[Viva] Fwd: The CATIE Exchange - March 25, 2015

[Tami Starlight]

hello all,

here is some news.

also an update - my partner and myself will be facilitating an anti
oppression workshop during the positive gathering this weekend.
http://www.positivegathering.com/program.html
Saturday: 3 - 4:30pm
Gilford room


see you all there!

Hiy Hiy/Thank you/Merci
*Tami M. Starlight*
Unceded & occupied Coast Salish Territory
Vancouver, Canada
tamistarlight at gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/tami.smashtheoppressions
http://theantioppressionnetwork.wordpress.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Decolonize-Anti-Oppression-Workshop-Tour-with-Tami-Starlight/327348970683291




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        Events

*2015 Annual Hospice Palliative Care Ontario Conference*
<http://www.hpco.ca/conference/2015-annual-conference/>
Hospice Palliative Care Ontario
April 19 to 21, 2015
Richmond Hill, ON

*24th Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research*
<http://www.cahr-acrv.ca/conference/>
Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR)
April 30 to May 3, 2015
Toronto, ON

*Grounding Trauma* <http://cast-canada.ca/GT2015.html>
CAST Canada
May 6 to 7, 2015
Alliston, ON

*23rd Annual Conference of the Canadian Association of Nurses in HIV/AIDS
Care* <http://www.canac.org/Members/English/Conference.html>
Canadian Association of Nurses in HIV/AIDS Care (CANAC)
May 14 to 16, 2015
Ottawa, ON

*4th Annual IHPREG Research Conference*
<http://www.gifttool.com/registrar/ShowEventDetails?ID=2215&EID=18886>
Interdisciplinary HIV Pregnancy Research Group (IHPREG)
May 21 to 22, 2015
Toronto, ON

*Public Health 2015* <http://www.cpha.ca/en/conferences/conf2015.aspx>
Canadian Public Health Association
May 25 to 28, 2015
Vancouver, BC

*5th Symposium on the clinical management of viral hepatitis*
<http://www.pnmvs.org/hepatites/evenement-pnmvs/29-05-2015/173>
Programme national de mentorat sur le VIH-Sida (PNMVS), Volet hépatites
May 29, 2015
Montréal, QC

*13th Alberta Harm Reduction Conference* <http://albertaharmreduction.com/>
Streetworks, Alberta Addicts Who Educate and Advocate Responsibily (AAWEAR)
June 2 to 3, 2015
Edmonton, AB

*2015 PLWHIV/AIDS Forum and Canadian AIDS Society Annual Meeting*
<http://www.cdnaids.ca/home.nsf/pages/2015-plwhivaids-forum-and-the-canadian-aids-society-annual-meeting>
Canadian AIDS Society
June 12 to 15, 2015
Ottawa, ON

*37th Annual Guelph Sexuality Conference 2015*
<http://guelphsexualityconference.ca/>
University of Guelph
June 18 to 19, 2015
Guelph, ON

*Rhetoric or Reality: the 3rd International ASSHH Conference*
<http://asshhconference.org/>
Association for the Social Sciences and Humanities in HIV (ASSHH)
July 6 to 9, 2015
Stellenbosch, South Africa

*McGill Summer Institute in Infectious Diseases & Global Health*
<http://mcgill-idgh.ca/>
McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre
July 6 to 17, 2015
Montreal, QC

*Wise Practices V* <http://www.caan.ca/aha-centre/wise-practices/>
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network
July 17 to 18, 2015
Vancouver, BC

*8th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention*
<http://www.ias2015.org/Default.aspx?pageId=722>
International AIDS Society
July 19 to 22, 2015
Vancouver, BC

*World Hepatitis Summit*
<http://www.worldhepatitisalliance.org/en/world-hepatitis-summit-2-4-september-2015.html>
World Hepatitis Alliance
September 2 to 4, 2015
Glasgow, Scotland

*2015 CATIE Forum, Making it work: From planning to practice*
<http://www.catie.ca/en/forum?utm_source=tce&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=032515>
CATIE
October 15 to 16, 2015
Toronto, ON

*More events* <http://www.catie.ca/en/news/events>
  Bright ideas!

