Category: Resources

Several studies have found that some people with HIV are more likely to have mental health issues compared to HIV-negative people. Most of these studies have focused on mental health issues such as anxiety and depression. A team of researchers in Denmark has completed a massive study to understand the relationship(s) between schizophrenia, HIV and… Read more »

Some public health authorities in Canada recommend the routine offer of HIV testing. Routine HIV testing programs in hospitals, family practices, community health centres and other settings may be a strategy to enhance existing HIV testing services.         A Vancouver program to train and support family physicians to routinely offer HIV testing… Read more »

CATIE TreatmentUpdate 209

ANTI-HIV AGENTS Changes to DHHS treatment guidelines—new recommendations for initial HIV therapy BONE HEALTH Guidelines for assessing, preventing and treating low bone density in HIV Investigating fracture risk in women with and without HIV Menopause, race/ethnicity and changes in bone density Backbone fractures and HIV A clinical trial of zoledronate for increasing bone density A… Read more »

by Jason Wong, Physician Epidemiologist, Clinical Prevention Services, BCCDC; and, Linda Hoang, Medical Microbiologist, Laboratory Services, BCCDC; and, Troy Grennan, Medical Head, STI Clinic, Clinical Prevention Services, BCCDC; and, Carolyn Montgomery, Physician Sessional, Clinical Prevention Services, BCCDC; and, Sylvia Makaroff, Physician Sessional, Clinical Prevention Services; BCCDC Background Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is a sexually transmitted infection… Read more »

CATIE’s HepCInfo Update 6.12

New and Noteworthy Daclatasvir receives breakthrough therapy status from the FDA The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a breakthrough therapy designation for daclatasvir when used with the already approved medication sofosbuvir (Sovaldi) in people with advanced liver damage. When a medication is designated as a breakthrough therapy the FDA speeds up its… Read more »

CATIE’s Summer 2015 Positive Side newsletter

        Hot off the press: the Summer 2015 edition of The Positive Side, CATIE’s health and wellness magazine for people living with HIV. In this issue: From the Front Lines: Well, well, well… HIV wellness programs across Canada. Chatty CATIE: Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation 4 young people living with HIV on what… Read more »

Jun 24, 2015 by Sarah Chown, Program Director, YouthCO, and, Andre Azzam, Mpowerment Coordinator, YouthCO What is Mpowerment? Mpowerment YVR is an HIV leadership and community-building program designed by and for young self-identified men who are gay, bisexual, or queer. This program provides ongoing opportunities for participants to connect with each other through a variety… Read more »

Two new training modules for community-based research

The Learning Place for Community-Based Research in HIV/AIDS has released two new training modules. The CBR Case Study (led by Dr. Kelly O’Brien) walks you through the phases involved in designing and conducting a community-based research study. The Participant Observation module discusses ways of using participant observation as a tool for collecting data about people,… Read more »