Maggie Atkinson, CAC’s first chair, tells the story of CAC’s formation in 1993, its impact in the early pre-HAART years, and how including this community voice in HIV research changed the power structure between researchers, pharmaceutical companies, and people living with HIV.
OpenKey findings related to stigma around HIV infection and discrimination towards people living with HIV/AIDS.
OpenOngoing HIV transmission remains an issue of concern in Canada. The Agency estimates that 2,570 new infections (range between 1,940 and 3,200) occurred in Canada in 2014. This estimate is slightly lower than the estimate for 2011 (2,800; range between 2,100 and 3,500) (Table 1, Figure 1). The estimated incidence… Read more of the article: Summary: Estimates of HIV Incidence, Prevalence and Proportion Undiagnosed in Canada
OpenKey findings from the 2012 HIV/AIDS Attitudinal Tracking Survey that involved 2,000 randomly selected respondents from Canada, 16 years and older, who were interviewed by telephone to measure awareness, knowledge, attitudes and behaviours related to HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C
OpenThis video features Tim Guimond, a psychiatrist with a PhD in Biostatistics who explains how to carry out respondent driven sampling. A method that can be particularly effective in engaging hidden populations.
OpenThis presentation has been developed for primary care and public health professionals who provide counselling and care related to sexual health and sexually transmitted infections.
OpenThis document addresses HIV and TB Co-infection from treatment, testing, and barriers to understanding and paralyzing the epidemic.
OpenThe HIV and AIDS in Canada: Surveillance Report to December 31, 2014 presents an overview of the status of HIV and AIDS in Canada based on case reports of HIV and AIDS submitted to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) by all provinces and territories.
Open(Rooftops Canada, 2014). Different leaders who come together to share their perspectives and research on the HIV epidemic propelled by inadequate housing conditions
Open27 representatives from housing organizations in 8 Sub-Saharan African countries and Canada participated in a 3 day workshop in South Africa to address the links between HIV/AIDS and housing conditions… Read more of the article: Regional Workshop on HIV, AIDS and Housing
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