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: Friday, September 15th, 2017
How PAN’s values impact research and evaluation The GIPA/MIPA principles of inclusive and meaningful involvement are part of Pacific AIDS Network’s (PAN) core values, as described in our strategic plan and organizational values and approaches. We try our best to embed these values in all of our work, including all stages of PAN-facilitated participatory research and… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, September 7th, 2017
PAN’s research and evaluation work is based on the principles of community-based research, which place community partnerships front and center. Researchers work with community to explore issues and decide what research questions to ask for the benefit of the community. CBR is by nature: Collaborative: The communities in which the research is taking place are full… 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, August 4th, 2017
Universities without Walls (fondly referred to as UWW) provides distance education “that moves people and HIV research evidence into practice, and practice into research.” Projects are community-based enquiry to benefit community outcomes. UWW principles include openness, collaboration, plain language, and making research skills visible and accessible to all involved. UWW offers e-learning options you can access… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, July 31st, 2017
The Pacific AIDS Network is pleased to share findings from the BC component of a CIHR-funded community-based research study that investigated the impact of food insecurity on health outcomes of people living with HIV in Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec. As part of the knowledge-to-action activities for this project, a briefing note and fact sheet were… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, July 25th, 2017
Janice Duddy, PAN’s Director of Evaluation and Community-Based Research, had the opportunity to speak with Sherri Pooyak, the Community Based Research Manager with the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network/Aboriginal HIV & AIDS CBR Collaborative Centre (AHA Centre), about an interesting new idea called capacity bridging. ‘Capacity-bridging’ is an emerging term proposed by the AHA Centre… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, July 17th, 2017
The Pacific AIDS Network takes evidence-based action and accountability seriously. We want to make sure we continue to learn within the organization to improve programs and practices for our members and stakeholders, as well as the people our members serve. In 2015, we developed a tool to do just that. The Members’ and Stakeholders’… Read more »
