Category: Research

Listen to Stacy Leblanc and Sean Rourke talk about HIV self-testing, now available in Canada, on Global News Radio

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 »

Check It Out – Soft Launch of the Journal of Indigenous HIV Research’s Navigating Allyship issue

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 »

Check out the Findings from PAN’s 2020 BC Testing Needs Assessment!

Posted On: Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020

Testing technologies for different sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs) have been changing rapidly as new testing interventions are constantly being developed and introduced for wider use. Over the summer of 2020, PAN reached out to 17 of our members and allied stakeholders to talk with them about the changing testing landscape and how it might impact their work, including the HIV self-testing (HIVST)… Read more »

Job Posting: Research Coordinator, Making it Work Study

Posted On: Tuesday, November 24th, 2020

Status: Number of hours/week is flexible and will be decided on with the right candidate, at a minimum the position would be 0.5 FTE but would consider additional FTEs depending on the candidate Time Period: Position is available immediately – for one year, with possibility of extension, FTE for a new employment agreement would be… Read more »

Check It Out – Sex in the time of COVID-19: preliminary survey results

Posted On: Monday, November 23rd, 2020

The Digital Sexual Health Initiative (DiSHI) describes themselves as “a group of researchers, program leaders, and policy-makers that have been working together since 2009 on studies about the individual, system and population impact of online and other digital public health interventions[.]” (DiSHI, 2020). DiSHI has shared a new resource – a report sharing preliminary results… Read more »

PHAC Survey of STBBI service providers on the impact of COVID-19 in Canada

Posted On: Monday, November 9th, 2020

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) wants to better understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to and delivery of services to prevent and treat sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI) including harm reduction services. If your organization directly provides STBBI prevention, testing, treatment services, or harm reduction services in Canada, please… Read more »

HIV Self-Testing Approved in Canada!

Posted On: Friday, November 6th, 2020

Exciting news! Health Canada has provided final approval of Canada’s first HIV self-test on November 3, 2020. You can read key messages related to this announcement from REACH Nexus here.   This announcement marks a critical step to ending the HIV epidemic in Canada. HIV self-testing is expected to provide greater access to testing as Canadians will now be able to self-administer the HIV test on their own and where they feel most comfortable. This is… Read more »