*Doc in the Box** program provides remote checkup*

*March 2015*

 Saskatchewan’s Ahtahkakoop Health Centre uses a portable screen device to
give its HIV-positive clients living on the reserve remote access to their
HIV specialist over 400 kilometers away in Regina. On loan from the College
of Surgeons through a pilot project, the tele-health unit called Doc in the
Box enables clients to see and speak with their specialist. In turn, the
specialist can use the box and attachments to perform medical assessments
such as listening to a client’s heart. “Our clients hate going out of the
community to see a doctor, so they really like it,” says Clarence
Frenchman, Nurse Manager. “We’ve had over 25 clients use it so far.”
Contact Clarence at clarence.frenchman at hc-sc.gc.ca.

*Does your organization have an interesting program, project or campaign
you’d like to share? We welcome your submissions for consideration for
Bright Ideas! Please e-mail a short description (100 words maximum) of your
initiative to **bhowlett at catie.ca* <bhowlett at catie.ca>*. For more
information, read our **submission criteria*
<http://www.catie.ca/en/news/catie-exchange>*.*
  Job Postings

*Knowledge Broker, Gay Men’s Sexual Health Programming*
<http://www.catie.ca/en/about/careers?utm_source=tce&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=032515>
CATIE

*Manager, Finance and Administration* <http://www.aidsdurham.com/careers>
The AIDS Committee of Durham Region (ACDR)

*Executive Director*
<https://charityvillage.com/jobs/search-results/job-detail.aspx?id=311197&l=2>
PASAN (Prisoners with HIV/AIDS Support Action Network)

*Support Worker*
<https://charityvillage.com/jobs/search-results/job-detail.aspx?id=311923&l=2>
Fife House Foundation

*Rural Partnership Coordinator*
<https://charityvillage.com/jobs/search-results/job-detail.aspx?id=311945&l=2>
Blood Ties Four Directions Centre

*Assistant, Administration*
<https://charityvillage.com/jobs/search-results/job-detail.aspx?id=312289&l=2>
Ontario HIV Treatment Network

*IDU Outreach Worker*
<https://charityvillage.com/jobs/search-results/job-detail.aspx?id=312059&l=2>
Regional HIV/AIDS Connection

*Project Assistant: Key Populations - Paid Internship in Tanzania, Summer
2015*
<http://medicine.dal.ca/departments/core-units/global-health/news-events/news/2015/03/11/global_health_paid_interships_in_tanzania_for_summer_2015.html>
Global Health Office

*Project Assistant: Prevention with Positive Clubs - Paid Internship in
Tanzania, Summer 2015*
<http://medicine.dal.ca/departments/core-units/global-health/news-events/news/2015/03/11/global_health_paid_interships_in_tanzania_for_summer_2015.html>
Global Health Office

*Research Coordinator, Young Queer Women, Sexual Health and Digital
Technologies*
<https://charityvillage.com/jobs/search-results/job-detail.aspx?id=313100&l=2>
Planned Parenthood Toronto
  Did you know?

Do you know about *Sage* <http://www.sagecollection.ca/>, CATIE’s
resource-sharing community for Canadian HIV & hepatitis C service
providers? Organizations and other service providers can join Sage to share
resources they’ve created and have full access to resources shared by their
peers to inform their own program and service delivery. Join *Sage* today
at www.sagecollection.ca
  Other CATIE e-publications you can subscribe to

*TreatmentUpdate
<http://www.catie.ca/en/treatmentupdate?utm_source=tce&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=032515>*
In-depth reports on HIV and hepatitis C research and treatment

*CATIE News
<http://www.catie.ca/en/catienews?utm_source=tce&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=032515>*
Bite-sized HIV and HCV news items

*Prevention in Focus
<http://www.catie.ca/en/pif?utm_source=tce&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=032515>*
Highlights on prevention research and how it can be integrated into the
planning and provision of services

*HepCinfo Updates*
<http://www.catie.ca/en/news/hepcinfo-updates?utm_source=tce&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=032515>
Bi-weekly highlights of key hepatitis C prevention, harm reduction,
treatment, support and epidemiology information

<http://www.catie.ca/en/about/membership&utm_source=tce&utm_medium=email+&utm_content=en>

