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-+*In February 2016, the Ontario HIV Treatment Network and the Regional HIV/AIDS Connection began assessing the feasibility of supervised injection services in London, Ontario. Supervised injection services are health programs where people inject drugs under safe conditions and can gain access to sterile injecting equipment. The feasibility study surveyed 199 people who injected drugs in […]

-+*On Friday January 27, 2017 our communities lost a valued leader, friend and mentor. Surrounded by friends, Glen Brown passed away after a battle with liver disease. Perhaps best known as a founding member, strategist and activist for AIDS Action Now!, Glen also played a vital role in building the organizational structure of the HIV/AIDS

-+*Researchers in Ottawa have released the results of a new smoking cessation intervention tailored to the needs of people living with HIV.

-+*Join host James Watson on Wednesday, September 28th (2:00) for the 15th edition of What’s Hot with Peer Researchers: Close for Comfort – Reflections on illness, death, dying and grief. Working as peer researchers and with peer researchers brings closeness and joy as well as vulnerability to life changes, illness, grieving, dying and death. Are

-+*Ontario’s HIV/AIDS Strategy to 2026 (to be launched this fall) emphasizes the need for tailored, integrated health services for populations most affected by HIV. To help achieve the goals of that strategy, OHTN is funding three new Applied HIV Research Chairs to promote health service innovation. “These chair positions were designed to address tangible problems

-+*Working with colleagues in the U.S. and Canada, researchers from the OHTN have shown a conclusive link between housing and health outcomes for people living with HIV. The review canvassed 152 studies containing information on nearly 140,000 people living with HIV. Results showed that poor housing was associated with poorer health outcomes across a range

-+*New findings from the OHTN Cohort Study (OCS) highlight the importance of syphilis testing for HIV-positive gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men. Check out the OCS fact sheet for more information.