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Cyberbullying among Gay and Bisexual Men in Canada
Jul 17, 2019 by Simon Lam, Community-Based Research Centre for Gay Men’s Health
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Cyberbullying, defined by the RCMP as the “use of communication technology…to repeatedly intimidate or harass others” [1], has been increasing. In Canadian studies 5% to 30% of adults have experienced...
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Free training on providing transgender women affirmative and competent HIV healthcare is being offered to Vancouver based Service Provider Organizations
Jun 21, 2019 by Chavisa Horemans, National Research Coordinator, CIHR CTN Trans Team
The ‘Transgender women removing healthcare barriers to engagement in the HIV prevention and care cascades: The development and pilot study of Transgender Education for Affirmative and Competent HIV and Healthcare (TEACHH)’ research team...
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HIV PrEP: New tools for clinicians and clients
Jun 20, 2019 by Monica Durigon, Nurse Educator, Clinical Prevention Services, BCCDC
HIV Pre-exposure prophylaxis (HIV PrEP) involves the use of a daily oral HIV medication (called antiretrovirals or HAART) by people who are HIV-negative to prevent HIV infection.
As of January 2018, HIV PrEP became provincially-...
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What can a critical social research approach offer HIV implementation science? A case study of GetCheckedOnline
Jun 4, 2019 by Daniel Grace, Canada Research Chair in Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto
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In the field of HIV research, implementation science has become an essential organizing framework. It compels academics, practitioners, and community members to collaborate and creatively strategize...
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HIV incidence and prevalence estimates for British Columbia and Canada in 2016
May 2, 2019 by Amalia Plotogea, Helena Swinkels, Shannon McDonald, Evan Adams, Daniele Behn-Smith and Jason Wong
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HIV prevention continues to be a public health priority in British Columbia. Incidence and prevalence are two measures of disease frequency used to inform our response to the HIV epidemic. Incidence is...
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