*Join us - it's free!
<http://www.catie.ca/en/about/membership&utm_source=tce&utm_medium=email+&utm_content=en>*
       Highlights in this Issue

   - CATIE Strategic Planning Survey: We want to hear from you!
   - CATIE is hiring for a Knowledge Broker, Gay Men’s Sexual Health
   Programming
   - Canadian HCV guidelines updated for 2015
   - New *CATIE Blog *post: *Cured of Hep C, but still living with it*
   - Register for the CAS 2015 PLWHIV/AIDS Forum and Annual Meeting

   CATIE thanks Ed Jackson for 7.5 years of service

On March 27, CATIE bids a fond farewell to Ed Jackson upon his retirement.

Since October 2007 Ed has been CATIE’s Director of Development, responsible
for managing the CATIE Ordering Centre, and developing and implementing
CATIE’s Hepatitis C initiatives, including taking the lead on resource
development, capacity building and our innovative Hepatitis C awareness and
testing promotion efforts in newcomer and immigrant communities. Ed also
spearheaded CATIE’s work in gay men’s health and *Programming Connection* –
CATIE’s online toolkit of case studies highlighting Canadian frontline
program models, materials and planning resources.

Ed Jackson has been involved in queer and HIV organizing since 1971 when he
became a core member of the editorial collective that produced the gay
liberation journal *The Body Politic*. He became involved in HIV/AIDS
organizing in its earliest years while documenting government inaction and
gay community response in the news pages of *The Body Politic*. In 1983, he
set up the first planning meetings for the organization that became the
AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT) and was its Director of Community Education
for seven years.

“Ed has been an absolute delight to work with,” says Laurie Edmiston,
CATIE’s Executive Director. “His professionalism, excellent writing skills,
keen sense of social justice, critical perspective and wise counsel –as
well as his tremendous wit -- will be greatly missed.”
  Help Wanted: Your insights requested for CATIE planning
<http://fluidsurveys.com/surveys/laurel-c/strategic-plan-online-survey/?l=en>

CATIE is developing its new strategic plan for the next three years, and to
help us in that task, we would love to hear your thoughts on CATIE’s role
and how it might evolve. Please take a few minutes and answer the questions
in our online survey
<http://fluidsurveys.com/surveys/laurel-c/strategic-plan-online-survey/?l=en>.
We are seeking input across the country from a wide range of stakeholders:

   - People living with HIV or hepatitis C
   - Local, provincial/territorial and national organizations serving the
   needs of various communities and individuals living with and at risk of HIV
   and hepatitis C, as well as those working in harm reduction and sexual
   health.

 Your voice is much appreciated.

Thank you, in advance, for your time and for your considered response. It
will help greatly in the development of what will become the road map for
CATIE’s work in the next three years. Go to survey
<http://fluidsurveys.com/surveys/laurel-c/strategic-plan-online-survey/?l=en>
  New Resources  *TreatmentUpdate* 208
<http://www.catie.ca/en/treatmentupdate/treatmentupdate-208?utm_source=tce&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=032515>

TreatmentUpdate is CATIE's digest on cutting-edge developments in HIV and
hepatitis C research and treatment. In this issue:

