Registration Open for HIV Endgame: Closing Gaps in the Care Cascade
-+*The OHTN is pleased to announce that it will be hosting two research conferences this fall.
News
Protecting Lives, Preventing HIV: PrEP Think Tank Report Released
-+*In March 2016 more than 40 participants from across Canada came together to discuss the research needed to support the most effective possible implementation and use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) therapies for HIV. The meeting was funded by REACH 2.0 and sponsored by four HIV research funders: CANFAR, CTN, OHTN, and REACH 2.0. The report …
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Programs to improve the sexual health and well-being of transgender individuals
-+*There are a lack of high-quality interventions that demonstrate positive impacts on the health of transgender women. HIV prevention efforts need to be tailored to the unique needs of the transgender community while addressing multiple health issues.
Seeking five new members for our Board of Directors
-+*The Ontario HIV Treatment Network funds and conducts HIV research and provides education, capacity building, evaluation services, data collection and monitoring for HIV services in Ontario. The OHTN is a collaborative network of people living with HIV, community-based agencies, health care providers, government policy makers, educators and researchers. We are an active, committed partner in Ontario’s …
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Release of data on new HIV diagnoses
-+*OHESI has released a video and presentation on New HIV Diagnoses in Ontario, 2014. Information on new diagnoses is reported by ethnicity, population, sex, region and age in clear, accessible ways. Sign up here to get additional OHESI reports as they’re released.
The role of nurse practitioners in HIV care
-+*Download pdf Questions What role do nurse practitioners play in HIV care? What are the benefits of nurse practitioners in HIV care? Key take-home messages Nurses are playing an increasing important role as people diagnosed with HIV live longer (1;2). HIV care provided by nurse practitioners is equal to or better than care provided by …
Epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection among men who have sex with men
-+*Download pdf Question What is the epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection among men who have sex with men in high-income settings? Key take-home messages HCV prevalence and incidence are low among HIV-negative men who have sex with men without a history of injection drug use and insufficient evidence exists to warrant routine screening in …
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First Results from the Food Security Study
-+*In cooperation with partners across Canada, the OHTN has been investigating the impact of food security (i.e., reliable access to healthy, safe food) on the health outcomes of people living with HIV. Data from 650 Ontario participants reveals that people living with HIV who have secure access to food experience 30% fewer HIV symptoms, as …
Mobile apps and sexual risk behaviours among men who have sex with men
-+*What strategies are used to reach out and prevent HIV/STI among men who have sex with men seeking sex online?
What factors affect the health and well-being of lesbian, gay and bisexual Asian youth?
-+*Sexual minority Asian youth face unique social pressures. They must come to terms with a sexual identity that deviates from the values and norms of both American culture and their ancestral culture
and they have to respond to an Asian culture that strongly values heterosexuality.