Category: Research

Employing HIV peer research associates: Are we providing enough support? – A Cafe Scientifique organized by Positive Living BC Employing people living with HIV as peer research associates is gaining popularity today as community-based organizations and researchers attempt to integrate the greater involvement of people living with HIV more meaningfully into new research projects. By openly… Read more »

HAS YOUR ORGANIZATION COMPLETED THE “HIV & AGING” SURVEY? Your organization is invited to take part in a national SURVEY about programming and services for people over age 50 living with HIV/AIDS in Canada.  View the recruitment flyer here. Surveying clinics, community health centres, community-based and AIDS Service Organizations across Canada, will provide useful information… Read more »

CATIE News – NAAT testing combined with social marketing campaigns improve detection of acute HIV infection among MSM in Vancouver People who have recently become infected with HIV are at increased risk of transmitting HIV to others and may account for up to half of new HIV infections in some populations. Several factors contribute to… Read more »

Attention: Trans* People Community-based AIDS organizations want to know what you need The Canadian AIDS Society, in collaboration with its National Transgender Community Advisory Committee, is reaching out via a survey to learn more about the needs of trans* people in Canada. The anonymous survey asks questions about your health, your background, your current circumstances,… Read more »

B.C.’s cascade of HIV care demonstrates increase in viral suppression A new study shows British Columbia has been increasingly successful at identifying and engaging HIV-positive individuals into treatment following the introduction of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) in 1996, however more remains to be done to maximize and sustain the individual and public health benefits… Read more »

What are the challenges and barriers to providing HIV/AIDS services in rural and remote AIDS service organizations in Canada?What are some of the best practices for serving rural and remote populations? The Ontario HIV Treatment Network has conducted a review of the scientific and grey literature on this topic, which is summarized in this rapid… Read more »