*+-Download pdf Photo: marty hadding Question What is the effectiveness of motivational interviewing in changing risk behaviours (e.g. sex, drug use, medication adherence) for people living with HIV? Key Take-Home Messages Interventions that make use of motivational interviewing can be effective in changing risk behaviours for people living with HIV (1-18); the longer the motivational interviewing […]
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*+-Instead of our usual annual research conference, this year, the OHTN is holding a series of themed satellite conferences. The first of these is Back to Basic, the OHTN’s basic science conference. Back to Basic is a different kind of conference. It will focus on helping basic scientists and clinical science researchers communicate their work
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*+-This fall, Universities Without Walls is proud to welcome its first cohort to consist entirely of senior research fellows– 10 remarkable students who each completed a junior UWW fellowship during one of the past five years, and are returning to strengthen their research skills and enhance their networks as part of cohort 6.0. Among their ranks are four Ontario researchers who will be…
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*+-The OHTN, along with its collaborators, are proud to announce the release of “The Current State of the HIV Epidemic among Indigenous People in Ontario.” All of us who work with Indigenous people in Ontario to prevent and manage HIV, hepatitis C and other sexually transmitted and bloodborne infections (STBBIs) have long been frustrated by the lack of data on HIV…
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*+-Four HIV research teams—each led by a scholar actively supported by the OHTN — have made it to the final round of a CIHR (Canadian Institutes for Health Research) Team Grant competition focused on boys’ and men’s health: The team led by Dr. Josephine Wong (CIHR/OHTN new investigator) – co-led by Dr. Winston…
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*+-With early and ongoing treatment, people diagnosed today with HIV can expect to live a near-normal lifespan. But to enjoy good health into old age, they need to look after their overall health and well-being – including their physical, mental and sexual health. One health risk for gay men with HIV is other sexually transmitted
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*+-Although the Positive Spaces Healthy Places (PSHP) study is over, its effects continue to ripple through the health and housing systems. A new article by the PSHP team — Not Just “A Roof over Your Head”: The Meaning of Healthy Housing for People — has been published in Housing, Theory and Society. A qualitative analysis…
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*+-Housing is the greatest unmet need of people living with HIV. One of the critical pieces in this puzzle is identifying what services people living with HIV who are also experiencing housing instability really need. The OHTN’s Evidence-Based Practice Unit is helping six agencies that provide supportive housing to people living with HIV in Ontario collect health and service utilization information…
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*+-The OHTN Research Inventory Database is an extensive collection of continuously updated presentations, papers, abstracts, reviews and other resources promoting significant findings on a wide array of topics in the HIV sector. Click here to launch.
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*+-The ECHO study examined how employment (or lack thereof) may affect the health of people living with HIV in Ontario and how the health of people living with HIV may affect their employment (or ability to find employment). Funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, this community-based research study will follow 600 HIV positive people for two
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