Research

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

Le Programme de recherche pancanadien sur le VIH, le vieillissement et le grand âge est un outil pour guider les prises de décisions de quatre catégories d’intervenants : 1) Agences subventionnaires et comités d’examen des demandes de bourses de recherche 2) Investigateurs principaux et membres des équipes de recherche 3)… Read more of the article: Programme de recherche pancanadien sur le vih, le vieillissement et le grand age

For the last 30 years, the CTN has played a central role in driving Canada’s HIV research efforts by uniting researchers to develop treatments, preventions, and a cure for HIV and related health conditions

The Federal Initiative to Address HIV/AIDS in Canada focuses on preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS, slowing its progression, and improving the quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS. As a horizontal initiative, it leverages a collaborative approach by the Public Health Agency of Canada, Health Canada, the Canadian Institutes… Read more of the article: Knowledge and Awarenes of HIV: key findings from the 2012 HIV/AIDS Attitudinal Tracking Survey

The Writing on the Wall The research, accomplishments, as well as challenges faced by Dr. Gahagan in advancing HIV prevention and treatment. Read more of the article: Researcher Profile: Dr. Jacqueline Gahagan

People and Populations: The HIV and HCV Research

Maggie Atkinson, CAC’s first chair, tells the story of CAC’s formation in 1993, its impact in the early pre-HAART years, and how including this community voice in HIV research changed the power structure between researchers, pharmaceutical companies, and people living with HIV.

Response to CADTH therapeutic review, drugs for chronic hepatitis C infection

This is a report from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) Team for the Study of Acute HIV Infection in Gay Men. It presents data from interviews and questionnaires completed by HIV-negative study partici-pants between June 2011 and March 2013.