   - Grazoprevir + elbasvir and other emerging drugs
   <http://www.catie.ca/en/treatmentupdate/treatmentupdate-208/hepatitis-c-virus/grazoprevir-elbasvir-and-other-emerging-drugs?utm_source=tce&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=032515>
   - Enter ledipasvir
   <http://www.catie.ca/en/treatmentupdate/treatmentupdate-208/hepatitis-c-virus/enter-ledipasvir?utm_source=tce&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=032515>
   - Sirius—ledipasvir + sofosbuvir in cases of severe liver injury
   <http://www.catie.ca/en/treatmentupdate/treatmentupdate-208/hepatitis-c-virus/sirius-ledipasvir-sofosbuvir-cases-severe-live?utm_source=tce&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=032515>
   - Using ledipasvir + sofosbuvir when prior treatment with sofosbuvir
   failed
   <http://www.catie.ca/en/treatmentupdate/treatmentupdate-208/hepatitis-c-virus/using-ledipasvir-sofosbuvir-when-prior-treatme?utm_source=tce&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=032515>
   - Grading severe liver disease and predicting survival
   <http://www.catie.ca/en/treatmentupdate/treatmentupdate-208/hepatitis-c-virus/grading-severe-liver-disease-and-predicting-su?utm_source=tce&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=032515>
   - Ledipasvir + sofosbuvir with or without ribavirin in people with liver
   transplants
   <http://www.catie.ca/en/treatmentupdate/treatmentupdate-208/hepatitis-c-virus/ledipasvir-sofosbuvir-or-without-ribavirin-peo?utm_source=tce&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=032515>
   - Solar-1—ledipasvir + sofosbuvir in people with symptoms of severe
   liver injury
   <http://www.catie.ca/en/treatmentupdate/treatmentupdate-208/hepatitis-c-virus/solar-1-ledipasvir-sofosbuvir-people-symptoms-?utm_source=tce&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=032515>
   - Ledipasvir + sofosbuvir with or without ribavirin in compensated
   cirrhosis
   <http://www.catie.ca/en/treatmentupdate/treatmentupdate-208/hepatitis-c-virus/ledipasvir-sofosbuvir-or-without-ribavirin-com?utm_source=tce&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=032515>
   - Ledipasvir + sofosbuvir in HCV genotype 6—a pilot study
   <http://www.catie.ca/en/treatmentupdate/treatmentupdate-208/hepatitis-c-virus/ledipasvir-sofosbuvir-hcv-genotype-6-pilot-stu?utm_source=tce&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=032515>
   - Ledipasvir + sofosbuvir in HIV co-infection
   <http://www.catie.ca/en/treatmentupdate/treatmentupdate-208/hepatitis-c-virus/ledipasvir-sofosbuvir-hiv-co-infection?utm_source=tce&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=032515>

   FACTSHEET: Holkira Pak
<http://www.catie.ca/en/fact-sheets/hepatitis/holkira-pak?utm_source=tce&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=032515>

CATIE, 2015

This factsheet looks at Holkira Pak, a medication used to treat Hep C.
Holkira Pak is a combination of dasabuvir, ombitasvir and paritaprevir
boosted with ritonavir.

Download the PDF
<http://www.catie.ca/sites/default/files/holkira%20pak%20EN%202015%2003%2006a.pdf>
  News

A community-based program successfully engages participants in hepatitis C
care
<http://www.catie.ca/en/catienews/2015-03-23/community-based-program-successfully-engages-participants-hepatitis-c-care?utm_source=tce&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=032515>

Canadian HCV guidelines updated for 2015
<http://www.catie.ca/en/catienews/2015-03-12/canadian-hcv-guidelines-updated-2015?utm_source=tce&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=032515>

Geriatric syndromes found to be common in some HIV-positive people
<http://www.catie.ca/en/catienews/2015-03-20/geriatric-syndromes-found-be-common-some-hiv-positive-people?utm_source=tce&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=032515>

“On-demand” PrEP strategy highly effective for gay men who have frequent sex
<http://www.catie.ca/en/catienews/2015-03-19/demand-prep-strategy-highly-effective-gay-men-who-have-frequent-sex?utm_source=tce&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=032515>

Use of daily Truvada as PrEP is highly effective for gay men in PROUD
demonstration project
<http://www.catie.ca/en/catienews/2015-03-17/use-daily-truvada-prep-highly-effective-gay-men-proud-demonstration-project?utm_source=tce&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=032515>

Survival after surgery with HIV
<http://www.catie.ca/en/catienews/2015-03-16/survival-after-surgery-hiv?utm_source=tce&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=032515>

Study finds U.S. non-medical HIV workers have gaps in treatment and
biomedical prevention knowledge
<https://www.blackaids.org/images/reports/15-know.pdf>

*HepCInfo Update* 6.5: High Hep C cure rates for co-infected with Holkira
Pak and Harvoni; Emergency Dept testing finds older adults with Hep C
<http://www.catie.ca/en/news/hepcinfo-updates/2015-03-18?utm_source=tce&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=032515>
  CATIE updates  CATIE is hiring!
<http://www.catie.ca/en/about/careers?utm_source=tce&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=032515>

