Category: Research

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 »

OHTN Rapid Response #73: HIV Services in Rural Communities

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 »

Positive Living Positive Homes is an innovative community-based research project in British Columbia, born out of the HIV community’s identification of housing as a critical health determinant for people living with, or at risk of, HIV and AIDS. The Pacific AIDS Network and the Positive Living, Positive Homes (PLPH) team are seeking a Project Coordinator… Read more »

PWN launches member survey

Positive Women’s Network member Monique Desroches has developed a member engagement survey, so the organization can continue to develop programming that responds to women’s needs and wants as defined by them. In this post, she explains why she feels passionate about her engagement work and what it will mean for members. Positive Women’s Network wants… Read more »

Consensus is emerging among members of the BC health research community around the actions and research gaps that could be addressed by a provincial health research strategy. This finding is among the conclusions drawn from a new report summarizing responses to a recent online survey seeking feedback on the strategy’s development. The report indicates broad… Read more »

July Review of What’s Hot in Hepatitis Research

Welcome to PAN’s July review of What’s HOT in Research! In honour of World Hepatitis Day on July 28, this posting will focus on hepatitis C research. Hepatitis is often known as the “silent killer” so on this World Hepatitis Day the call is to “Know it, confront it!” First, let’s start with the epidemiological… Read more »

CHIWOS official website launch

The Canadian HIV Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Cohort Study (CHIWOS) has launched their official website at www.chiwos.ca! Visit the website and find out more about the study, view a short video on the project, and access news about the project, papers and presentations, and learn more about their team. Women who are HIV-positive have… Read more »