-+*Robert Bardson, co-chair of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Black African and Caribbean Network (CHABAC) passed away.earlier this month. Robert was a long-time HIV survivor and a powerful voice describing the challenges of aging with HIV. He was also a talented musician who used his gifts to share joy and to build empathy and understanding for and between […]
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-+*May 15, 2018 – Correctional Service Canada (CSC) has announced that they will implement a Prison Needle Exchange Program at one men’s and one women’s institution in June 2018. This pilot is part of CSC efforts to prevent and manage infectious disease. The best practices learned at these institutions will inform a full national roll-out.
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-+*Over the past 18 months, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has led the development of a Pan-Canadian Framework for Action to address sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI) in Canada. The Framework, which is in the final stage of approval by federal, provincial and territorial governments, was developed with the input of a
-+*Image: Dr. Winston Husbands The Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research (CAHR 2018) is Canada’s best known HIV research conference. It brings researchers from diverse fields of study together and welcomes the participation of community members. It also celebrates outstanding HIV research with a series of Excellence in Research Awards honouring researchers in each of the
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-+*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
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-+*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
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-+*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
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-+*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
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-+*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
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-+*February is Black History Month. The Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN) acknowledges the struggles for equity by African, Caribbean and Black (ACB) Canadians, and recognizes their contributions to the development of Canada. February 7, 2018 is the fourth annual African, Caribbean and Black Canadian HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The OHTN remains committed to working with ACB communities to