*Knowledge Broker, Gay Men’s Sexual Health Programming*
<http://www.catie.ca/sites/default/files/kno-bro-gmshp-en.pdf>

The Knowledge Broker, Gay Men’s Sexual Health Programming, working together
with departments and teams across the organization, will lead CATIE’s
program development and capacity building work in gay men’s sexual health.
The Knowledge Broker is responsible for developing relationships with
frontline organizations and networks across Canada to support capacity
building, network development and knowledge exchange efforts in
evidence-informed gay men’s sexual health work. The Knowledge Broker will
facilitate identifying promising program models and tools, and support
organizational efforts to adapt/create targeted, practical tools and
resources to strengthen front-line programming in gay men’s sexual health.
Working with researchers and other experts in gay men’s health, the
Knowledge Broker will lead knowledge translation activities related to HIV
and other sexually transmitted infections, including plain language
resource development and workshops/presentations.
 New approaches to HIV testing in Canada:

*Rapid point-of-care HIV testing: A review of the evidence
<http://www.catie.ca/en/pif/spring-2015/rapid-point-care-hiv-testing-review-evidence?utm_source=tce&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=032515>*

Rapid point-of-care (POC) HIV testing allows people to test and learn their
HIV status during the same visit. A review of the scientific literature
found that rapid POC testing is an effective and acceptable strategy.

*PHAC testing guide includes recommendations to promote HIV testing during
routine medical care
<http://www.catie.ca/en/catienews/2013-05-09/new-phac-testing-guide-includes-recommendations-promote-routine-hiv-testing?utm_source=tce&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=032515>*

*The HIV Screening and Testing Guide* from the Public Health Agency of
Canada (PHAC) “seeks to reduce the number of undiagnosed HIV infections in
Canada by offering a framework for care providers to explore options that
will enhance their ability to provide HIV testing, as well as to better
tailor their testing approaches to meet the specific needs of their
practice and clients.”

*Routine and Targeted Testing
<http://www.catie.ca/en/pif/fall-2013/routine-and-targeted-testing?utm_source=tce&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=032515>*

This article explores two approaches to diagnosing the undiagnosed: routine
testing and targeted testing.

*HIV testing and diagnosis
<http://www.catie.ca/en/hiv-canada/5?utm_source=tce&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=032515>*

Read more about HIV testing and diagnosis in *HIV in Canada: A primer for
service providers*, an overview of the trends and issues that affect HIV
prevention, care, treatment and support in Canada.

*Programming Connection** Spotlights Point-of-Care HIV Testing*

Testing is the first and most crucial step in the HIV treatment cascade.
Read about the evidence
<http://www.catie.ca/en/pc/packages/non-clinic?utm_source=tce&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=032515>
that supports the use of HIV rapid testing. Learn about how some Canadian
programs are bringing rapid testing into new venues in *Programming
Connection*
<http://www.catie.ca/en/pc/packages/non-clinic?utm_source=tce&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=032515>
*.*
 CATIE @ CAHR

We are all looking forward to the 24th annual Canadian Association for HIV
Research (CAHR) Conference, April 30 to May 3, in Toronto. At the
conference, CATIE’s contribution will include:

Presentations by CATIE staff on the following topics:

   - Implementation and evaluation of a multi-method knowledge exchange
   initiative to improve the uptake of biomedical research into the frontline
   response to HIV in Canada (poster)
   - Using knowledge exchange to strengthen HIV and hepatitis C programming
   in Canada (poster)
   - Hepatitis C information needs of patients in care in Canada (poster)
   - Moving Knowledge into Action - Evaluating the Services and Resources
   of CATIE, a National Knowledge Broker (poster)
   - Hepatitis C Outreach, Education and Media for Ethnoracial Communities
   in Ontario (poster)
   - The Resonance Project, focusing on How gay men in Canada are making
   sense of new biomedical knowledge of HIV risk, transmission and prevention,
   and How service providers are meeting the challenge of integrating
   biomedical knowledge of HIV into their prevention efforts with gay men
   (oral)
   - Exploring the Roles of Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) in the
   Rollout of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) among Toronto Gay, Bisexual
   & Other MSM (gbMSM*)* by James Wilton (oral)
   - A CATIE Learning Institute program, in partnership with CAHR,
   featuring 25 participants working to bring a community lens to research
   presented at the conference. Nightly debrief sessions and much
   collaboration will produce the *Learning from the Front Lines: Community
   Rapporteur Session*, scheduled as part of the conference program on
   Sunday, May 3. This presentation will subsequently be made available for
   participant community reportbacks.
   - An ancillary session, in partnership with the Canadian Treatment
   Action Council (CTAC) and PositiveLite.com, which will be a community
   consultation on the health and prevention benefits of HIV treatment and
   other biomedical technologies.

