Canadian HIV Viral Hepatitis Pharmacists Network (CHAP) AGM
Date: Wednesday, May 8th
Time: 07:30 – 17:00
Host: Canadian HIV and Viral Hepatitis Pharmacists Network (CHAP)
Attendance: Open to CHAP members only and other invited guests. Pre-registration is required.
CHAP Annual General Meeting of pharmacists across Canada with a clinical and research focus in HIV and/or viral hepatitis. Educational conferences, research projects and tools are discussed among members. Invited speakers have the opportunity to present the most recent data of interest to pharmacists specialized in HIV and viral hepatitis.
MB HIV-STBBI Collective Impact Network Breakfast
Date: Thursday, May 9th
Time: 07:30 – 8:30
Host: MB HIV-STBBI Collective Impact Network
Attendance: Open to any Manitoba registrants attending CAHR and to others upon approval of organizer. Pre-register via Eventbrite
This is a networking event for fellow Manitobans attending CAHR. The purpose is to build and reinforce collaborations, share on recent research projects and developments.
Innovative Models of Care in Addressing the Drivers of HIV in Our Saskatoon Community: The Importance of Holistic Models of Care in Addressing the Complex Needs of Patients Affected by HIV, Homelessness, Poverty, Substance Misuse and Trauma
Date: Thursday, May 9th
Time: 8:00 – 11:00
Hosts: Sanctum Care Group
Attendance: Open to all CAHR 2019 attendees, pre-registration not required.
Undeniably, HIV prevention and case management require a multi-disciplinary approach, one that uses a holistic lens to integrate the social determinants of health. Through this lens, the development and delivery of HIV-focused services can have profound effects on marginalized communities living with HIV.
This session will showcase how strategic partnerships and multi-disciplinary teams work together to address the complex needs of this population: Sanctum (HIV Hospice and Transitional Care Home, HART (HIV AIDS Response Team), Beehive (Transitional apt building for people living with HIV) and Sanctum 1.5 a HIV and high risk pre and postnatal care home.
Participants will have an opportunity to discuss focused, population-specific models of care that have worked for or are of interest to, the communities that they work with. The session will use a shared learning approach to encourage meaningful dialogue focused on frontline and policy-level action.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe an integrated model of care
- Name at least four (4) stakeholder groups critical to an HIV-focused model of care.
- Identify elements of the model that apply to communities that they work with
Presenters:
Katelyn Roberts, Sanctum Care Group Inc
Dr. Morris Markentin, Sanctum Care Group
Dr. Larissa Pawluck, West Side Community Clinic
Kathy Malbeuf, Sanctum Care Group
Brenda Jackson, Sanctum Care Group
Advancing Harm Reduction for Small, Rural, and Remote Canadian Communities: Setting a Research and Practice Agenda
Date: Thursday, May 9th
Time: 08:00 – 16:00
Attendance: Open to all CAHR 2019 attendees, pre-registration is required. RSVP with Adrian Guta at aguta@uwindsor.ca.
Facilitator: Dr. Marilou Gagnon, University of Victoria
This one-day ancillary event will bring together speakers from across Canada to share research and practice insights about harm reduction in small, rural, and remote Canadian communities. The morning will consist of presentations exploring the harm reduction needs of diverse communities affected by HIV and other bloodborne diseases, available programs and services, and barriers and facilitators. The presentations will be followed by a facilitated discussion after lunch to develop a future research and practice agenda. This event is made possible with the support of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Canadian Alliance in HIV and HCV Knowledge to Action (K2A) and is being organized by Adrian Guta (University of Windsor), Carol Strike (University of Toronto), Marilou Gagnon (University of Victoria), Mona Loutfy (Women’s College Hospital, University of Toronto), Richard Elliott (Executive Director of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network), and Steve Pratt (Chief Executive Officer, United Way Chatham-Kent).
Presenters:
Dr. Carol Strike, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
Dr. Mona Loutfy, Women’s College Hospital, University of Toronto
Lorette Dreaver, Montreal Lake Cree Nation
Dr. Lois A. Jackson, School of Health and Human Performance, Dalhousie University
Jessica Bridgeman, Regional Harm Reduction Coordinator, Interior Health, BC
Susanne Nicolay, Wellness Wheel, Inc
Dr. Duncan Webster, Saint John Regional Hospital
Steve Pratt, Chief Executive Officer, United Way Chatham-Kent
Richard Elliott, Executive Director of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
Engage Team Meeting
Dates: Thursday, May 9th
Time: 08:30-16:00
Host: Ryerson University
Attendance: Invitation only – for the Engage Team investigators, knowledge users, collaborators, and research staff.
This ancillary event will be the 5th annual Engage Team meeting. This event is intended for Engage collaborators, co-investigators, and knowledge users.
At this meeting, we will discuss:
1. Progress made to date on data collection & preliminary qualitative and quantitative data analysis results
2. Respondent Driven Sampling and related analysis updates for the Engage Study
3. Planning and discussing future analyses and manuscripts
4. Planning and discussing future KT/CE activities
Presenters:
Dr. Trevor A. Hart
Dr. Daniel Grace
Dr. David Moore
Dr. Nathan Lachowsky
Dr. Joseph Cox
Dr. Gilles Lambert
Mr. Jody Jollimore
Phylogenetic Monitoring of HIV Within Canada and Beyond
Date: Thursday, May 9th
Time: 12:00 – 14:00
Hosts: University of British Columbia/BC Centre For Excellence In HIV/AIDS
Attendance: Open to all CAHR 2019 participants. Pre-registration is not required.
