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Do you have information on an upcoming HIV-related special event, 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. The OHTN Did You Know? newsletter will be distributed on the second and
fourth Wednesday of every month.
1. Special Events
2. Opportunities
SPECIAL EVENTS
Students for Medicare Forum - May 15 |
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Students for Medicare is pleased to announced a special one-day event on Medicare: Solutions From Within on May 15, 2010. This open discussion
forum will host conversations and debate on Canadian health care and how to move forward with solutions while maintaining
a publicly funded
health care system. For more details and to register, visit the
event website.
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Criminalization of HIV Non Disclosure Session - May 18 |
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The 2-Spirited People of the First Nations are pleased to host the Executive Director of the HIV and AIDS Legal Clinic of Ontario for a special presentation
on the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure on May 18, 2010. For more information and to register, please contact
Lesley Boulrice.
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OAN Toastmasters Club - May 26 |
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The Ontario AIDS Network is very pleased to announce the launch of a new Toastmasters club for people with HIV and AIDS.
An information session will take place at Fife House on May 26, 2010. For more details, please see the
event flyer.
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Toronto Teen Survey Launch on Newcomer Youth - May 27 |
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Are you a youth worker, settlement worker or service provider or manager? Are you interested in find out more about the relationship between
newcomer and longer term immigrant experiences, sexuality and access to health care services? Join the Toronto Teen Survey Forum on
May 27, 2010, to learn more. For more information and to register, visit the
event website.
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Knowledge Translation Canada Summer Institute - June 7-9 |
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Come to Halifax to participate in Knowledge Translation 2010: Improving Health Care and Health Systems with Knowledge Translation on
June 7-9, 2010. The conference will present a unique opportunity for leading knowledge translation researchers, policy makers and
other decision makers working in health systems to discuss the benefits and challenges of knowledge translation. For details and to
register, visit the event website.
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CWGHR Annual Forum - June 12-13 |
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The Canadian Working Group on HIV and Rehabilitation will host its Annual Forum on June 12-13, 2010, in Toronto on
Breaking Barriers,
Advancing Access: Collaborating to Enhance Rehabilitation for People Living with HIV and other Episodic Disabilities. The event will also
present its 3rd Annual Award of Excellence in HIV and Rehabilitation to Francisco Ibáñez-Carrasco, Universities Without Walls Manager at the
OHTN. For more information and to register, please visit the
event website or see the
forum poster.
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OPPORTUNITIES
ICUH 2010: Call for Abstracts due May 31 |
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The 9th International Conference on Urban Health will be held this year on October 27-29, 2010, in New York. This year's theme
will be Good Governance for Healthy Cities, with focus on the positive consequences in urban health interventions, and the social
and public health policies required to address these issues. The deadline to submit an abstract is 23:59 EDT on May 31, 2010.
For more information and to submit an abstract, please refer to the
conference website
and the
call for abstracts.
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HIV Medical Education Research Coordinator position: Apply by May 25 |
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The study on Involving People Living with HIV/AIDS in Training Medical Students in HIV Counselling and Testing
is seeking a Research Coordinator to assist in project planning and to lead
research operations and data collection activities. The study is run in
collaboration by the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto, Toronto
People With AIDS Foundation, and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. The deadline
to apply is May 25, 2010.
For more information, please see the
job posting.
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