Network is looking for a motivated and dynamic individual to oversee all activities of two of our most exciting programs – the Positive Leadership Development Institute™ and the HIV Stigma Index study. This new role at the Pacific AIDS Network presents… Read more »

Afro-Canadian Positive Network of B.C. provides support to refugees/immigrants and all Canadians of African Origins infected and affected with HIV/AIDS without regard to race, colour or ethnicity. Afro-Canadian Positive Network of B.C. is looking to hire administrative support, as well as fill roles on their Board of Directors:   Part-time Administrative Office Support – Responsibilities… Read more »

by David Moore, Physician Lead, STOP HIV, Provincial Health Services Authority Background Since 2009, BCCDC has been using a more sensitive HIV test (known as the NAAT – nucleic acid amplification test) for patients who present for HIV testing at several clinics in downtown Vancouver. These clinics – the BCCDC clinic on Bute Street, the… Read more »

CATIE: Winter 2015 Positive Side newsletter

From the Front Lines: Meet the Bloggers A tour of the HIV blogosphere.   Chatty CATIE: The Road to Undetectable 4 PHAs offer their perspectives on what it means to have an undetectable viral load.   Profile: Crossing the Threshold Murray Jose-Boerbridge reflects on life-changing moments that have shaped the man he is today.  … Read more »

To get Prevention in Focus delivered straight to your inbox, click here. HIV prevention within serodiscordant couples: A changing paradigm Serodiscordant couples are often thought to be at “high risk” of HIV transmission. We explore how new HIV prevention options now make it easier to prevent HIV transmission for couples in serodiscordant relationships.   Views… Read more »

This panel will present a look at this recent jargon shift to “undetectable”, in their particular expertise and,  what its implications are from multiple perspectives. We also hope to engage the community in a lively Q and A so  HIV+ voices on this term can be heard.   If you can’t make it in person,… Read more »

January 29, 2015 @12:00 – 1:00pm PST Join this webinar! All individuals 19 years and older have the legal right to consent/refuse health care provided they have the capacity to do so. Nurses who deliver care to clients who misuse substances often find assessing capacity to consent challenging especially if their clients have been using… Read more »

Wednesday, February 4th @1:00pm EST It’s show time! Join the 4th edition of our online talk show “What’s hot with PRAs in Canada” for peer researchers and those who work with them.   Our host: James Watson from the Ontario HIV Treatment Network and contributor to the unique online resource The Learning Place where everybody can… Read more »