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Laboratory (non-rapid) HIV testing in the emergency department: Methods, outcomes, and effectiveness

-+*Download pdf Questions What does the literature state regarding the methodology, outcome measures, and effectiveness of interventions that provide blood-based laboratory (non-rapid) HIV testing in emergency departments?  Key take-home messages There is a large body of evidence examining best practices, outcomes, impact, and other aspects of laboratory (non-rapid) HIV testing in emergency departments (EDs). Many […]

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Best practices of using online and geosocial network applications to provide HIV and sexual health information to young newcomer men who have sex with men

-+*Download pdf Questions What are examples of online interventions providing HIV and sexual health information to young newcomer men who have sex with men originating from the top countries of citizenship among international students in Canada (such as China, India, Vietnam, South Korea, Mexico, Brazil and Nigeria)?  Key take-home messages There is a high HIV

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African, Caribbean and Black Canadian HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

-+*In February, we celebrate Black History Month. This year, the national theme in Canada is “The Future is Now” a ‘chance to celebrate and acknowledge the transformative work’ of Black Canadians and their communities. Sunday, February 7, 2021 is the seventh annual African, Caribbean and Black Canadian HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Please visit http://blackhivday.ca/. The OHTN

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It’s here! Announcing the launch of the newly redesigned SHARE (Synthesized HIV/AIDS Research Evidence) website

-+*The OHTN is pleased to announce the launch of our newly redesigned SHARE website, www.hivevidence.org where we host over 3500 published HIV-relevant systematic reviews. Featuring a brand-new layout, we hope you’ll find the new website easier to navigate and more user-friendly. Our goal with this new website is to provide our visitors with a simple

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Communicating the harms of methamphetamine use to men who have sex with men

-+*Download pdf Questions What are best practices for communicating the harms of methamphetamine use to men who have sex with men in order to prevent its uptake?  Key take-home messages Focus groups within the community can provide useful insight on how methamphetamine is used among men who have sex with men in the local context

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World AIDS Day 2020

-+*World AIDS Day, December 1, which also launches the start of Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week in Canada, is an opportunity to contemplate what we have achieved and what challenges still lie ahead. As we continue to deal with the reality of COVID-19, social isolation, lockdowns, threats to access to HIV prevention, testing, treatment and care,

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HIV Endgame Program Launched!

-+*Welcome to the HIV Endgame Funding Program Cycle 4. This funding program supports people and projects (including innovative, discovery-based and investigator-driven game-changing research) that have the potential to: meet the needs of populations in Ontario most affected by HIV drive changes in policy and practice across the HIV prevention, engagement, and care cascade lead to

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Testing interventions for HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among young men who have sex with men

-+*Download pdf Questions What are effective interventions to increase uptake of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) testing among young men who have sex with men?  Key take-home messages In Canada in 2018, 63% of all HIV diagnoses among youth were attributed to gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (1); similarly,

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