 We will also have a table at the conference. Please drop by and say hello.
 Save the date! Quebec Educational Day on HIV – May 7, 2015

Organized by Portail VIH/sida du Québec, MIELS-Québec and CATIE and in
connection with the 11th Quebec Symposium of the National Program of
Counselling on HIV, this educational day will address a variety of issues
and developments around HIV. The educational day will take place at the
Château Laurier Hotel in Quebec City on Thursday, May 7, 2015, from 12:30pm
– 8:30pm. For more information, please contact Sophie Wertheimer at
swertheimer at catie.ca or at 1-800-263-1638 ext. 250.
 *Bright Ideas!*

*The CATIE Exchange* has a new feature section, *Bright Ideas!* It’s a
place where organizations can share an initiative that addresses a
particular challenge or need. Check out this month’s featured idea in the
left-hand column.
 The *CATIE Blog *– New post:* Cured of Hep C, but still living with it*
<http://blog.catie.ca/?p=245&utm_source=tce&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=032515>

by Hermione Jefferis

The *CATIE Blog* is our way of bringing more people into the conversation
about HIV and hepatitis C. Check out our recent posts:

   - *Trois façons de mieux penser les discriminations liées au VIH dans le
   milieu de la santé *
   <http://blog.catie.ca/?p=240&utm_source=tce&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=032515>(in
   French only) – by Gabriel Girard
   - *Déjà vu: Canada’s drug reviewers again mired in bureaucracy*
   <http://blog.catie.ca/?p=230&utm_source=tce&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=032515>
–
   by Adam Cook

  Highlights from our Partners   Interagency Coalition on AIDS and
Development (ICAD): *Addressing HIV in Canada and Globally: Lessons Learned
from the Field*
<http://www.icad-cisd.com/pdf/Publications/Lessons2015_EN-FINAL.pdf>

This new resource from ICAD offers programmatic approaches, insights and
lessons learned in responding to complex social and structural factors that
continue to disempower and drive HIV infection rates globally. The lessons
can easily be applied to other sexually transmitted and blood-borne
infections and settings, including in Canada.
   Canadian AIDS Society (CAS): CAS welcomes your registration for the 2015
PLWHIV/AIDS Forum and Annual Meeting
<http://www.cdnaids.ca/2015-plwhivaids-forum-and-the-canadian-aids-society-annual-meeting>

Registration forms are now available online for the 2015 PLWHIV/AIDS Forum
(June 12 & 13) and the 2015 CAS Annual Meeting (June 14 & 15) in Ottawa, ON.
 Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA): Call for Nominations – 2015
CPHA Honorary Awards Program
<http://www.cpha.ca/en/conferences/conf2015/awards.aspx>

Each year, CPHA has the opportunity to recognize individuals, groups and
organizations that have made a significant contribution in the area of
public health. This year's nominations should be submitted no later than
April 7, 2015. Awards will be presented at CPHA’s annual conference, Public
Health 2015, in Vancouver, BC in May 2015.
 Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network | Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN)
| Native Youth Sexual Health Network | Prisoners with HIV/AIDS Support
Action Network (PASAN) | Ryerson University, Department of Criminology:
CAHR Conference 2015 Ancillary Event – *Prison Health Now: Needle and
Syringe Programs in Canada’s Prisons*
<http://www.cahr-acrv.ca/conference/ancillary-events/#d>

This engaging panel discussion on April 30, 2015 will feature community
advocates, legal experts, and researchers who will discuss the current
state of prisoner health in Canada; the specific challenges faced by
Indigenous people who are incarcerated; and international research and
evaluation on prison-based needle and syringe programs. This session is
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