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The Ontario HIV Treatment Network Newsletter | April 18, 2012

 

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In This Issue
Positive Spaces Healthy Places Needs Your Help
Choose the Next Researcher Exchange
OHTN Abstracts Presented at CAHR 2012
Newest Researcher Profile - Lena Serghides
HIV & Housing Summit Registration Open
Upcoming Casey House Events
St. Mike's HIV Rounds Schedule
wHEALTH KTE Event - Save the Date
ACT Research Day - Save the Date
Doing the Work: Harm Reduction in Rural Settings Conference
Fellowship Opportunity - HIV Prevention Lab
Job Opportunity - The AIDS Network
Job Opportunity - ACCKWA
Job Opportunity - CAHR
Job Opportunity - CWGHR


POSITIVE SPACES HEALTHY PLACES STUDY

We need your help!

 

The Positive Spaces Healthy Places housing study is nearing its exciting conclusion after over FIVE years of collecting data. Now we want to make sure all voices have been heard to ensure we have the most accurate estimates of the associations between housing stability, health and health related quality of life for people living with HIV/AIDS.

 

You can help support our efforts to affect change for people living with HIV by sharing the below link with your networks.

 

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CHOOSE THE NEXT RESEARCHER EXCHANGE

Voting closes April 25, 2012

 

It's time for another Researcher Exchange with the OHTN, where you get to pick what HIV-related topic you want to learn more about. We have three amazing researchers and topics - pick one and share with your friends and co-workers.

 

Ottawa researchers study a human protein that may impair responses to HIV infection
Angela Crawley, OHTN Postdoctoral Fellowship Award recipient


The impact of male circumcision on HIV

Jessica Prodger, OHTN Studentship Award recipient

 

Non-human primates: friend or foe in the quest for an HIV vaccine?
David Willer, OHTN Junior Investigator Development Award recipient

 

You can vote for the topic you would like to learn more about at our Facebook Group (on.fb.me/DiscussHIV), Facebook Page (facebook.com/theOHTN) or anonymously by emailing kte@ohtn.on.ca

 

To read past Researcher Exchanges or to learn more, click the link below!
  
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OHTN ABSTRACTS PRESENTED AT CAHR

April 19 - 22, 2012

 

Best of luck to all those presenting at CAHR 2012 - A Turning Point in the Fight against HIV: Meeting New Challenges. We're sure it will be another amazing year and hope to see you there.

 

Find out which OHTN abstracts will be presented at the link below.

  
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NEW OHTN RESEARCHER PROFILE

Lena Serghides

 

We will be featuring an OHTN funded researcher every month and this month we have Lena Serghides. Learn more about her journey to HIV research from malaria research, and what her future holds.

 

Visit the OHTN home page to see Lena's profile.

 

 


REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR THE HIV & HOUSING SUMMIT

July 21, 2012

  

Join other researchers, policy makers, service providers and people living with HIV/AIDS for an international convening to share and discuss research findings and policy initiatives that focus on the role of poverty, housing status and other social determinants of HIV prevention and care outcomes.

 

Don't miss their new and improved website at www.HIVhousingSummit.org.

 

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UPCOMING CASEY HOUSE EVENTS

April 24 & 27, 2012

  

Consent, Capacity, Confused? with Mark Handelman on April 24th for the Physicians and Advanced Practice Clinicians HIV/AIDS Health Care Seminar Series.

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Learn about Trauma and Substance Abuse with Dr. Julie Henderson on April 27th for the HIV/AIDS and Mental Health Series

 

ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL HIV ROUNDS

Next Round - Managing Mental Changes in the Post HAART Era

  

Experts in HIV present and discuss the latest research, news and issues from the HIV field during free one-hour lunches. Take a look at the April schedule at the OHTN web site.



SUPPORTING WOMEN IN WAYS THAT WORK - SAVE THE DATE

June1, 2012

  

Join the Women's HIV Empowerment Through Life Tools for Health (wHEALTH) Research Team at this KTE event that includes our Scientific & Executive Director, Dr. Sean B. Rourke as the keynote speaker.



AIDS COMMITTEE OF TORONTO RESEARCH DAY - SAVE THE DATE

June 20, 2012

 

Getting High on Research at the 519 Church Street Community Centre.

 

More details & registration to come soon. 

 

DOING THE WORK: HARM REDUCTION IN RURAL SETTINGS

July 12, 13, 2012

  

A conference for front line helping professionals, educators, researchers and academics to gather fresh ideas, practices and hope from new research, practice and each other.



FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY - HIV PREVENTION LAB, RYERSON UNIVERSITY

Application Deadline: July 1, 2012

  

The HIV Prevention Lab, directed by Dr. Trevor Hart, is a Health Psychology and Public Health research unit housed at Ryerson University and is seeking applicants for a two-year, full-time Postdoctoral Research Fellowship.



JOB OPPORTUNITY - THE AIDS NETWORK

Application Deadline: April 23, 2012

  

The AIDS Network - Serving Hamilton, Hamilton, Haldimand, Norfolk and Brant is seeking a Regional HIV/AIDS Worker.



JOB OPPORTUNITY - AIDS COMMITTEE OF CAMBRIDGE, KITCHENER, WATERLOO & AREA (ACCKWA)

Application Deadline: April 25, 2012

  

ACCKWA is seeking a full-time Gay Men's Sexual Health Coordinator.



JOB OPPORTUNITY - CANADIAN ASSOCIATION FOR HIV RESEARCH (CAHR)

Application Deadline: April 26, 2012

  

CAHR is seeking a Project Coordinator to assist in the planning, coordination and implementation of various projects aimed to achieve CAHR's mandate.



JOB OPPORTUNITY - CANADIAN WORKING GROUP ON HIV AND REHABILITATION (CWGHR)

EXTENDED Application Deadline: April 30, 2012

  

CWGHR is seeking a Director of Strategic Communications.