Lori Lyons

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Examining the hospital experiences of people living with HIV/HCV who use substances

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*+-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 […]

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Engaging Marginalized Populations in the Conduct of HIV Community Based Research

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*+-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

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Prison-Based Needle and Syringe Program Guidelines

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*+-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

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The Positive Parenting Pilot Project

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*+-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

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Wise Practices

Wise Funding Practice

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*+-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

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PROUD (Participatory Research in Ottawa, Understanding Drugs)

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*+-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

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HIV Care for Immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean

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*+-Research Team: Tony Antoniou (Principal Investigator); Wangari Tharao; Robert Remis; Mona Loutfy; Ahmed Bayoumi, Rick Glazier; Tola Mbulaheni; Ann Burchell; Zhaida Uddin; Claire Kendall What is this research about? The number of new cases of HIV among Ontarians originally from Africa and the Caribbean have more than doubled since 1996, but very little is known

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A Needs Assessment of Hidden and Hard-to-Reach Populations in Northern Ontario and Niagara

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*+-Research Team:  Richard Rainville (nominated principal applicant), Stacey Mayhall (principal investigator), Glen Walker, Gerry Croteau, Holly Gauvin, Tim Guimond, Jean Bacon, Diana Campbell What is this research about? The populations that use the services of Community Based AIDS Organizations (CBAO) in Northern Ontario and in the small urban centre of Niagara are disproportionately people who

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Tony Antoniou

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*+-OHTN CIHR New Investigator Tony Antoniou’s research aims to understand how people enter and participate in HIV care, the burden of comorbid illness in people with HIV, the services they use and need, and where gaps might exist that compromise this care. His research uses health records databases to understand, and ultimately enhance systems of

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Isaac Bogoch

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*+-OHTN CIHR New Investigator Isaac Bogoch conducts research to improve access to HIV Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) and HIV Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), and to assist people using these forms of biomedical HIV prevention in adhering to therapy. His research efforts include the use of text messaging to support regular PEP use, and a planned study evaluating

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