-+*The OHTN offers community-based research funding to support community-based agencies, their staff, and people living with HIV/AIDS in undertaking research and evaluation activities. These activities must have a meaningful impact in the short- to medium- term for those most affected by HIV. Funding may aid community members to: Develop and modify effective programs and services …
-+*Research Team: Salit, Irving E. (co-Principal Investigator); Rosenes, Ron (co-Principal Investigator); Brunetta, Jason; Burchell, Ann; Grennan, Jonathan; Kaul, Rupert; Macpherson, Paul; McEwen, Owen; Raboud, Janet; Rachlis, Anita; Severini, Alberto; Tan, Darrell Hoi San; Tinmouth, Jill What is this research about? Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is a common sexually transmitted infection. Previous research by this research …
HPV-SAVE Study Team: Screening and Vaccine Evaluation in men who have sex with men Read More »
-+*Research Team: Tony Antoniou (Principal Investigator); Mona Loutfy; Ahmed Bayoumi, Rick Glazier; Mark Yudin; Jason Brophy; Wangari Tharao; Shari Margolese; Khatundi Masinde What is this research about? With advances in HIV care, women living with HIV can live healthy, active lives; over two-thirds wish to become mothers. With appropriate prenatal care, transmission from mother to …
Improving Maternal and Neonatal Care for Women with HIV Read More »
-+*Research Team: Margaret Robinson (co-principal investigator), Jessica Demeria (co-principal investigator), Tony Nobis (Oahas), Ed Bennett (Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network), Meagan Fumerton (community advisory expert). What is this research about? Indigenous people are significantly over-represented in Canadian prisons, making up 23% of those federally incarcerated, yet constituting only 4.3% of the Canadian population. There is an …
-+*Research Team: Soo Chan Carusone (nominated principal investigator), Carol Strike (co-principal investigator), Adrian Guta (co-principal investigator), Curtis Cooper, Bill O’Leary, Karen de Prinse, Grant Cobb, Darrell Tan, Michael Wilson, Ross Upshur, Tony Antoniou What is this research about? Drug use is a risk factor for acquiring HIV, Hepatitis C (HCV) and for negative health outcomes …
Examining the hospital experiences of people living with HIV/HCV who use substances Read More »
-+*Research Team: Soo Chan Carusone (nominated principal investigator), Carol Strike (co-principal investigator), Adrian Guta (co-principal investigator), Curtis Cooper, Liz Creal, Karen de Prinse What is this research about? Drug use is a risk factor for acquiring HIV and for negative health outcomes in people living with HIV. People who use drugs are strongly impacted by …
Engaging Marginalized Populations in the Conduct of HIV Community Based Research Read More »
-+*Community-based Research-in-Residence Recipient: Emily van der Meulen Community Partners: PASAN (a community based AIDS-service organization for prisoners and former prisoners) and the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network What is this research about? The prevalence of HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) in Canadian federal prisons is estimated to be much higher than in the general population (10X …
Prison-Based Needle and Syringe Program Guidelines Read More »
-+*Research Team: Saara Greene (nominated principal investigator), Doris O’Brein-Teengs (co-principal investigator), Gary Dumbrill (co-principal investigator), Mona Loutfy, Allyson Ion, Wanda Whitebird, Maureen Ringlein, Martha Wiles, Kerrigan Beaver, Bruce Leslie, Renee Masching, Wangari Tharao, Ruthann Tucker, Andy Koster, Sandra Seigei, Lyndon George What is this research about? While the broader systemic issues that bring mothers living …
-+*Research Team: Margaret Robinson (principal investigator), Heather Castleden (co-applicant), Jessica Demeria (co-applicant), Jonathan Salsberg, Wanda Whitebird, Art Zoccole, Doris O’Brien-Teengs. What is this research about? Research funding programs aim to be objective and to fund feasible, high-quality research with the best chance for useful outcomes. Unfortunately, commonly used measures of feasibility, quality and usefulness privilege …
-+*Research Team: Claire Kendall (co-Principal Investigator), Zack Marshall (co-Principal Investigator), with the PROUD Peer Research and Community Advisory Board. (OHTN Applied Research Chair Mark Tyndall was the initial principal investigator on this project.) Research Website: http://theproudproject.com/ What is this research about? PROUD, Participatory Research in Ottawa, Understanding Drugs, aims to understand the overall health and …
PROUD (Participatory Research in Ottawa, Understanding Drugs) Read More »
