Posted On: Friday, October 3rd, 2014
Positive Living BC is looking to increase the number of organizations listed on their online HIV Care Registry, which lists contact information for people and organizations providing care to HIV-positive people. The registry includes listings for doctors, dentists, nurse practitioners, case workers and more. If you are currently accepting new patients or clients with HIV… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, September 16th, 2014
Abstract: Gay and bisexual men experience numerous health disparities relative to heterosexual men, including high rates of HIV and suicidal behavior. Systematic community health assessments could provide direct comparisons of the burden of mortality across diseases and thus facilitate the prioritization of public health activities; however, such assessments have been precluded by the absence of sexual orientation information in vital… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, September 15th, 2014
The Canadian HIV Stigma Index CBR Project is looking for committed, enthusiastic individuals to potentially be a part of the Canadian PLHIV Stigma Index Steering Committee (Steering Committee) to help assist in and guide the project through its development and implementation. Applications are due by Monday, September 29, 2014. The People Living with HIV Stigma… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, August 13th, 2014
Are you a woman living with HIV? Do you have a computer and internet? If yes, you are invited to take part in the e-wHEALTH study What is e-wHEALTH? Women living with HIV continue to be challenged by HIV-related stigma and fear of disclosure of their HIV status. For this reason we adapted the Women’s… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, August 11th, 2014
Join community members, researchers and service providers in an evening focused on strengthening care and support for mothers living with HIV in Vancouver and beyond! Monday, September 8, 2014 5:30 – 9:00pm Simon Fraser University at Harbour Centre 515 West Hastings Street, 1440-1430 Segal Centre, Vancouver This knowledge-to-action forum will: Discuss issues currently affecting mothers… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, July 30th, 2014
CAHR 2015: Toronto, April 30-May 3 Organized annually by the Canadian Association for HIV Research, the Conference is the premier gathering in Canada for those working in all disciplines of HIV/AIDS research, as well as policy makers, persons living with HIV and other individuals committed to ending the pandemic. Today we invite you to mark… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, July 18th, 2014
Welcome to the Pacific AIDS Network’s summer review of What’s HOT in HIV Research! In this edition we are going to take a look at contributions by our organization and some of our partners to the Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR) 2014 Conference in St. John’s Newfoundland. 1. Peer Leadership Training for Positive Women… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, July 9th, 2014
The information on this page is no longer current. Please visit Peer Worker Support and Compensation for up to date resources. In community-based research, compensating people with lived experience to participate actively in the research process is a common practice. Peer research associates (PRAs), as these individuals are often titled, can take on diverse… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, June 11th, 2014
The Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN) is calling for papers to be considered for the third issue of the Canadian Journal of Aboriginal Community-Based HIV/AIDS Research (CJACBR). The CJACBR is a peer-reviewed journal, published by CAAN, which welcomes contributions from any author. Innovative HIV/AIDS research articles which demonstrate the use of Aboriginal Community-Based Research (ACBR)… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, June 11th, 2014
What is the CIHR CBR Collaborative? The CIHR CBR Collaborative (a program of REACH) is a vibrant and sustainable national network fostering rigorous, relevant community-based research that will improve the health and well-being of people affected by HIV/AIDS across Canada. In order to strengthen regional partnerships and community voice, the CBR Collaborative conducts regional consultations to identify research and CBR capacity-building… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, June 11th, 2014
The CIHR Centre for REACH is hosting a webinar on June 25, 2014 from 2:00-3:30pm EDT (that’s 11am-12:30pm in BC!). See poster below for details. To participate, please register using the following link: http://tinyurl.com/plb2f8w
Posted On: Tuesday, June 10th, 2014
Guest post by J. Craig Phillips, Jack Boomer, and Leanne M. Currie. This post originally appeared on the Centre for Addictions Research of BC’s Matters of Substance blog. Kevan (name changed) participated in one of two participatory focus groups held in Victoria and Vancouver in the spring of 2013 to provide advice on helping create… Read more »
