Category: Community-Based Research

The Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) Community Based Research Collaborative Centre, a Program of the CIHR REACH Centre, and the CIHR-funded Aboriginal HIV and AIDS Community-based Research Collaborative Centre (AHA Centre) invite you to join in a conversation that we hope will uncover the ‘essential ingredients’ needed to ensure successful and respectful cross-cultural community-based research partnerships…. Read more »

CBR Musings: Program Science at CAHR

The Canadian Associate for HIV Research (CAHR) 2015 Conference provided a lot of food for thought on Program/Implementation Science. Program Science is the approach that the CIHR Centre for REACH in HIV/AIDS, of which PAN is an active partner, has chosen to adopt for its work. Program science can be defined as promoting “collaboration and… Read more »

REACH 2.0 June News & Events

In this issue: Foundations in Community: HIV and Housing Research in Canada Le travail des maisons d’hébergement VIH en film! Upcoming events in the Atlantic Region Where Are We Now? The Heads Up! Pilot Project Program Science: Innovations and Pragmatic Approaches to End HIV Epidemics in Canada Manitoba Harm Reduction Conference What’s Hot in HIV… Read more »

Welcome to the Pacific AIDS Network’s spring review of What’s HOT in HIV Research! In this edition we are going to take a look at contributions made by the PAN team to the Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR) 2015 Conference in Toronto, which was held in April. Invaluable Lessons: Compensating Peer Research Associates in… Read more »

Join the Aboriginal HIV and AIDS Community-Based Research Collaborative Centre (AHA Centre) on Coast Salish Territory for our Wise Practices Gathering! This premier event brings together Aboriginal People Living with and Affected by HIV and AIDS (APHAs), academic and community researchers, government and policy workers, health care workers and students to discuss current Aboriginal HIV… Read more »

Adventures in Community-Based Research May 27th from 2:00 – 3:00 PM EST CLICK HERE to register and watch Rachel’s welcome video. Rachel Landy is a PhD Candidate in Community Health and Humanities at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Rachel’s doctoral research involves developing, implementing and evaluating an arts-based HIV/AIDS  education and prevention workshop for Indigenous youth in Labrador…. Read more »

Engage Study Preliminary Results Are Here!

Study staff Sarah Kesselring and Chuck Osborne were recently at the Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR) conference April 30-May 3, 2015, presenting our preliminary results from the study. A copy of the poster can be found on the Engage website. The poster gives details on the 55 participants we had in the study up… Read more »

REACH 2.0 News & Events – May 2015

Connecting with our network coast to coast In this issue: New Study on Point-of-Care Testing in Atlantic Canada Spring in Manitoba: Two Events on the Way Témoigner en public de sa séropositivé, ça donne quoi? Harm Reduction, Addiction and Mental Health: CBR Priorities in Action REACH 2.0 Initiative: Addressing Health Inequities and Improving Health Outcomes… Read more »

NORTH AMERICAN HOUSING & HIV/AIDS RESEARCH SUMMIT VIII SEPTEMBER 14 – 16, 2015, Washington, DC The scope of Summit VIII is expanded to include the full range of social drivers of HIV, including poverty, housing status, food security, employment, incarceration, race/ethnicity, behavioral health issues, stigma and intimate partner violence. What impact do these drivers have… Read more »

We are thrilled to announce that Jaydee Cossar will be joining the Pacific AIDS Network team as the Positive Leadership Development (PLDI) & Stigma Index Project Manager. Jaydee has been an active contributor in the non-profit sector for a number of years. As a peer support advocate and project manager for the Peer Action Support… Read more »

REACH 2.0 Program Science in Practice Event

Join the REACH 2.0 Team for its Program Science in Practice Event, a CAHR 2015 Ancillary Event being held on April 30th, 2015 from 9am – 4pm Program science is quickly becoming recognized as a key approach to designing, implementing and evaluating effective, efficient, evidenced based interventions. With its emphasis on collaboration between the science that studies… Read more »