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Models of primary health care for people living with HIV

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-+*Download pdf Questions What are the models of primary health care (including health care providers’ roles, provided services and features of services) for people living with HIV?  Key take-home messages The issue and why it’s important Major advances in treatment and care have transitioned HIV infection from a life-threatening disease to a manageable long-term health […]

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Cancer in older adults living with HIV

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-+*Download pdf Questions  Key take-home messages The issue and why it’s important Globally, the population of people living with HIV is aging. For example, according to 2022 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 54% of people living with HIV in the U.S. were 50 years and older (16). HIV surveillance data

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HIV prevention interventions for men who have sex with men

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-+*Download pdf Questions  Key take-home messages The issue and why it’s important Men who have sex with men are disproportionately impacted by HIV: at the end of 2022, men who have sex with men represented approximately half (50.8%) of people living with HIV in Canada (26). Although gay, bisexual and other men who have sex

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Call for Members: Ontario HIV Treatment Network Cohort Study (OCS) Governance Committee

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-+*The OHTN Cohort Study (OCS) Governance Committee is now recruiting new members to help guide one of Ontario’s most important community-governed HIV research initiatives. If you are passionate about improving the lives of people living with HIV, community-driven research, advocacy, and making a meaningful impact, want to hear from you! We encourage applications from individuals

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Recommendations from the provincial Methamphetamine Think Tank

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-+*On March 21, 2025, the Methamphetamine Working Group, supported by the OHTN, hosted a provincial Think Tank to improve the continuum of care for 2SGBTQ+ individuals living with HIV and at risk of HIV who use methamphetamine. The event brought together over 50 participants, including clinicians, researchers, public health staff, community organizations, and individuals with lived/living experience from across

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OCS announces Dr. Lawrence Mbuagbaw as Chair and Principal Investigator (PI)

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-+*On behalf of OHTN, I am pleased to announce and welcome Dr. Lawrence Mbuagbaw as the incoming Chair and Principal Investigator (PI) of the Ontario HIV Treatment Network Cohort Study (OCS). Dr. Mbuagbaw is a research methods scientist in clinical epidemiology and biostatistics, as well as a Professor at McMaster University. He has led numerous

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