A range of HIV prevention, engagement, and care approaches were presented in Dryden and Manitoulin, ranging from biomedical prevention, to improved testing, to innovative telehealth interventions.
Mark Gilbert of the OHTN and Gordon Arbess of St. Michael’s Hospital spoke about …
Tina Ranta of the Canadian Mental Health Association (Sudbury-Manitoulin) described the launch of the first managed alcohol program (or “MAP”) in Sudbury. The Sudbury Harm Reduction Home began with a brain-storming session …
Mark Gilbert of the OHTN presented a snapshot of key trends for HIV in Ontario with a focus on the North, drawing on data collected by the Ontario HIV Treatment Network Cohort Study (OCS) and Public Health Ontario. It’s important …
The OHTN’s Mark Gilbert presented an overview of “syndemics.” The term syndemic recognizes that social and medical conditions interact, and that multiple conditions can be epidemics, particularly in marginalized communities. Together, these overlapping epidemics create a “perfect storm” that increases …
Julia Hidalgo, of George Washington University, outlined lessons learned from the HIV Care Collaborative, and best practices to keep patients in care. She included a case study of a patient who dropped out of …
As part of a panel on mental health and addictions, David Stuart, of Dean Street Health, spoke about strategies to start conversations about chemsex with men …
Carmen Logie, of the University of Toronto, reviewed the impact that different types of stigma have had on communities affected by HIV. Explaining that stigma and discrimination can be found in community …
Reed Siemieniuk, of McMaster University, described research done at the Southern Alberta HIV Clinic investigating links between intimate partner violence (IPV) and HIV, depicted in the flowchart below.
Speaking on a panel about resilience, Janet Smylie, of St. Michael’s Hospital, explained that, while resilience models are a step forward from problem and illness-based approaches, “If the adverse situation is oppression, maybe it’s not so good …
“Syndemics” is a word that describes multiple and overlapping epidemics – such as HIV and hepatitis C. Although the OHTN loosely extended the term “syndemics” to include social and cultural factors in HIV Endgame: Stopping the Syndemics …
