Posted On: Tuesday, June 30th, 2015
Devyn is a former staff member of PAN. Devyn Flesher, PAN’s Prince George Site Coordinator for the Positive Living Positive Homes study, is a 2nd year graduate student at the University of Northern British Columbia, pursuing a Master’s Degree in Gender Studies. Her Master’s thesis focuses on representations of female sexuality in the Twilight Saga… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, June 22nd, 2015
Mona is a former staff member of PAN. Mona Lee joined PAN in January 2015 as the Greater Vancouver Site Coordinator for the Positive Living, Positive Homes study and went on to become PAN’s Manager of Evaluation. She has a B.Sc. from UBC and a Master’s in Public Health at SFU. What first piqued your… Read more »
Posted On: Sunday, June 14th, 2015
A large, well-designed clinical trial called START has confirmed that by initiating anti-HIV therapy early—when their CD4+ cell counts are still relatively high—HIV-positive people can significantly reduce their risk of developing AIDS, other serious illnesses unrelated to AIDS or dying. According to the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the results from… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, May 29th, 2015
Last year, the Institut national de la santé publique du Québec published an expert opinion of the impact of an undetectable viral load on the risk of HIV transmission. At the time, only the Executive Summary was available in English. The full report has now been published in English and is available here: http://www.inspq.qc.ca/pdf/publications/1987_Viral_Load_HIV_Transmission.pdf
We are currently soliciting stakeholder feedback for an updated version of the Canadian HIV-HCV Co-infection Treatment Guidelines.Click here to view the latest draft > Please email [email protected] if you wish to provide the authors with feedback and we will open up those permissions for you on the google document. See more at: http://www.hivnet.ubc.ca/treatment-guidelines/draft/#sthash.h6wMhCr3.dpuf
Posted On: Tuesday, May 26th, 2015
Getting feedback from our clients and the communities we serve is a critical component of our gay men’s health strategy. We’re privileged to connect with the diverse range of community members who engage with a variety of our programs and services at Health Initiative for Men. Although we may have heard from many of you… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, May 8th, 2015
Wednesday, May 13th, 2:00 – 3:00 PM EST CLICK HERE to learn more and watch Todd’s welcome video. Gay and bisexual men’s HIV research tends to focus on men living in and around metropolitan regions, ignoring the lives of men living across the entire province. This session will provide an example of a project involving… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, May 8th, 2015
Date: Wednesday 3 June, 2015 8:00-9:00AM PST Register for free here. The goals of this webinar are to understand: the challenges in assessment and management of HIV-positive individuals living with mental health and addictions issues the barriers that prevent HIV-positive individuals from disclosing their substance use and mental health concerns to providers an individual’s… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, May 8th, 2015
Connecting with our network coast to coast In this issue: New Study on Point-of-Care Testing in Atlantic Canada Spring in Manitoba: Two Events on the Way Témoigner en public de sa séropositivé, ça donne quoi? Harm Reduction, Addiction and Mental Health: CBR Priorities in Action REACH 2.0 Initiative: Addressing Health Inequities and Improving Health Outcomes… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, May 7th, 2015
A new national study shows that while Canada’s transgender youth face significant physical and mental health issues, strong family, school and community connections are helping many of them navigate these challenges. The Canadian Trans Youth Health Survey was a national on-line survey conducted by researchers from several Canadian universities and community organizations. The study is… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015
NORTH AMERICAN HOUSING & HIV/AIDS RESEARCH SUMMIT VIII SEPTEMBER 14 – 16, 2015, Washington, DC The scope of Summit VIII is expanded to include the full range of social drivers of HIV, including poverty, housing status, food security, employment, incarceration, race/ethnicity, behavioral health issues, stigma and intimate partner violence. What impact do these drivers have… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, April 24th, 2015
Institutional ethnography & investigations into the social dimensions of HIV Wednesday, April 29 2:00-3:00pm EST CLICK HERE to register and watch Colin’s welcome video. This online colloquia will provide an introduction to a form of sociological research called institutional ethnography. As we explore the ways that institutional ethnography can be applied to social studies of… Read more »
