Category: Research

National HIV point-of-care-testing (HIV POCT) Online Survey Invitation

Posted On: Saturday, February 17th, 2018

  Researchers from  Dalhousie University and Nine Circles are working on a CIHR-funded study,  Moving Beyond Piloting POCT: A Social Ecological Exploration of Barriers and Facilitators to Scaling up HIV Point-Of-Care Testing (HIV POCT) in Canada. Dr. Jacqueline Gahagan (Dalhouise) and her team devised this study to determine the number of HIV Point-Of-Care (POCT) pilots that were created… Read more »

Cheque Day Study Community Impact Survey

Posted On: Thursday, February 1st, 2018

    Share your experience and enter to win a $100 gift card   In British Columbia income assistance is paid once a month to all recipients on the same day, generally the last Wednesday of the month. This day is often known as ‘Cheque Day’. There has been a lot of research, and acknowledgement from… Read more »

Shaping Community-Based Research Findings for Communities to Use

Posted On: Friday, January 19th, 2018

PAN’s community based research (CBR) projects are guided by collaboration, change, and inclusion.  CBR begins with needs identified by a community and includes people in the community on the research team. Research questions are developed, answers are sought, and findings are brought to the community so they may use the information to educate and advocate for… Read more »

Bringing Research Home: Findings from Positive Living Positive Homes and BC Stigma Index

Posted On: Friday, December 15th, 2017

Community-based research (CBR) is an approach that puts community partnerships at the heart of the research process. CBR approaches are collaborative; focused on change; and inclusive. Community-based research begins with community-identified needs, explores research questions, then brings findings back to community. Community identifies the most important pieces learned through research and how to communicate them… Read more »

5 Questions with Dan Wilson, Knowledge Translator, Positive Living Positive Homes

Posted On: Thursday, December 14th, 2017

Dan is a former staff member of PAN Dan Wilson joined the Pacific AIDS Network team in November 2017 as the Knowledge Translator for the Positive Living, Positive Homes Study.  What first piqued your interest in HIV research? After being diagnosed with HIV, I became a client with the Dr. Peter Centre. I was accepted at… Read more »

5 Questions with Antonio Marante, Knowledge Translator, BC People Living with HIV Stigma Index Project

Posted On: Thursday, November 30th, 2017

Antonio is a former staff member of PAN. Antonio Marante has been involved with PAN on various levels- as a member on the Board, and as a Peer Researcher on the BC People Living with HIV Stigma Index Project. He worked on knowledge translation with the Stigma Index Project. What first piqued your interest in… Read more »

Still Here Canada Wide Survey

Posted On: Tuesday, November 7th, 2017

  Still Here is a Canada wide survey celebrating the resilience of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and two-spirit (LGBTQTS) community. It is administered by the School of Nursing at the University of British Columbia. The survey covers a wide range of topics concerning the mental wellbeing of LGBTQ2S people – including knowledge, attitudes,… Read more »

Still Here Project Seeks Research Participants

Posted On: Friday, November 3rd, 2017

    Participate in research! If you are a gay, bisexual or queer man living with HIV and have experienced thoughts of killing yourself after your HIV diagnosis, we would like to invite you to participate in the Still Here project. The Still Here project is a photo based project that aims to dispel the… Read more »

Understanding professional development needs related to STBBIs, sexual health and harm reduction

Posted On: Friday, October 20th, 2017

Are you a health or social service provider? If so, the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) is interested in hearing from you about your learning and professional development needs related to sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs), sexual health and harm reduction in Canada. Our online survey should take between 10-15 minutes to complete and… Read more »

Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR) Conference Accepting Abstracts

Posted On: Tuesday, October 10th, 2017

The Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR) is presenting the 27th annual conference on HIV and AIDS research in Vancouver from April 26-29, 2018. This conference is an interesting mix of basic and clinical science; epidemiology and public health; as well as social sciences. The call for abstracts has been released and deadline for abstract… Read more »