What is Sex Now Survey?
Sex Now Survey is a community-based, national gay men’s health survey. The study is housed at the Community Based Research Centre for Gay Men’s Health (CBRC) in Vancouver, BC.
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Abigail Kroch
Director, Applied Epidemiology Unit
Abigail Kroch is applied epidemiologist with experience in academic, government and non-profit settings. Her work focuses on translating epidemiological data for use in program planning, policy making and to support community engagement. At the OHTN, she …
REACH 2.0 / Community-Based Research Collaborative
Program science can be thought of as the ongoing collaboration between the science that studies people and the programs that serve people. Information from programs is fed into studies, and information from studies helps to shape and inform programs. Collaborations …
This is Not Art Therapy
Research Team: Suzanne Paddock (co-principal investigator), Andrew Zealley (co-principal investigator)
What is this research about?
The creative arts have played a vital role in HIV expression, education, and activism. Throughout the history of the HIV movement, artistic practices have vocalized …
Participatory Program Evaluation Project for Toronto PWA Foundation
Research Team: Murray Jose-Boerbridge (principal investigator)
What is this research about?
OHTN supports community based service agencies in the ongoing evaluation of their programs and services, both through our Evidence-Based Practice Unit and through community-based research evaluation grants for larger …
Angiogenesis and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with HIV
Research Team: Lena Serghides (principal investigator), Mona Loutfy, Kellie Murphy, Mark Yudin, Sharon Walmsley
What is this research about?
HIV-positive women who become pregnant may have a greater risk of certain complications, such as pre-term delivery and low birth weight …
Exploring the role of Social Work in supporting people affected by HIV Associated Neurocognitive Disorder
Research Team: Andrew Eaton (nominated principal investigator), Jocelyn Watchorn (co-principal investigator), Shelley Craig (co-principal investigator), John McCullagh, David McClure, Chantal Mukandoli, Robert Wallace
What is this research about?
The researchers surveyed older HIV-positive adults (over 50 years of age) in …
Paul Shuper
OHTN CIHR New Investigator
Dr. Paul Shuper studies how the consumption of alcohol impacts HIV prevention- and treatment-related outcomes, particularly among populations of men who have sex with men. His work entails a variety of methodological approaches, including community-based studies, …
World Pride Sex Drugs and Alcohol Survey
Research Team: Paul Shuper (principal investigator), Duncan MacLachlan, John Maxwell, Tim Guimond, Barry Adam
What is this research about?
Toronto’s hosting of World Pride Celebrations in 2014 was an unprecedented opportunity to survey a large group of gay, bisexual and …
Probiotics to enhance gut health and immune function in people living with HIV in Ontario
Research Team: Rupert Kaul (principal investigator), Mario Ostrowski, Colin Kovacs, Gabe Kandel, Robert Reinhard
What is this research about?
Basic science research conducted by this team has shown that HIV damages the gut reducing the number and function …