Category: Research

HIV infection damages the immune system and although potent combination anti-HIV therapy, commonly called ART or HAART, is widely available in high-income countries, it can only partially restore the immune system’s competence. As a result, defects in immunity persist. Although life-threatening AIDS-related infections are now uncommon among ART users, their risk for certain cancers is… Read more »

This report summarizes findings from the performance measurement of ACAP and Hepatitis C Program projects in BC in 2010/11 and builds on a similar report prepared for 2009/10. It gives useful information for community organizations, partners and stakeholders about the diverse activities and reach of funded projects across BC. It shares what projects learned about… Read more »

Dear Friends and Colleagues, The Coalition for a Blueprint for Action on Women and Girls and HIV/AIDS has created an online survey in order to prepare an evidence-based 2012 Canadian Report Card and Backgrounder to be launched at the XIX International AIDS Conference (IAC) in Washington D.C. in July 2012.  Your input is vital towards… Read more »

CBR Spotlight If you are in Victoria from May 28th – 31st, check out some of the fantastic free public lectures being offered by the Universities Without Walls Spring Learning Institute: “What has HIV research done for me lately?” Monday, May 28, 2012 from 9:00am – 12:00pm Arbutus & Queenswood Room, Cadboro Commons Building, University… Read more »

CBR Spotlight Are you (or do you know) a graduate student interested in HIV and community-based research? The Universities Without Walls program is still accepting applications for its 2012-13 Fellows until May 4th, 2012. For application details, visit their website at www.universitieswithoutwalls.ca. CBR Musings: Balance Balance is one of the most sought-after, yet elusive goals… Read more »

CBR Spotlight In this edition of the CBR blog, I want to shine the spotlight on some of the fantastic research our members are doing. Check out AIDS Vancouver Island’s local research page, which provides information about the projects they have been working on and links to the final reports. Great work, AVI! If you… Read more »

CBR Spotlight The Pacific AIDS Network’s CBR Office now has a twitter account! Consider following us @PAN_CBR. This venture into social media is another way that PAN will provide update about CBR projects we are involved with and share research-related resources with our members. If you or your organization have a twitter account we should… Read more »

Canada’s research granting agencies — Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) — are committed to fostering and maintaining an environment that supports and promotes the responsible conduct of research. On December 5, 2011, they officially launched the new Tri-Agency… Read more »

Hello folks. Welcome to post number two of PAN’s CBR blog CBR Spotlight This month, I’m excited to shine the spotlight on some brand new content on our website. If you click on the CBR tab, you will notice a new KTE tab. KTE is short for ‘Knowledge Translation and Exchange,’ and refers to the… Read more »