Emily White – The Ontario HIV Treatment Network

HIV Stigma Index to be implemented in Canada

*+-CIHR has recently awarded the OHTN with funding to implement the People Living with HIV Stigma Index over the next three years. This community-led, multi-site study will be national in scope (involving B.C., Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic Canada) and will recruit 1,200 people living with HIV. The study will provide us with key information that will allow us to: better […]

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2017 Intervention Research Fellowships available

Uncategorized / Emily White

*+-Universities Without Walls and REACH 2.0 are pleased to announce the 2017 Intervention Research Fellowships. A total of six fellowships will be available nationally to individuals holding (or studying towards) a Masters or Ph.D. degree and working in a clinical, public health, or community-based setting. Applicants must have identified a research intervention that will be piloted or scaled

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Impact of victimization on the health of men who have sex with men

*+-Download pdf Questions What is the impact of victimization on sexual risk behaviour, overall health and antiretroviral medication adherence among men who have sex with men? What are effective interventions to address victimization? Key take-home messages Men who have sex with men who have been victimized report high rates of unprotected anal sex (1-3) and

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The role of peers in linkage, engagement, and retention in HIV care

-Epidemiology and HIV care cascade, -Organization of care, Rapid Responses / Emily White

*+-Download pdf Question What is the role of peers in linkage, engagement, and retention in HIV care? Key take-home messages In the HIV community, a peer is someone living with HIV who contributes to positive health outcomes of other community members, but is not usually a health care professional with clinical training (1-3). Peers have

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Launch of the new provincial HIV strategy

News / Emily White

*+-The Ministry of Health and Long-Term care has just launched the HIV/AIDS Strategy to 2026: Focusing Our Efforts – Changing the Course of the HIV Prevention, Engagement and Care Cascade in Ontario. Prepared by the Ontario Advisory Committee on HIV/AIDS (OACHA), the strategy embraces a bold vision – by 2026, new HIV infections will be

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The acceptability and use of HIV self-testing among men who have sex with men in high-income countries

-HIV testing, -Men who have sex with men, -Organization of care, Rapid Responses / Emily White

*+-Download pdf Question What is the acceptability (views) and uptake (use) of self-testing of HIV among men who have sex with men? Key take-home messages Men who have sex with men from high-income countries appear to be willing to use HIV self-tests (1-5). The main benefits of HIV self-tests are convenience and privacy (1, 6-8).

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