Posted On: Friday, May 28th, 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. Learn more
Posted On: Wednesday, May 26th, 2021
The Public Health Agency of Canada wants your help to better understand how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected access to services for the care and prevention of HIV, hepatitis C and other sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI). We also want to know how access to drug treatment and harm reduction services (such as addictions… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, May 21st, 2021
A new study wanting to talk to people about their thoughts about different testing options for sexually-transmitted and blood-borne infections is seeking participants for a focus group. Right now, they are recruiting for two priority populations – gay, bi and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM) and people from the African, Caribbean, and Black… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, May 17th, 2021
If you are a man or transgender woman living with HIV who has sex with men, and you’ve had syphilis within the last 3 years, you may be interested in participating in a study looking at syphilis pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)!
Posted On: Friday, May 7th, 2021
Starting in 2020, because of restrictions on in-person gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic, many services and opportunities in communities shifted to online formats. While many in the disability community celebrated digital adoption for creating accessible opportunities for many folks that could only access online services, we know that many in-person services and programs became inaccessible… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, May 6th, 2021
Relationships between community-based organizations and researchers are very important. We know that having strong, respectful and reciprocal relationships are crucial in doing our work. However, it can be tough to know exactly what steps to take to move these relationships forward when researchers approach community-based organizations to work together. These relationships include a lot of moving pieces, important conversations and meeting each other where… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, April 28th, 2021
One of the core values of our approach to research at PAN is “Meaningful Engagement and GIPA/MEPA”. In practice, this means that people with lived experiences (sometimes known as peers) must be engaged in research at all points in the process, including being actively engaged in developing and leading research. One way that this has shown up in our work… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, April 26th, 2021
Are you an adult living with HIV? Do you use cannabis to help reduce and manage your symptoms? Do you want to share your experience? Complete this survey: https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/MD3LYMP. It takes 20-30 minutes to complete. Get a chance to win a cash prize of $100, $50, or $25.
Posted On: Monday, April 26th, 2021
Do you reside in Canada and are living with HIV as a result of a sexual encounter? Or are you HIV negative but sought medical attention or legal remedy because your partner may not have disclosed their HIV status prior to engaging in sex? If either of these apply to you, you may be interested… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, April 23rd, 2021
At the beginning of May PAN will be launching a new way to explore research and evaluation in what we are affectionately calling the Treehouse, where we will provide research and evaluation inspiration and capacity-building products for you and your team PAN’s team actively works on both research studies and evaluation projects and we have… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, April 23rd, 2021
The Making it Work Community-Based Research project is looking for community members from Vancouver and Prince George to join the research team as Peer Research Associates. If you are interested in learning more about research and the Making it Work Study and you feel you meet the description below, please get in touch to tell… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, April 19th, 2021
The 2021 edition of Sex Now—Canada’s national health survey for gay, bi, trans, Two-Spirit, and queer (GBT2Q) men and non-binary people—has launched. We hope you’ll add your voice and help build healthier and inclusive communities for us all. Developed by CBRC, Sex Now has been collecting and sharing valuable data on the physical and mental… Read more »
