Category: Resources

Viiv Healthcare – Positive Action Canada Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Initiative (PACAI)

Posted On: Monday, August 17th, 2015

The Positive Action Canada Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Initiative, a program of Viiv Healthcare Canada, is a collaborative, population-focused program to enhance HIV care, treatment, support and prevention services for Aboriginal people in Canada living with or affected by HIV/AIDS. The Aboriginal population is one of the communities in Canada most affected by the HIV epidemic; this… Read more »

New training videos on HIV and long-term care

Posted On: Monday, August 17th, 2015

Casey House has partnered with The Rekai Centres (a long-term care home) to develop an accessible and inclusive video series about aging, HIV and what care providers need to know. The videos feature people working in HIV and people living with HIV, and are designed for anyone working in a long-term care setting (as volunteers… Read more »

CATIE’s HepCinfo Update 6.15

Posted On: Monday, August 17th, 2015

New and Noteworthy Two new Hep C medications added to Quebec provincial formulary Severe liver injury and liver failure common in a large sample of people with Hep C Adding ribavirin to Harvoni increased side effects but not cure rates

CATIE’s Prevention in Focus, Issue 12, Fall 2015

Posted On: Sunday, August 9th, 2015

In this issue: The (re)emergence of STIs among MSM: Why does it matter and what can be done? Views from the front lines: Sexually transmitted infections and gay men People living with HIV who are undiagnosed: Revisiting our HIV prevention messaging Does multidisciplinary care improve health outcomes among people living with HIV and/or HCV? A… Read more »

OHTN – New findings on the impact of community-based HIV prevention programs

Posted On: Tuesday, August 4th, 2015

A new paper written by researchers from the OHTN, the AIDS Bureau, U of T and St. Michael’s Hospital has shown that community-based HIV prevention programs help avert new infections and save health care dollars. Here are some key findings: From 1987 – 2011, community-based prevention programs averted 16,672 new infections and saved the Ontario… Read more »

CATIE HepCinfo Update 6.14

Posted On: Monday, July 27th, 2015

In this issue: CATIE News: Hepatitis C treatment program improves access to housing, income and healthcare HIV/Hep C co-infected people with moderate or severe liver injury at risk for liver-related death People co-infected with Hep C and HIV do less well after liver transplantation

CATIE News – Schizophrenia and HIV – Study underscores serious issues associated with dual diagnoses

Posted On: Sunday, July 26th, 2015

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 »

Programming Connection Spotlights Routine HIV Testing Initiatives

Posted On: Sunday, July 26th, 2015

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

Posted On: Sunday, July 26th, 2015

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 »