Posted On: Thursday, July 25th, 2019
The 2019 Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR) conference was held in Saskatoon in April. As part of our work around community-based research, we presented findings from the Positive Living, Positive Homes study in a poster session. Our poster discussed findings around disclosure and stigma surrounding housing for people living with HIV. To see greater… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, July 25th, 2019
The POZ Effect two-day and online-only conference was organized to contribute to the understanding and reduction of HIV Stigma in Canada.1 It was held synchronously (in real time) online on Thursday, June 13th, 2019 from Noon EST to 5 pm EST (Toronto time). The detail of the conference is posted in our website www.pozeffect.ca…. Read more »
Posted On: Monday, July 8th, 2019
We’re happy to welcome Joanna Mendell, who recently joined the Research and Evaluation department as the Making it Work Research Project Coordinator. Read the Meet the People at PAN series. What first piqued your interest in the HIV/ hepatitis C sector? It’s hard to say what first piqued my interest in HIV as it has… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, July 8th, 2019
Want to learn about Indigenous HIV Research? Who’s this workshop for? People living with HIV who are interested in learning about Community- Based Research and live in Vancouver BC. DATES: July 16, 17 and 18 TIME: 4-7 PM (supper provided) WHERE: Dr. Peter Centre, 1110 Comox Street, Vancouver
Posted On: Monday, July 8th, 2019
This blog is to share a cool resource that will allow evaluation findings to be shared in more engaging way. The application of this resource can go beyond evaluations, of course! In thinking about an alternative to a long, boring, 30-page evaluation report, I came across a cool tool called Slidedocs from reading Kylie Hutchinson’s… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019
Via the Community-Based Research Centre The Rainbow Health Report: Canada’s Parliamentary Study of LGBTQIA2 Health In Canada, LGBTQIA2 people continue to face barriers to their physical, mental and sexual health. From coast to coast to coast, many LGBTQIA2 communities struggle to maintain positive health outcomes, often because of a lack of access to services due… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, June 28th, 2019
I had the privilege of attending the 51st National Congress on Housing and Homelessness in April 2019, and presenting the findings of Positive Living Positive Homes (PLPH) study (click here for the PLPH presentation and click here for all Congress materials). As housing and homeless was the focus of Congress, rather than HIV, I shared… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, June 3rd, 2019
Thanks for checking out our new whiteboard video, “Stigma experiences of people living with HIV in BC”! This whiteboard video was produced so that we could continue sharing findings and engage in knowledge translation for our community-based research study, the BC People Living with HIV Stigma Index. This video will provide a brief overview of… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, June 3rd, 2019
This update arrived from folks at CAHR: CAHR would like to thank the nearly 700 individuals that attended CAHR 2019 in Saskatoon. With a theme of “Wuniska!”, CAHR 2019 had a stellar program of world-renowned speakers and presentations of leading research. CAHR would like to thank Conference co-chairs Drs. Alexandra King and Linda Chelico —… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, May 30th, 2019
Volume 14, Issue 3 – Guest Edition of the First Nations Health Authority Health Systems Innovation: Privileging Indigenous Knowledge, Ensuring Respectful Care, and Ending Racism towards First Nations in Service Delivery The International Journal of Indigenous Health (IJIH) is pleased to announce a special call for papers from Guest Co-Editors at the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA),… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, May 24th, 2019
Please join the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN) and the AHA Centre on the unceded Territory of the Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) Nation for the 2019 Wise Practices and Skills Building Gathering! THEME: New Knowledge. New Skills. New Moon WHEN: August 26-30, 2019 WHERE: Hotel Omni-Royal Montreal 1050 Sherbrooke St W, Montreal, QC H3A 2R6 HOW: more… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, May 24th, 2019
What is the Cheque Day Study? The Cheque Day Study is a research project looking at what happens when the timing and frequency of income assistance is changed. Volunteers in the study were paid on a day outside cheque week, or twice a month outside cheque week. We now have preliminary results to share, and… Read more »
