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Blog: November 2013
Official launch of the Canadian HIV Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health (CHIWOS) study!
Nov 27, 2013 by Angela Kaida, Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
Background
There is a clear and long overdue need for research that acknowledges and addresses the gendered barriers to HIV treatment and care for Canadian women.
After more than two packed years of preparation and...
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Categories: Program updates
Webinar Presentation: The Test says HIV+…Now What? Issues in Access and Linkage to Care
Nov 22, 2013 by BCCDC
The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS is offering another installment in their HIV/AIDS Webinar Learning Series.
When: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PST
Where:...
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Categories: Events and announcements
Which gay and bisexual men might use internet-based testing for HIV and STIs in Canada?
Nov 20, 2013 by Mark Gilbert, Physician Epidemiologist, Clinical Prevention Services, BCCDC
Background
There are only a few internet-based testing programs that have been designed with gay and bisexual men in mind. While we know that gay and bisexual men do use these services, we don’t really know what impact these...
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Categories: New knowledge
An update on GPS: the new program for poz gay and bisexual men
Nov 13, 2013 by Taylor Perry, GPS Research Coordinator, Positive Living BC
First described in a July blog post, the new eight-week GPS (Gay Poz Sex) program is well underway at Positive Living BC. Having...
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Categories: Program updates
An integrated community-based cervical cancer screening program with HPV self-collection in Kisenyi, Uganda
Nov 6, 2013 by Dr. Gina Ogilvie, Medical Director, Clinical Prevention Services, BCCDC, by Heather Pedersen, Research Assistant, Clinical Prevention Services, BCCDC
Background
The ASPIRE project (Advances in Screening and Prevention in Reproductive Cancers) is a novel approach to cervical cancer screening that is effective, low-cost...
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Categories: New knowledge
