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The Positive News: Long-acting injectables (LAIs)

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-+*Visit PositiveNews.ca The latest episode of Positive News explores how long-acting injectables (LAIs) options are transforming HIV prevention and treatment across Ontario. By reducing the need for daily medication, LAIs help improve adherence and empowering people living HIV to take control of their health. Hosted by Aaron Clarke, the episode features insights and best practices […]

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Join OHTN’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Advisory Council (DEIAC)

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-+*Shape the Future of Equity in HIV Care. Make an Impact Across Ontario. We are recruiting 5 new members across Ontario! The Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN) is seeking passionate individuals to join DEIAC and help strengthen anti-racism, equity, and inclusion in our programs and culture. We welcome applicants from diverse communities. This includes people

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Culturally competent HIV prevention for African, Caribbean, and Black communities and Indigenous Peoples

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-+*Download Rapid Response #192 as a PDF Questions  Key take-home messages The issue and why it’s important In Canada, certain populations are disproportionately impacted by HIV due to social and structural determinants of health that drive inequities (11). The latest 2023 HIV surveillance report, published by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) notes that

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HIV risk and prevention among cisgender men who have sex with transgender women or transfeminine nonbinary people

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-+*Download Rapid Response #191 as a PDF Questions *The terms transgender women use to describe themselves may differ from those used in the research literature. Community-used terms include transgender woman, woman, transsexual, and transfemme. In this review, the term “transgender woman” is used as an inclusive umbrella term to reflect a range of transfeminine identities

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Models of primary health care for people living with HIV

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-+*Download pdf Questions What are the models of primary health care (including health care providers’ roles, provided services and features of services) for people living with HIV?  Key take-home messages The issue and why it’s important Major advances in treatment and care have transitioned HIV infection from a life-threatening disease to a manageable long-term health

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Cancer in older adults living with HIV

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-+*Download pdf Questions  Key take-home messages The issue and why it’s important Globally, the population of people living with HIV is aging. For example, according to 2022 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 54% of people living with HIV in the U.S. were 50 years and older (16). HIV surveillance data

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HIV prevention interventions for men who have sex with men

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-+*Download pdf Questions  Key take-home messages The issue and why it’s important Men who have sex with men are disproportionately impacted by HIV: at the end of 2022, men who have sex with men represented approximately half (50.8%) of people living with HIV in Canada (26). Although gay, bisexual and other men who have sex

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Call for Members: Ontario HIV Treatment Network Cohort Study (OCS) Governance Committee

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-+*The OHTN Cohort Study (OCS) Governance Committee is now recruiting new members to help guide one of Ontario’s most important community-governed HIV research initiatives. If you are passionate about improving the lives of people living with HIV, community-driven research, advocacy, and making a meaningful impact, want to hear from you! We encourage applications from individuals

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Recommendations from the provincial Methamphetamine Think Tank

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-+*On March 21, 2025, the Methamphetamine Working Group, supported by the OHTN, hosted a provincial Think Tank to improve the continuum of care for 2SGBTQ+ individuals living with HIV and at risk of HIV who use methamphetamine. The event brought together over 50 participants, including clinicians, researchers, public health staff, community organizations, and individuals with lived/living experience from across

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