Category: Research

Job posting: Research Coordinator Rural Studies BCCSU

Are you passionate about improving the lives of people who use drugs in rural, remote, and Indigenous settings? Do you want to effect systems level changes through community-engaged research? We’re seeking a Research Coordinator to join our team and help lead research on overdose prevention and access to opioid agonist therapy in the qathet region… Read more »

  Furqan Waleed is an immigrant settler who moved to the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) territory, currently called Vancouver and the surrounding areas, in 2013. He is a recent graduate from Simon Fraser University in the Molecular Biology and Biochemistry program. Furqan’s skills are complemented by strong ties to the LGBT2SQ BIPOC communities most affected by HIV and HCV,… Read more »

Summit 2022 – Call for proposals

via CBRC   Information on Summit 2022 CBRC’s annual knowledge exchange and capacity building conference on 2SLGBTQ+ health research, programming, and advocacy in Canada takes place online from October 17-26 and in-person on October 27-28. Summit 2022 begins with free online events beginning on October 17, and concludes with a two-day in-person conference held in… Read more »

5 Questions with Jennifer Demchuk, Research Manager

  What sparked your interest in working in the HIV or hepatitis C community? Throughout nearly two decades of work with social justice issues and organizations, there have been strands of HIV and hepatitis C advocacy woven through my experience both personally and professionally. I had a basic understanding of some of the ongoing challenges… Read more »

CAMH/CAS Cannabis and HIV study

Seeking research study participants— Are you a person living with HIV, mental health concerns, and use cannabis?   For more information, contact info for Research Coordinator: [email protected] 416-535-8501 x 33056 The security of information sent by e-mail cannot be guaranteed. Please do not communicate personal sensitive information by e-mail.   View/ download CAMH CAS Group… Read more »

  The British Columbia CARMA-CHIWOS Collaboration (BCC3) Study on women’s healthy aging is recruiting people who identify as women to participate! The study is led by Dr. Helene Cote, Dr. Angela Kaida, Dr. Melanie Murray, and Ms. Valerie Nicholson, in a community-based, women-centered approach. The goal of this study is to better understand the complex… Read more »

Community engaged research in action

Join community-based researchers for the Community Engaged Research Panel, on Friday June 24th 2022 from 2:00 – 3:30 PM Pacific time via Zoom. This event is co-sponsored by the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), the Centre for Gender and Sexual Health Equity (CGSHE), and SFU’s Community Engaged Research Initiative (SFU CERi). At the panel,… Read more »

BC-CfE Celebrates 30 Years of Excellence The BC-CfE invites you to the Anniversary Conversation Series, Chapter Two-  The Early HAART Era: A Turning Point in HIV Care in BC. Tune in as BC-CfE Director of Clinical Education Dr. Val Montessori sits down with Drs. Silvia Guillemi and Marianne Harris to discuss how the advent of… Read more »

Virtual BC-CfE Webinar | HIV Care Rounds   Date: Wednesday, June 15th, 2022 Time: from 12:00 – 1:00 PM Pacific time On completion of this webinar, attendees will be able to: Understand the importance of assessing for early menopause/primary ovarian insufficiency in women living with HIV and appreciate its impacts for health. Appreciate management of… Read more »

Add your voice to the UnACoRN Study

Understanding Affirming Communities, Relationships, & Networks   What’s the UnACoRN Study? Only you know your true sexuality and gender. But sometimes other people will try to influence how you feel, express, or identify. We’re a team of researches who want to hear about the times when your sexual and gender feelings, expressions, or identities are… Read more »

Communities, Alliances & Networks (CAAN) has partnered with the Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation, with the support of a CIHR grant, to explore how harm reduction programs and services have adapted over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are particularly interested in how the pandemic has impacted harm reduction programs, what adaptations were created in… Read more »

This research team wants to better understand peoples’ experiences under the Mental Health Act (involuntary detainment and treatment) and other coercive and discriminatory practices (based on race, class, gender, etc. One piece of the research is focus groups with people with lived experience and another is interviews with key people who work in the system…. Read more »