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: Monday, May 25th, 2015
Welcome to the Pacific AIDS Network’s spring review of What’s HOT in HIV Research! In this edition we are going to take a look at contributions made by the PAN team to the Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR) 2015 Conference in Toronto, which was held in April. Invaluable Lessons: Compensating Peer Research Associates in… 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
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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 »
Posted On: Thursday, April 23rd, 2015
Thanks to the availability of potent combination anti-HIV therapy (commonly called ART or HAART), many people with HIV are living longer in high-income countries such as Canada. As a result, researchers in the HIV field are able to explore a range of different issues in the lives of this population. One such issue is intimate… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, April 23rd, 2015
New and Noteworthy In this issue: Harvoni and sofosbuvir added to formularies in Alberta, Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan Sexual transmission of Hep C linked to anal sex, drug use and lower CD4 count Re-infection is likely the cause of Hep C recurrence after being cured from treatment
Posted On: Wednesday, April 15th, 2015
The McCreary Centre Society has released its first full length report about the sexual health of youth in BC. Using data from the 2013 BC Adolescent Health Survey (BC AHS), the report shows that the majority of Grade 7 –12 students in BC are not sexually active, and youth who do have sex are waiting… Read more »
