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 …
Unmet needs of Indigenous peoples living with HIV
Questions
- What are the unmet needs of Indigenous peoples living with HIV?
- What interventions, strategies, and programs have been used to address these needs?
Key take-home messages
- In 2016, First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples accounted for 4.9%
A cross-jurisdictional review of HIV testing intervals for population groups at high risk of HIV infection
Question
- At what intervals do high-income jurisdictions encourage population groups at high risk of HIV infection to come forward for routine testing?
Key take-home messages
- Most guidelines recommend at least annual HIV testing of population groups at high
How Far Have We Come: How Far Still to Go? HIV Snapshot 2015
Mark Gilbert of the OHTN presented a snapshot of key trends for HIV in Ontario with a focus on the North, drawing on data collected by the Ontario HIV Treatment Network Cohort Study (OCS) and Public Health Ontario. It’s important …
Understanding Intertwining Epidemics (Syndemics)
The OHTN’s Mark Gilbert presented an overview of “syndemics.” The term syndemic recognizes that social and medical conditions interact, and that multiple conditions can be epidemics, particularly in marginalized communities. Together, these overlapping epidemics create a “perfect storm” that increases …
Strategies for responding to colonization and oppression
Resilience after colonization
Speaking on a panel about resilience, Janet Smylie, of St. Michael’s Hospital, explained that, while resilience models are a step forward from problem and illness-based approaches, “If the adverse situation is oppression, maybe it’s not so good …
An Introduction to syndemics and intersectionality
“Syndemics” and “intersectionality”
“Syndemics” is a word that describes multiple and overlapping epidemics – such as HIV and hepatitis C. Although the OHTN loosely extended the term “syndemics” to include social and cultural factors in HIV Endgame: Stopping the Syndemics …