Women* – The Ontario HIV Treatment Network

The risk of HIV among women after acquiring a sexually transmitted infection (STI) and considerations for their use of PrEP

Co-infections, News, PrEP, Prevention, Rapid Responses, Slider, Women* / By Danielle Giliauskas

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Questions

What is the current evidence among women in high-income countries regarding HIV risk after acquiring a sexually transmitted infection (STI)?
What does the evidence state regarding the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis

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A cross-jurisdictional review of HIV testing intervals for population groups at high risk of HIV infection

African, Caribbean and Black Communities, Care, Engagement, Indigenous Peoples, Men who Have Sex with Men, Prevention, Priority Populations, Rapid Responses, Slider, Uncategorized, Women* / By Danielle Giliauskas

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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

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Guidelines for the Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission

Care, Women* / By Lori Lyons

The focus of this document is to provide suggested management of mother-infant pairs where:

The mother is known to be HIV-infected, but has not (or suspected to have not) achieved complete virologic suppression late in gestation (near the time of

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Postpartum women living with HIV: Challenges related to retention in care, treatment adherence, and mental health

Care, People Living with HIV, Rapid Responses, Slider, Women* / By Danielle Giliauskas

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Questions

What are the challenges related to retention in HIV care during the postpartum period?
What are the challenges related to HIV treatment adherence during the postpartum period?
What are the challenges related to postpartum depression among women

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Looking up into a sky full of coloured umbrellas

Effectiveness of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV

Interventions Across the Cascade, Men who Have Sex with Men, People who use Drugs, Prevention, Priority Populations, Rapid Responses, Slider, Women* / By Danielle Giliauskas

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Questions

What is the efficacy of oral tenofovir disoproxil fumarate with or without emtricitabine as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV in the context of clinical trials?
Has this efficacy been realized in real-world implementation?
What are the key

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How Far Have We Come: How Far Still to Go? HIV Snapshot 2015

Indigenous Peoples, NX Conference Report, People who use Drugs, Women* / By OHTN

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 …

Targeted interventions for men who have sex with men, trans women, and people who inject drugs

Engagement, HIV Endgame Conference, Men who Have Sex with Men, People who use Drugs, Prevention, Substance Use, Women* / By OHTN

Healthy relationships for men who have sex with men

Starting a dialogue on chemsex

As part of a panel on mental health and addictions, David Stuart, of Dean Street Health, spoke about strategies to start conversations about chemsex with men …

Understanding how violence impacts health

HIV Endgame Conference, Intimate Partner Violence, Mental Health, Women* / By OHTN

Addressing intimate partner violence at HIV clinics

Reed Siemieniuk, of McMaster University, described research done at the Southern Alberta HIV Clinic investigating links between intimate partner violence (IPV) and HIV, depicted in the flowchart below.

A diagram depicting linkages between IPV and HIV. An alternate description of this diagram is provided in the Endgame conference report.

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Alison Duke answers questions on documentary filmmaking

HIV Endgame Conference, People Living with HIV, Women* / By OHTN

Alison Duke, of Goldelox Productions, spoke to us at the HIV Endgame conference about how she tells the stories of women living with HIV on film, and the opportunities she sees to expand our knowledge through art.

Chris Beyrer on the importance of PrEP for key populations at risk for HIV

Men who Have Sex with Men, Prevention, Women* / By OHTN