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The Pan-Canadian Research Agenda on HIV, Aging and Older Adulthood is a tool to guide decision-making by four interested parties: 1) Research Funders and Grant Review Committees 2) Principal Investigators and Research Team Members 3) Policy Makers and Policy Change Advocates 4) Institutions, Residential Care Settings and Community-Based Organizations

This report authored by Realize and the National Coordinating Committee on HIV and Aging (NCC) and the research database, provide a snapshot of the HIV and aging research underway in Canada at a single point in time.

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of incarceration and STBBIs, and to provide evidence that correctional facilities in Canada are an essential setting for STBBI care. It includes a summary of risks and factors affecting transmission, and illustrates how movement between facilities and communities is an… Read more of the article: Incarceration and Sexually Transmitted and Blood-borne Diseases

This realist review aims to contribute to a greater understanding of the usefulness of STBBI POCT in Canada by highlighting what we found in the literature in terms of the enablers and barriers to implementing STBBI point of care testing. It includes a summary of the evidence regarding feasibility, cost… Read more of the article: Point-of-Care Testing for Sexually Transmitted and Blood‐Borne Infections: A Canadian Realist Review

Poster presentation on PANACHE (Preferences and Needs for Aging Care Among HIV-Positive Elderly People) – a communitybased, participatory research program aimed at describing the self-reported healthcare and social support needs and preferences of older people living with HIV in Ontario, Canada.

We conducted a quasi-randomized controlled trial with our HIVSmart! program in South Africa to evaluate the impact of an App-based, personalized, oral HIV self-testing program. We were able to demonstrate that through our program it was possible to link 99% of our participants to clinical care, detect 1.5 times new… Read more of the article: Impact of a personalised, digital, HIV self-testing app-based program on linkages and new infections in the township populations of South Africa

Preferences And Needs for Aging Care among HIV-positive Elderly people in Ontario (“PANACHE ON”) is a qualitative community-based participatory research (CBPR) study that conducted community consultations with people aging with HIV at nine community-based organizations in Ontario, Canada to ascertain their preferences and needs for aging care.

This toolkit provides foundational information on harm reduction for service providers working with people who use drugs (including support workers, outreach workers, nurses and workers with lived and living experience). The toolkit is free to access and is available to anyone to use or share for personal learning, organizational trainings… Read more of the article: Harm Reduction Fundamentals: A toolkit for service providers