Posted On: Friday, June 26th, 2020
“What’s in Your Evaluation Toolbox 2.0?” – such was the theme of the recently held Canadian Evaluation Conference held in Vancouver earlier this year. This theme, posed as a question, challenged the presenters and the participants to share the evaluation tools they rely on in advancing the field of evaluation. This theme also recognized that… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, June 19th, 2020
Making it Work (MIW) is a Community-Based Research (CBR) project that is looking at integrated services for people living with HIV, hepatitis C, and/or challenges with mental health and substance use, with a particular focus on Indigenous service delivery models and cultural safety. The project uses a Two-Eyed Seeing approach and Realist Evaluation to help… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, June 18th, 2020
The Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Community-Based Research Collaborative Centre (AHA Centre) has released their June 2020 Newsblast. Check it out for information about the work of the AHA Centre (including the Call for Submissions and an Invitation for Peer Review for the Journal of Indigenous HIV Research (JIHR)), as well as information on upcoming events and… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, June 18th, 2020
An Invitation to Peer Review Special Issue: Navigating Allyship: What does it mean to work together in service to the community? The Journal of Indigenous HIV Research (JIHR) is expecting a high volume of submissions and we need your help! We are looking for volunteers to participate in peer review for Volume 11 — “Allyship” has… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, June 15th, 2020
We heard from community that there was a need for accessible, clear information about HIV to support front-line staff working in housing. So, adapting content originally published by CATIE, we have created a new module for the HIV Housing Toolkit to do just this! This new module “HIV Information for Housing Staff” is the ninth… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, June 5th, 2020
Katsistohkwí:io is a former staff member of PAN. We’re happy to introduce Katsistohkwí:io Jacco, who has recently joined the Making it Work Research Project as Research Trainee. Katsistohkwí:io is currently completing her Masters in Political Science and a Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Nationhood at the University of Victoria. Read the Meet the People at PAN series…. Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020
A new website and initiative called The Positive Effect, jointly sponsored by the CIHR Centre for REACH 3.0 and the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR), has now launched at www.positiveeffect.org/. The Positive Effect site and initiative showcases and highlight stories, experiences, and reflections of people living with HIV, as well as those who work… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, June 1st, 2020
Call for Applications The Canadian HIV Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Cohort Study (CHIWOS) is pleased to announce this special call for the CHIWOS Scholar Awards with the CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network (CTN). This unique funding opportunity will support training and mentorship opportunities for emerging academic scholars who are interested in building their capacity… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, May 21st, 2020
Join us for this special event! Hep C in Focus is a special virtual event featuring presentations, community networking, and resources. Registration provides access to all sessions of the day, which is scheduled to include breaks. You may join any of the sessions using the same registration link. Hep C in Focus is produced in… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, May 19th, 2020
Leanne Zubowski is PAN’s Research and Evaluation Specialist. Leanne has research and evaluation experience through her Master of Public Health from the University of Alberta and non-profit organizations. Read about other members of our team in the Meet the People at PAN series. What sparked your interest in working in the HIV or hepatitis C… Read more »
Posted On: Saturday, May 16th, 2020
Intersectionality is a theory that uncovers interlocking inequalities fueled by racial, gender, class, sexual and other inequities. These inequities cannot be separated from the systems that produce them (e.g. policies, societal attitudes, including stigma, political and economic systems). When applying the intersectional lens to HIV research, we can ask how these inequalities shape the likelihood… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, May 15th, 2020
A new resource from the AHA Centre, “CAHR 2020 Virtual – Roadmap to Indigenous Presentations” provides a guide to Indigenous presentations (both oral and posters) from CAHR 2020 Virtual. The Roadmap includes presentation titles and links to quickly access these presentations through the CAHR site (all oral presentations are available as Youtube videos and all… Read more »
