Lori Lyons

*+-OHESI is a group of  agencies that work together to provide timely, relevant, and comprehensive information about the epidemiology of HIV in Ontario. OHESI includes the OHTN, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term Care, Public Health Ontario and the Public Health Agencies of Canada. This month, OHESI has released a new report with details […]

*+-Canada is experiencing a fatal overdose crisis; more than a thousand Ontarians died last year from opioid overdose. Many of these deaths are preventable if medical attention is received quickly, but evidence shows that witnesses to an overdose often do not call 911 for fear of police involvement. Canada’s Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act was

*+-Ontario is expanding an eConsult service that allows primary care physicians to ask for advice and receive support from specialists in many fields through a secure electronic system. It was first piloted in the Champlain LHIN around Ottawa. With funding from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term Care, eConsult it is now rolling out

*+-In Ontario, the population of people living with HIV is getting older – and so are their doctors. Some care providers are starting to retire and new care providers must be recruited. OHTN is working with our network to address this need in multiple ways, including funding residencies in HIV medicine. The next generation of

*+-The Ontario HIV Epidemiology and Surveillance Initiative (OHESI) has released a new report titled “HIV care cascade in Ontario by sex, age and health region: Linkage to care, in care, on antiretroviral treatment and virally suppressed.” This report demonstrates improved engagement in Ontario’s HIV cascade for both sexes and across all age groups and health

*+-A new OHTN Rapid Response reviews evidence-based practices and resources which can facilitate successful transition to adult HIV care for youth diagnosed with HIV as children. These young people face a variety of barriers when transiting to adult HIV care include lack of preparation, psychosocial stressors, loss of relationships, stigma, and barriers within the adult

*+-Over the past 30+ years, despite facing many challenges and losses, people living with HIV have had the vision and determination to launch effective community-based organizations, shape research and clinical care, and champion just, equitable policies. This effort is not over. The OHTN is a network of people working collaboratively to improve the lives of

*+-Transgender individuals require health care that addresses their unique health concerns, including transition-related medical procedures and mental health. Poor health outcomes are disproportionately experienced by transgender individuals; these outcomes are associated with the barriers that transgender people experience when seeking care. A new OHTN Rapid Response reviews the individual, inter-personal, organizational and societal barriers transgender