Research

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Canadian HIV Trials Network (CTN) supports twelve vast cohort studies, covering the spectrum of HIV clinical manifestations and affected key populations. Optimal use of the data and biospecimens stored by each of those cohorts, as well as cross-cohort collaborations, are hampered by the… Read more of the article: The CTN Metadata Project

There are excellent approaches and novel interventions that are taking place in community-based organizations across the country, which are demonstrating success in combating HIV-related issues. Yet, despite these many advances, HIV continues to persist as a significant public health threat in Canada, specifically among difficult-to-reach populations facing social and structural… Read more of the article: HIV E-learning modules

La fiche synthèse présente les données descriptives de l’étude Sextra au Canada à destination des hommes et des personnes trans pratiquant du sexe transactionnel en ligne.

On observe, un peu partout au pays, au sein des organisme communautaires, nombre d’approches excellentes et d’interventions novatrices qui s’avèrent efficaces pour lutter contre les problèmes dus au VIH. Et pourtant, au Canada, malgré ces nombreuses percées, le VIH demeure encore une menace de taille en santé publique, notamment dans… Read more of the article: Modules de téléapprentissage

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.

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

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 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.

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

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