Posted On: Friday, January 14th, 2022
Researchers at the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, and Oak Tree Clinic are looking for women living with and without HIV to take part in a research study about women’s healthy aging. This study is called the British Columbia CARMA-CHIWOS Collaboration (BCC3). Our main study inclusion criteria are that: 1) You identify as a… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, January 14th, 2022
CAAN and the Dr. Peter Centre will be hosting four National Dialogue sessions throughout January and February for a chance to gather to share perspectives and learnings on how the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced the experiences of gender-based violence amongst Indigenous Women (inclusive of Trans-women, Two-Spirit, Femme/Feminine-identifying, Genderqueer, or Non-binary, 2SLGBTQ+) who are living… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, January 7th, 2022
Posted On: Friday, January 7th, 2022
Posted On: Friday, December 17th, 2021
Posted On: Friday, December 10th, 2021
The Personal Experiences of Stigma Survey has been a result of almost 2 years of work by a group of PAN partners, allies and community members who are working on stigma reduction across different fields. This working group emerged from conversations between PAN and the Community Action Initiative (CAI) about the potential benefits of having… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, December 8th, 2021
Position: Research Coordinator, Making it Work Study Hours of work: Minimum of 20 hours per week, and up to 37.5 hours per week depending on successful candidate’s interest / desire. Number of hours per week is flexible and will be decided on with the right candidate. At a minimum the position would be 0.5 FTE… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, November 17th, 2021
Thrive is a community-based research study that aims to measure trends in healthcare utilization and health outcomes among older adults living with HIV (OALHIV) over time and estimate potential gaps in care. We completed our interviews with OALHIV as well as HIV care providers this past year and are starting the Knowledge Translation Exchange phase…. Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, November 17th, 2021
The annual Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR) conference is scheduled for April 28-May 1, 2022, in London, Ontario. The conference will be in-person. The Message from the CAHR President helps explain the decision-making process. Excerpt from the CAHR 2022 Message from the CAHR President The annual CAHR Conference has always been a home for… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, November 15th, 2021
Over 7,000 people have died of an overdose in British Columbia in the past 5 years, with more than 1,500 people dying to date in 2021. Many gaps remain in preventing and responding to overdoses. One of these gaps is the uptake and implementation of overdose prevention best practices in washrooms located in both… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, November 10th, 2021
Trans researcher Hannah Kia is an Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia’s School of Social Work. Hannah is working with a trans-led Community Advisory Board (CAB) to learn about peer support experiences for trans and gender-diverse people. The research team hopes to better understand the role of peer support in building resilience among… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, October 18th, 2021
Starting Wage: $54,705 – $64,256 per annum Status: Full-Time Job Summary The SHAWNA Project is a community-based research project focused on the experiences of cis and trans women living with HIV in accessing and navigating care, housing, social and legal supports. In particular, the SHAWNA Project is committed to ‘GIPA/MEPA’ principles of greater and meaningful… Read more »
