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Delivery models of pharmacy-led HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)

-+*Download pdf Questions  Key take-home messages The issue and why it’s important PrEP is a highly effective medication taken to prevent HIV. PrEP consists of the use of antiretroviral drugs to lower the chance of HIV infection when taken by individuals at risk of acquiring (18, 19). PrEP reduces the risk of contracting HIV from …

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OHTN’s KnowHIV awareness campaign launches across Ontario

-+*Visit KnowHIV.ca   Key take-home messages   Background In the week leading up to World AIDS Day the Ontario HIV Treatment Network and its partners launched KnowHIV, a province-wide HIV awareness campaign consisting of billboards, posters and digital out-of-home ads, and supported by influencer marketing partnerships and media relations. This phase, marked by the tagline …

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Doxycycline prophylaxis for the prevention of bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs): doxyPrEP and doxyPEP

-+*Download pdf Questions  Key take-home messages The issue and why it’s important Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are rising globally: more than one million new infections of syphilis (caused by bacteria Treponema pallidum), gonorrhea (bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae), chlamydia (bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis), and trichomoniasis (protozoan Trichomonas vaginalis) occur each day worldwide (29). In Canada (1) and the …

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OCS Chair Grant application has been extended to December 1

-+*Fall 2024-2025 Grants The Ontario HIV Treatment Network Cohort Study (OCS) Chair Grant provides salary support for the OCS Principal Investigator. The Breaking New Ground Grant funds innovative, high-reward projects that will break new ground and build evidence and programs to dramatically improve the prevention, treatment, and care cascade in Ontario. This funding stream supports …

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Challenges of the postpartum period in women living with HIV

-+*Download pdf Questions  Key take-home messages The issue and why it’s important Transmission of HIV from mother to infant can occur during pregnancy, birth, or through breastfeeding (27), with maternal viral load being the strongest predictor of perinatal transmission (28). To breastfeed or not to breastfeed is a complex decision for some mothers living with …

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HIV Endgame Program: New funding competition launched!

-+*Announcing the HIV Endgame Summer 2024-2025 Grants The OHTN’s HIV Endgame Program has announced its new round of funding opportunities, with letters of intent due on Friday, September 13, 2024. The Endgame program supports people and projects (including innovative, discovery-based and investigator-driven-game-changing projects) that have the potential to: Please review application guidelines before submitting an application and contact OHTN staff if …

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HIV prevention interventions for women who use substances

-+*Download pdf Questions  Key take-home messages The issue and why it’s important Substance use refers to the consumption of controlled and illegal drugs, cannabis, tobacco, and alcohol for various reasons (e.g., medical purposes, religious or ceremonial purposes, personal enjoyment, stress/trauma/pain management) (33). The substance use spectrum, as defined by the Government of Canada, is comprised …

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