As we draw closer to the United Nations AIDS Program’s 90-90-90 Target for the elimination of HIV/AIDS as a pandemic by 2020, it is becoming increasingly difficult to both identify new HIV diagnoses and identify remaining pockets of ongoing HIV transmission, particularly in well-managed epidemics in the developed world. Thus, there is an urgent need to develop and scale up new methods for identifying areas and populations at high risk of HIV transmission for optimal and efficient delivery of public health interventions to combat the spread of HIV and deliver health care services where they are needed most. One way to do this is through phylogenetic monitoring – the process by which near real-time clusters of HIV or HCV diagnoses are identified through harnessing of large, rapidly growing, sequence databases with bioinformatic and computational tools.
This ancillary event at CAHR will bring together attendees from the public health and policy fields together with the researchers developing such methods for the detection of HIV transmission hotspots. We will summarize progress and opportunities for phylogenetic monitoring of HIV in Canada and internationally. This event will also provide an opportunity for Canadian HIV researchers to provide perspective and input into phylogenetic monitoring.
Speakers:
Dr. Jeffrey Joy
Dr. Zabrina Brumme
Dr. Art Poon
Angela McLaughlin
Dr. Paul Sandstrom
Where Are We Now? Supporting Alternative Methods to HIV Testing and Canada’s 90-90-90 Targets Through Implementation Science Research
Date: Thursday, May 9th
Time: 12:00 – 16:00
Hosts: SHARE (Saskatchewan HIV/AIDS Research Endeavour)
Attendance: Open to all CAHR 2019 attendees, pre-registration is encouraged but is not mandatory. Those interested can contact:Â sugandhi@share-sk.ca.
This session will continue the rich discussion of our 2018 ancillary, Exploring alternative methods to HIV testing to meet Canada’s Obligation to UNAIDS 90-90-90 Targets, where this year we examine how we’ve progressed in HIV-STBBI testing, both nationally and regionally. Last year, the National HIV/AIDS Laboratories, National Microbiology Laboratory – Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) brought together partners and participants to reflect on alternative and emerging methods for HIV testing. This year, SHARE (the Saskatchewan HIV/AIDS Research Endeavour) and REACH 2.0 are hosting an ancillary to build on these discussions of testing technologies and innovative approaches.
In this session, and participants will have an opportunity to learn about and share experiences with dry blood spot testing (community-based and self-collection), the Insti Self-Test and pharmacy-based point-of-care rapid testing.
Using the 2018 Canadian HIV Pregnancy Planning Guidelines in Practice: Strategies and Tools for HIV Providers Across Canada
Date: Thursday, May 9th
Time: 13:00 – 15:00
Host: Women’s College Research Institute
Attendance: Open to all CAHR delegates. Advance registration is required: http://pregnancyplanningatcahr.eventbrite.com?s=93284135
The Community-Based Research (CBR) in BC Quarterly Meetings (called the CBR Quarterly Meetings hereon) are organized by Pacific AIDS Network (PAN) staff, hosted by McLaren Housing Society, and attended by community members and researchers, community-based organizations, students and academic researchers. This diverse group has become a community of practice that gathers approximately four times a year to share learnings, challenges and best practices related to CBR, evaluation and knowledge translation/sharing initiatives. At CAHR 2018, we are hosting a demo participant-observation CBR Quarterly Meeting as an ancillary event, where attendees are welcome to join as active participants or as passive observers. There will also be a dedicated time for networking after the meeting.
The theme of this meeting is to explore how the findings from CBR projects by and with the CBR Quarterly group members have been put into action by various organizations and how the uptake of these research findings have influenced programming at organizations. By focusing on concrete examples of ‘knowledge to action’ initiatives, the discussions will focus on new and established methods for research uptake and integration, and related challenges.
Demonstrating the value and successes of peer work through their roles in research, evaluation and knowledge translation is integral to the CBR Quarterly Meetings. Peers living with HIV have engaged and participated in these meetings from day one. Thus, ancillary event participants will be encouraged to share peer work experiences related to ‘knowledge to action’ initiatives, and how to best embody GIPA/MIPA principles and support peers in research.
Education to Action: Building HIV Primary Care Education Best Practices within Canada
Date: Thursday, May 9th
Time: 13:00 – 16:00
Hosts: Saskatchewan Infectious Disease Care Network
Attendance: Open to all CAHR Delegates. For more information or to register contact amanda.galambos@sidcn.ca.
Attaining the goals of UNAIDS’ 90-90-90 and Treatment as Prevention® require ongoing and consistent training in best practices for HIV prevention and treatment. This meeting will explore how to optimize and improve HIV treatment education for primary care physicians and nurse practitioners in Canada. Modes of educational programming with examples from Saskatchewan and British Columbia will be highlighted; followed by a collaborative discussion of how to best engage and train primary care providers in HIV-focused educational programming in varying provincial settings and across Canada.
This meeting seeks to gather a collaborative group of primary care providers from across Canada and varying organizations to create recommendations and future actions to improve HIV primary care education.
Meeting Goals:
- Discuss models of HIV prevention and treatment educational programming aimed towards primary care physicians and nurse practitioners in Canada
Identify successes and gaps in current HIV prevention and treatment education models - Explore methods for encouraging and supporting primary care physicians and nurse practitioners to expand their capacity in providing primary care to people at risk of HIV and/or living with HIV
- Identify methods for program evaluation and data collection that can be used to monitor the efficacy and impact of HIV education treatment models
Speakers:
Dr. Kris Stewart, Director, Saskatchewan Infectious Disease Care Network
Dr. Silvia Guillemi, Director of Clinical Education BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
