News
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Postdoc Spotlight: Hajar Miranzadeh
Hajar Miranzadeh moved to Canada in 2015 to start her PhD in Pharmacology at the University of Saskatchewan. In 2023, she joined CTN+ as a postdoctoral fellow after 2 years of working in Dr. Christopher Power’s laboratory at the University of Alberta.
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Postdoc Spotlight: Dr. Katherine Kooij
Posted on by Dr. Katherine Kooij, a medical doctor and epidemiologist, started her CTN fellowship in 2022. Her…
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Postdoc Spotlight: Dr. Alice Zhabokritsky
Posted on by Dr. Alice Zhabokritsky embarked on her CTN fellowship in the summer of 2021 upon completion…
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Putting data into action: How CTN researchers track, prevent, and manage HIV in infants
The Canadian Pediatric and Perinatal HIV/AIDS Research Group is a collection of clinicians and researchers that form the primary resource for pediatric HIV in Canada
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Guest blog: Dr. Oscar Javier Pico Espinosa
CTN Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Oscar Javier Pico Espinosa shares his journey to becoming a researcher in the HIV prevention field
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Everyone ages differently: Cardiovascular disease and HIV
The CTN’s HIV and Aging Cohort Study aims to understand how HIV can affect the development of heart disease, and what can be done to address it
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Blood donation criteria due to change for men who have sex with men
By the end of September 2022, there will no longer be blood donation criteria specific to men who have sex with men
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Postdoc Spotlight: Dr. Cara Spence
Posted on by Dr. Cara Spence began her CTN Postdoctoral Fellowship in 2021, sponsored by CANFAR, embarking on…
Resources
Our Resource Library is a place to share documents, videos, and training resources about HIV and STBBI research and related topics.
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Pauktuutit
The Community Readiness Model is a tool that can help communities determine how ready they are to deal with a specific issue. This project aimed to adapt, pre-test and use the CRM to identify how ready three communities (Arviat, Clyde River and Kugluktuk) are to deal with HIV.
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UBC Continuing Professional Development
This course focuses on the science of U=U and how to effectively spread the message in a clear, stigma-free manner.
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US National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
This guide includes language suggestions for communicating about HIV and related topics. While it was originally designed to help NIAID staff communicate with empowering rather than stigmatizing language, especially as it relates to HIV, it was quickly recognized that it has value beyond NIAID.
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National Institutes of Health, CDC
Developed by the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America Panel on Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents with HIV—A Working Group of the NIH Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council (OARAC)
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CATIE
This course is delivered online by a CATIE health educator, providing instruction through a combination of interactive e-learning units, readings, videos, and discussion board assignments. The course culminates in an online meeting where participants can learn and discuss implications for their daily work.
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CATIE
CATIE’s HIV and Hepatitis C Testing course aims to develop in-depth knowledge of testing technologies, approaches to testing, and how all service providers play an important role in reaching people with HIV and hepatitis C. Throughout this course, participants learn about the importance of testing for HIV and hepatitis C, what testing technologies exist in Canada, and key considerations to support people throughout the testing process.
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CATIE
This course aims to develop in-depth knowledge of HIV treatment for frontline service providers. Participants learn how HIV treatment works in the body, what being on HIV treatment means, how HIV develops drug resistance and how to support clients with adherence.
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PHAC
HIV in Canada: 2022 surveillance highlights
Studies
The CTN+ supports clinical trials, implementation science projects, and non-interventional research of the highest scientific and ethical standards.
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CTN 260: Raltegravir switch study
A randomized prospective open-label study of switching to raltegravir based antiretroviral therapy (ART) compared to maintaining ritonavir boosted protease inhibitor-based ART on liver fibrosis progression in HIV-HCV co-infected individuals
Publications
Our researchers and trainees have produced hundreds of peer-reviewed publications in a wide range of HIV- and STBBI-related areas.