Posted On: Friday, July 20th, 2018
Please complete CATIE’s survey of people working in HIV or hepatitis C and share among your colleagues who may be familiar with CATIE. This survey will help CATIE to improve the resources and services we offer as Canada’s knowledge broker for HIV and hepatitis C. CATIE is Canada’s source for up-to-date, unbiased information about HIV and… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, July 12th, 2018
Per-SVR research study aims to help curb hep C reinfection The new wave is here. Now that effective hepatitis C treatments are available, there is a global movement to end hepatitis C with surging political will. It is a United Nations Sustainable Development Goal to save 10 million lives by 2030 through effective hepatitis C treatment…. Read more »
Posted On: Monday, May 28th, 2018
“Canadians are among the healthiest people in the world. However, the benefits of good health are not equally enjoyed by all.” A new report, Key Health Inequalities in Canada: A National Portrait, from the Public Health Agency of Canada presents results at the national level for 22 indicators of health status and determinants of health, selected to… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, May 28th, 2018
The Per-SVR (PrEseRvation of Sustained Virologic Response – pronounced “persevere”) study is still looking for participants. Read on! Read the Spring 2018 Newsletter Contact Information: Ph: 604 416 1566 Email: [email protected] Web: www.cfenet.ubc.ca
Posted On: Monday, May 28th, 2018
The deadline to give input into the the BC Primary Health Care Research Network @PREFeRProject survey is May 31, 2018. It is measuring patient, primary care providers and health researchers thoughts on priorities for patient-oriented research in BC. Take the short survey by clicking on these links: For BC patients and caregivers: https://is.gd/patients_prefer For BC… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, May 28th, 2018
The research team at the Positive Plus One study has sent us an update on the study and one last push for recruitment. If the study is new to you, visit the Positive Plus One site for more information. Hello everyone, We appreciate all of your efforts to assist us with recruitment for the project… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, May 18th, 2018
Stigma 102 is a new video developed by Universities Without Walls, which provides distance education to “move people and HIV research evidence into practice, and practice into research.” Universities Without Walls provides many e-learning modules to learn at your convenience. . HIV Stigma 102 has been developed as a companion video that follows Stigma 101. Both… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, April 30th, 2018
The 2018 Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR) conference was held in Vancouver this year, and representatives from our community-based research team were on hand to share data from some of our work. Information from The BC People Living with HIV Stigma Index Project was presented in two poster sessions. We presented one poster about the experience of the… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, April 30th, 2018
The 2018 Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR) conference was held in Vancouver this year, and representatives from our community-based research team were on hand to share data from some of our work. Data from Positive Living Positive Homes was presented at an oral abstract session and in poster format. To see the the poster in… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, April 25th, 2018
Excerpt, via Smart Sex Resource The Stigma and Resilience Among Vulnerable Youth Centre at the UBC School of Nursing collaborated with the Centre of Innovative Health in the United States to research STI risk and prevention knowledge among young women. Online focus groups were conducted with 160 lesbian and bisexual teen girls from across the United States,… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, April 12th, 2018
From CBRC For nearly 20 years, the Community-Based Research Centre (CBRC) has been conducting community-based research on the health of gay, bi, and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM). We are committed to sharing our findings with our research partners and participants. We have the stats and we’d like to share them with… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, April 12th, 2018
How’s your Head? Sexual Identity, Mental Health and Substance Use Call for Submissions: Oral Presentations, Panels, Workshops, Videos, Roundtables, Readings Summit Date: November 8-10 Location: Simon Fraser University Vancouver Campus, 515 West Hastings, Vancouver, BC Loneliness, anxiety and depression are no strangers to those of us who have been denied equal status in society. Growing… Read more »
