Posted On: Monday, October 2nd, 2017
The Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR) has launched the 2018 CAHR – CANFAR Excellence in Research Awards. This program is intended to “highlight and celebrate the contributions of Canadian researchers in HIV/AIDS research in Canada and internationally”, and includes community-based researchers. Up to five awards are awarded each year at the CAHR conference; the 2018 CAHR… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, September 29th, 2017
Are you an Indigenous woman, who is aged 45 years or older, and live in Metro Vancouver or the Fraser Valley of British Columbia? We want to know your experiences on aging well with HIV. If you are, you might be able to participate in our research study if you fit the following criteria: Self-identify as… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, September 25th, 2017
Discrimination in health care settings creates barriers to reaching the prevention and 90-90-90 targets. UNAIDS is seeking examples of good practice in reducing all forms of discrimination in health care settings. Submissions will provide an opportunity to review best practices in reducing discrimination and to inform the Thematic Segment background note and discussions. Specifically, UNAIDS… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, August 21st, 2017
Y-track Phase 6 is now live on Canada.ca Y-Track (formerly E-SYS, Enhanced Surveillance of Canadian Street Youth) is an enhanced surveillance system that monitors rates of sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs) as well as the associated risk behaviours in the Canadian street youth population. Information is collected through cross-sectional surveys conducted periodically at sentinel… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, August 21st, 2017
Tabitha is a former staff member of PAN. Tabitha joined the PAN team in April as the Making It Work Research Project Coordinator. Tabitha has a PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies from UBC and has worked as a communications consultant and notable as a Senior Researcher with the Firelight Group a consulting group that works with… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, August 4th, 2017
Still looking for participants! Researchers from the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, in collaboration with physicians and AIDS Service organizations from across the country, are conducting a national study of people in serodiscordant relationships. As HIV rates have stabilized, HIV-positive individuals are living longer lives. More and more people today are in relationships where only… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, July 7th, 2017
The best CBR is done when community members work closely with researchers who have strong training in methodologies, and when academics work closely with community members who understand the needs/concerns of populations most affected by HIV as well as the challenges of delivering programs and services. Through this process, communities learn more about research… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, June 16th, 2017
As is sadly evident, the overdose crisis is still going strong. The Community Action Initiative (CAI) is looking for input from people working in community-based organizations that are responding to the overdose crisis. They have developed a short survey to gather information from community based organizations that are experiencing the impact of overdose. … Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, June 13th, 2017
You don’t often think of the words “data” and “party” in the same context, but at PAN we’re actively pursuing ways to make research exciting and relevant. To that end, we’ve now held two data parties for our community-based research study, Positive Living Positive Homes (PLPH). A “data party” is simply a gathering of people… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, June 2nd, 2017
The Hurlburt auditorium at St. Paul’s Hospital was packed for BC Addiction Research Day on May 31. Familiar themes were present throughout the day: fentanyl’s hold on BC and stigma’s challenge in providing care. Dr. Mark Lysyshyn began with a keynote followed by oral and poster presentations throughout the day. Fentanyl Changes the Curve… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, May 23rd, 2017
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is currently conducting a survey to solicit feedback from Canadian civil society organizations about the status of, and response to, HIV in Canada. Your input is valuable. It will inform the development of Canada’s 2017 Global AIDS Monitoring Report to the United Nations Joint Programme on HIV and… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, May 15th, 2017
Gayle Restall, Associate Professor at the College of Rehabilitation Sciences at the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba has contacted PAN to ask for assistance in distributing a request for research participation in a survey about HIV and Workplace Disclosure. The study has been approved by the Health Research Ethics Board at… Read more »
