Posted On: Friday, January 29th, 2021
Would you be willing to donate your body to help find a cure for HIV? Researchers at McGill and the Ottawa Hospital invite you to contribute to this study: Factors Associated with Willingness to Participate in End-of-Life HIV Cure Research: Perspectives from People Living with HIV in Canada HIV cure research is a type of research… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, January 29th, 2021
CGSHE Speaker Series presents: Dr. Greta Bauer CIHR Sex & Gender Science Chair / Western University Incorporating Intersectionality Into Your Quantitative Research Date: Thursday February 18 Time: 12:00-1:00 PM Pacific time Via Zoom: Register now About the talk: Since Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw coined the term intersectionality in 1989, there’s been much dialogue about how it could be better utilized… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, January 15th, 2021
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Posted On: Thursday, January 14th, 2021
Edi is a Peer Research Associate with the Making it Work Community Based Research Study. What first piqued your interest in the HIV sector? My interest in this work is a result of my own experience in having illness. It is because of this journey that it became very evident to me that although there… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, January 12th, 2021
Updated with resources February 4, 2021 Recording Date: Thursday, January 21 2020 Time: 10 AM Pacific time Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a continuing international epidemic and an important public health issue in Canada. The Public Health Agency of Canada works in partnership with other organizations to conduct surveillance on newly diagnosed cases of HIV… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, January 11th, 2021
Update on the Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS: Longitudinal Women’s Needs Assessment (SHAWNA) at the Centre for Gender and Sexual Health Equity (CGSHE) We have much exciting news to share, enclosed in the attached January 2021 SHAWNA Community Newsletter! As 2020 brought many changes to the world, it did to our team as well, including, great… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, January 5th, 2021
The Public Health Agency of Canada has published an online survey of people who use drugs or alcohol to learn about the impact of COVID-19 on their access to sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection (STBBI) related services, including harm reduction services in Canada. The survey is now live until February 5, 2021. What is… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, January 5th, 2021
Are you a researcher or practitioner working on program design or evaluation? Would you like a better understanding of Systematic Reviews? Are you interested in Implementation Science? Join the MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions at St. Michael’s Hospital for their workshop: The role of systematic reviews in intervention research. The event is free and… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, December 18th, 2020
Daniel is a Peer Research Associate with the Making it Work Community Based Research Study. What first piqued your interest in the HIV sector? After I got healthy and strong enough to go back to work after my own HIV and cancer diagnoses in September 2015 and following treatment, I began working in the HIV… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, December 18th, 2020
Dr. Ameeta Singh, clinical professor of medicine in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry and infectious diseases specialist at the Royal Alexandra Hospital and the Edmonton Sexually Transmitted Infections Clinic, is leading a clinical trial to screen at-risk Albertans for HIV and syphilis using dual syphilis and HIV point-of-care tests. Northern Alberta and Edmonton have seen a severe syphilis outbreak since July 2019. Dr. Singh says “it is important to test for… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, December 18th, 2020
Last month we celebrated exciting news on Nov. 3, 2020 when Health Canada gave final approval for Canada’s first HIV self-test, bioLytical’s blood-based INSTI HIV Self Test. This recent approval is a critical milestone in addressing the HIV epidemic in Canada. Advocates expect that HIV self-testing will increase access to testing by giving Canadians more… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, December 7th, 2020
The AHA Centre at Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN), is pleased to share a “soft launch” of Volume 11 of the Journal of Indigenous HIV Research (JIHR). Volume 11’s theme is “Navigating Allyship: What does it mean to work together in service to the community?” and represents a partnership between the AHA Centre and the… Read more »
