News
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Hepatitis C cure does not remove all risks, CTN investigators find
CTN Investigators Drs. Naveed Janjua (Canadian lead) and Sofia Bartlett, along with a team of researchers from Canada…
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Understanding the impacts of prenatal antiretroviral medications on children
A new CTN study investigates how exposure to HIV and antiretroviral drugs during pregnancy could have long-term effects for the millions of kids who were born to mothers living with HIV, but who did not acquire the virus themselves
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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Canadian Public Health Association
This guide aims to reduce stigma by offering strategies that facilitate safer and more respectful discussions about sexual health, substance use and STBBIs between service providers and clients. The guide also offers ways to improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of STBBIs.
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Canadian Public Health Association
Trauma- and violence-informed care (TVIC) is a framework that helps individuals and organizations provide safe and inclusive sexual health, substance use and STBBI-related services. TVIC reduces service barriers and promotes strategies and changes in organizations to result in more caring, compassionate, person-centered and non-judgmental care.
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Canadian Pediatric & Perinatal HIV/AIDS Research Group
While exclusive formula feeding remains the preferred recommendation for infants born to women living with HIV in high-income countries, a more nuanced approach that may include the option of breastfeeding under certain circumstances is emerging in many resource-rich countries.
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Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
The objective of the Canadian HIV Pregnancy Planning Guidelines is to provide clinical information and recommendations for health care providers to assist Canadians affected by HIV with their fertility, preconception, and pregnancy planning decisions.
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CATIE
This course aims to develop in-depth knowledge on the treatment of hepatitis C for frontline service providers. Participants will gain information on the benefits of treatment and an overview of what treatment for hepatitis C typically includes.
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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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Canadian Public Health Association
This tool assists organizations in identifying the policy, environmental and cultural factors that contribute to the reduction of stigma and, in turn, creating settings where clients feel welcomed and respected when seeking care.
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Canadian Public Health Association
This psychometrically validated tool, based on the Health Care Provider HIV/AIDS Stigma Scale, offers several questions to help front-line health and social service providers reflect on their own attitudes, values and beliefs related to STBBIs.
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 337: The FAST-TRACK Study
An open-label individual-level randomized controlled trial to compare point of care HCV RNA testing and nurse-led rapid treatment initiation to standard of care to enhance treatment uptake in persons with hepatitis C in a transient correctional setting
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CTNPT 054: Falls in older persons with HIV
Falls in older persons with HIV: Frequency, risk factors and feasibility of a future interventional trial
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CTNPT 052: Glycoprotein 120 as a pan-toxin
Exploring the role of the soluble glycoprotein 120 as a pan-toxin driving immune dysfunction and accelerated aging in people living with HIV
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CTN 338: PLATINUM-CAN
Placebo-controlled randomized trial of tecovirimat in non-hospitalized patients with Mpox: Canadian Feasibility Study
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Publications
Our researchers and trainees have produced hundreds of peer-reviewed publications in a wide range of HIV- and STBBI-related areas.