No Images? Click here Connecting with our network coast to coastREACH 2.0 News & Events, March 2017 Interdisciplinary HIV Parenting Research Group(IHPREG)IHPREG is actively recruiting for their Men's Fertility Study to determine whether men living with HIV wish to become parents, and the types of supports that are available to them and their families. Supervised Injection Services StudyLast spring, the Ontario HIV Treatment Network, partnered with the Regional HIV/AIDS Connection and the Thunder Bay Drug Strategy to assess the feasibility of supervised injection services (SIS) in London and Thunder Bay. In February, 2017, the study results were shared with the community. High levels of willingness to use SIS were found among people who inject drugs in both London (86%) and Thunder Bay (69%). Support for SIS was also found among community members from diverse stakeholder groups in both locations. Call for AbstractsThe upcoming Association of Nurses in AIDS Care Conference in Dallas, Texas is looking for abstracts for oral concurrent sessions, symposia, posters and roundtables! Objectif Atteint!Merci à toutes les personnes qui ont répondu à l’appel entre mai 2016 et janvier 2017 et qui ont pris le temps de compléter notre questionnaire en ligne, « MOBILISE! : L’Enquête ». Merci également à tous ceux et celles qui nous ont aidé à rejoindre les hommes gais, bisexuels et trans de nos communautés afin que le questionnaire soit un succès. Les résultats de la recherche nous aideront à élaborer des recommandations et à développer des plans d’action. The Saskatoon Needs Assessment StudyThe Saskatoon Needs Assessment study is a community-based research project led by SHARE in partnership with AIDS Saskatoon and the Saskatoon Indian and Métis Friendship Centre (SIMFC). This project came about when both AIDS Saskatoon and SIMFC approached SHARE, noting that their clients were experiencing challenges accessing health care in the city, and wanted data to corroborate anecdotal evidence. Atlantic Webinar on HIV Point-of-Care TestingCATIE, in partnership with the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia, AIDS PEI, AIDS New Brunswick, and the AIDS Committee of Newfoundland and Labrador, presents an Atlantic-specific webinar on Point of Care HIV Testing (POCT) on March 8, 11:00 AM (AT); 11:30 in Newfoundland. Population Size Estimate Case StudiesPopulation Size Estimates (PSEs) for key populations most affected by HIV and HCV, namely gay, bi and other MSM and for people who inject drugs, have been developed. This project has been led by the BC Centre for Disease Control and supported by the Pacific AIDS Network, with consulting work provided by the University of Manitoba. In addition to the PSEs, the team also developed a summary document for the project. During this work the team was able to develop some reference resources that describe why PSEs are important and that highlight case studies or examples from around the world of places that have used PSEs for program planning. These may be useful resources for teams who want to learn more information about how to develop and use population size estimates in their work. |