There are excellent approaches and novel interventions that are taking place in community-based organizations across the country, which are demonstrating success in combating HIV-related issues. Yet, despite these many advances, HIV continues to persist as a significant public health threat in Canada, specifically among difficult-to-reach populations facing social and structural inequities.
To address this reality, CAHR collaborates with community members, policy makers, educators, practitioners/service providers and researchers in the development of E-learning modules. These modules are designed to support communities, students and research teams in the many aspects of HIV, community-based research, and intervention research.
Entering the World of Community-based Research
With the generous support of Gilead Sciences, CAHR developed this in-depth module for aspiring community-based researchers. In addition to offering advice for developing a funding application, the modules includes interviews with leading Canadian scientists and teachers who generously shared their top tips for incorporating the principles of GIPA/MEPA into any research endeavor.
Research Approaches
- Tools for Social Behavourial Community-based Research in HIV
- Interdisciplinarity and CBR
- Participant Observation 101
- Participatory Visual Methods (English)
- Métodos Visuales Participativos (Spanish)
Peer Researchers
- Working with “lived experience” in Participatory Research
- Self-Care for Peer Researchers
- Top Tips to include “lived experience” in Research (English)
- Conseils pour inclure «l’expérience vivée» dans tous les types de recherche académique (French)
Enhancing Understanding
- HIV Stigma 101
- HIV Stigma 102
- Black Masculinities and HIV Stigma
- Indigenous Storytelling
- Enhancing Patient Provider Relationship (English)
- Rehausser la Relation Patient-fournisseur (French)
- Top Tips for Sexual Health Research/Interventions with Displaced Refugee Populations
- Drugs, Policy and Harm Reduction
- Lessons Learned when Conducting Research with People who Use Drugs
- Including Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Access and Belonging (EDIAB) in Research
Working with Inuit, Métis and First Nations (“Indigenous”) Communities
For those who are new to research in partnerships with Inuit, Métis and First Nations (“Indigenous”) communities, CAHR highly recommends the Indigenous Community Research Partnerships online open education training resource.
Enhancing Skills
- Tips to Design, Implement & Evaluate Online Learning Events
- Knowledge Mobilization for Community-based Research (CBR)
- Tips for Qualitative Research using Online Focus Groups & Interviews (English)
- Conseils Pour La Recherche Qualitative À L’aide Des Groupes De Discussion Et Des Entrevues En Ligne (French)
- Basics for Engaging in Participant Observation (English)
- Principes de base pour s’engager dans l’observation participante (French)
- Conceptos básicos para participar en la observación participante (Spanish)
- Innovating Community-based Research: Unlearning through Formative Assessments (English)
- Recherche communautaire innovante : Désapprendre grâce aux évaluations formatives (French)
- Web-Based Surveys: Tips to Battle the Bots 2024
- Work with the Bots to Implement Innovative Surveys!
- Participatory Evaluation 101
- Outcome Evaluation 101
Knowledge Translation
- Presenting Online 101
- How to Prepare Scientific Posters (English)
- Comment préparer des affiches scientifiques « parlantes »! (French)
- Giving Clear Instructions Online (Bilingual)
- Planning Accessible and Inclusive Events
- Maximizing Impact: Knowledge Mobilization (KMb) for Community Researchers
- Telling the Patient’s Story: How “autopathography” Helps Research (English)
- Raconter l’histoire du patient : comment « l’autopathographie » aide la recherche (French)
- Infographic Design (English)
- Conception Infographique (French)
- Diseño Infográfico 101 (Spanish)
Science Cafes
