Category: Peer Leadership

Each year since 1997, the Canadian AIDS Society has celebrated the national contribution made by one outstanding individual and company in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The Canadian AIDS Society (CAS) is now seeking nominations for an individual to receive the 2014 CAS Leadership Award (Individual Category). Download the 2014 Leadership Award Nomination Form (Individual Category)… Read more »

CHIWOS study hiring peer research associates

        JOB DESCRIPTION JOB TITLE: Peer Research Associate (PRA) (*Up to 2 Positions Available*) JOB DEFINITION: PRAs are women living with HIV who are hired and trained as researchers on our core study team, and who have experiences and identities in common with the study participants that they will recruit and interview…. Read more »

CBR Musings: What do peer researchers need to excel?

Guest Blog Post by Janet Madsen, Positive Women’s Network I recently went to a café scientifique (a panel of speakers and discussion) called “Employing Peer-Based Research Associates: Are We Providing Enough Support?” Five speakers presented their experiences on peer-based research projects. Three self-disclosed peer research associates – Chuck, Jonathan, and Shelly – and two lead… Read more »

Call For Abstracts for AVI’s First Annual MEN’SCAPES

MEN’SCAPES: Reshaping the terrain of men’s lives on Vancouver Island Within the world of queer men, recently there has been a strong focus on intersectionality; specifically, how various social factors and identity parameters have influenced the resiliency and/or struggles of queer men and men that have sex with men. Trans* men, bi men, men who… Read more »

CHIWOS Study hiring Peer Research Associates

The BC CHIWOS (Canadian HIV Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Cohort Study) Team is officially transitioning to the second phase of CHIWOS, the national survey phase, where they plan to enroll 350 women living with HIV from across British Columbia into their study beginning in May 2013. In anticipation of roll-out in May, they are now initiating a… Read more »