Did You Know? OHTN

Do you have information on an upcoming HIV-related special event, resource, survey, funding call, job opportunity, or call for abstracts that you would like to share? Please email the OHTN to have your announcement included in our next Did You Know? newsletter.
December 8, 2010
1. Upcoming Events

St. Michael's Hospital Rounds: Next Lunch & Learn on December 14

St. Michael's Hospital rounds are designed to raise awareness, share knowledge, and educate the public through advocacy discussions as well as HIV-related treatments and social research and clinical research. These weekly discussions cover a wide variety of topics for physicians, nurses and dieticians, researchers, public health officials, policy makers, community members, people with HIV, and anyone in the health profession or with an interest in HIV. The next Round will be held on December 14, 2010, and will focus on Cognitive Disorders in HIV. For more details on upcoming Rounds, see the OHTN website.
Casey House HIV/AIDS and Mental Health Seminar on December 17
Casey House will host its next HIV/AIDS and Mental Health Seminar on December 17, 2010, in Toronto. This midday seminar on "The SUBI Project: Practical Lessons from the Intersection of Substance Use and Cognitive Impairment" will focus on the strategies for working with clients who have complex concerns arising from the intersection of substance use and brain injury. For more details and to register, see the event series poster.

3rd Annual Symposium on HIV, Law and Human Rights: June 9-10, 2011

The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network invites you to mark your calendars. The 3rd Annual Symposium on HIV, Law and Human Rights will be held in Toronto on June 9-10, 2011.  More information, including how to register and apply for a subsidy, as well as details of sessions and speakers, to follow on the Symposium webpage.

2. New Opportunities
20th Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research: Scholarship Applications and Abstracts due December 13
The 20th Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research - CAHR 2011 - will be held April 14-17, 2011, in Toronto, Ontario. The Program Planning Committee invites abstracts in the areas of Basic Science, Clinical Science, Epidemiology and Public Health, and Social Sciences. The deadline to submit an abstract is December 13, 2010. In response to the 2010 World AIDS Day theme 'Universal Access and Human Rights', CAHR 2011 is launching two Scholarships on Research Within Vulnerable Populations. If your research applies, you are invited to submit a Scholarship application as part of the Abstract Submission Process.

Steering Committee of the Global Forum on MSM & HIV: Call for Member Applications due December 31

Would you like to improve the global response to HIV among gay men and other men who have sex with men? The Global Forum on MSM & HIV is looking for four new members for its global Steering Committee. The Global Forum on MSM and HIV (MSMGF) is the only global HIV and AIDS advocacy network devoted to the needs of men who have sex with men (MSM) and governed by a steering committee of advocates and HIV and AIDS professionals from every major region of the world. The deadline to apply is December 31, 2010. For more details and to apply, see the MSMGF website.

Employment Change and Health Outcomes (ECHO) Study: Enrol to Participate before December 31

The CIHR-funded Employment Change and Health Outcomes (ECHO) study is still open to people living with HIV who are currently employed.  If you are currently living with HIV in Ontario and are 18 years of age or older, please call 1-866-332-2501 to enrol.  Study enrolment will close on December 31, 2010.  More information about the study can be found on the ECHO webpage or by contacting the Research Coordinator at 416-642-6486 ext.2202 or 1-877-743-6486 ext.2202.
3. Resources
2nd Symposium on HIV, Law and Human Rights: Proceedings Now Online
The proceedings of the 2nd Annual Symposium on HIV, Law and Human Rights, which took place in Toronto on June 10-12, 2010, are now available on-line. The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network is pleased to report that the event brought together nearly 200 researchers, community-based service providers, lawyers, policy makers, and students from across Canada and abroad in pursuit of evidence and human rights-based public policies relating to HIV prevention and treatment, including the criminalization of HIV transmission or exposure, Canadian immigration policy for people living with HIV, and maternal health and HIV. A summary of the Symposium proceedings can be accessed in the latest issue of the HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Review 15(1) October 2010.

Gender, Rights, HIV Education Tool: It's All One Curriculum Now Available

Abundant evidence shows that young people's attitudes about gender and human rights affect their risk of HIV infection, unintended pregnancy, and intimate partner violence. Education can change people's attitudes. But programs and educators need practical tools for integrating gender and rights issues into their curricula. To help sex/HIV education programs incorporate gender and rights issues into their curricula, the Population Council has published an exciting new resource--It's All One Curriculum. Developed in collaboration with an international expert working group, this resource is available in English and Spanish at no cost at www.itsallone.org. A French version will be posted online this month.

Family Law for Women: New Legal Education Resources Available

Need simple information about family law in Ontario? Or do you know someone who does? Free plain language legal information on women's rights under Ontario family law is available at www.onefamilylaw.ca. These specialized materials from Family Law Education for Women are now available in 13 different languages, and offer specific resource information for Francophone women, Aboriginal women, Muslim women, Jewish women, Christian women, immigrant domestic caregivers, women with disabilities, and Deaf women.