[Viva] Fwd: BCC3 Study in Victoria

Wed Mar 1 11:14:33 PST 2023

To GIGI and Viva Women. Time sensitive:

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From: Campbell, Amber [CWBC] <amber.campbell at cw.bc.ca>
Date: Tue, Feb 28, 2023 at 10:38 PM
Subject: Re: BCC3 Study in Victoria
To: Margarite Sanchez <margaritesanchez at gmail.com>
Cc: Penny Bradford <pbpennyb at gmail.com>

Hi Margarite,

No problem! Please see below for information to send to the Viva listserv
and Southern Gulf Islands AIDS Society. Thank you for offering to do so!

And yes, we do have a small budget for transportation to and from
study visits and the event. Perhaps if anyone travelling far wants to come
on Friday, then they can do a study visit and attend the event? Happy to
connect with anyone interested in the study or art event to see what we can
do!

Info for email:

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Hello,

I hope you are doing well! The BC CARMA-CHIWOS Collaboration (BCC3) Study
<https://hivhearme.ca/> on *women's healthy aging* is recruiting in
Victoria this week, Feb 27th - Mar 3rd, and hosting a women's health and
art event on March 3rd.

*Women's Healthy Aging Study (BCC3) Participation:*

The goal of the BCC3 study is to better understand the complex interplay
between the cellular, clinical, and socio-structural factors that can
affect women’s healthy aging. These factors include viral infections (HIV,
hepatitis C, and herpes), hormones (estrogen, progesterone, and cortisol),
multiple chronic diagnoses, and personal lived experiences, including
adverse childhood experiences, reproductive and sexual health, stigma,
violence, social support, and resilience. We are recruiting women living
with and without HIV to participate.

Participation includes two study visits:

   - The *first visit *will be in person and will include:
      - Body measurements: height, weight, blood pressure, and waist
      circumference.
      - Sample collection: blood sample, mouth swab, urine sample, an
      optional hair sample (for stress test), and an optional rectal swab (for
      microbiome test). Additional blood testing for hormones is
required if you
      are menstruating and not taking any hormones/hormonal contraception
      - Questionnaire, which includes questions on demographics, medical
      history, reproductive health, and substance use history.
      - $50 honoraria is provided as a thank-you for completing the first
      visit
      - The *second visit *will be either online, in person, or over the
   phone and will include:
      - A continuation of the questionnaire on social determinants of
      health, social support, sexual health, experience of stigma and violence,
      sleep, resilience, etc.
      - *Must be completed within one month of the first visit*
      - $40 honoraria is provided as a thank you for completing the second
      visit

While we are in Victoria, we will be based out of Vancouver Island Persons
Living with HIV/AIDS Society (VPWAS), but typically we are based out of the
Oak Tree Clinic in BC Women's Hospital, Vancouver.

For more information and to participate, please contact *Amber at
amber.campbell at cw.bc.ca <amber.campbell at cw.bc.ca> or call or text
604-868-5075*. For more information, you can also check out our website at
www.hivhearme.ca and our video that explains the study and participation at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhq9mCqnOf4

*Women's Health and Art Event:*

Join us for an evening of art and women's health! We are hosting an art
event on *Friday, March 3rd, from 2-5pm* at the Vancouver Island Persons
Living with HIV/AIDS Society (VPWAS), #205 - 1120 Yates St.

We will talk about women's health from findings from the BCC3 study,
do some art, and share some delicious food together. A catered meal will be
provided as well as $20 honoraria.

The event is open to all women living with HIV, whether you participate in
the BCC3 study or not.

Thank you for your interest! Please contact Amber if you have any questions
or would like to sign up for the BCC3 Study and/or the Art Event. If you
need assistance in transportation, please let us know and we can see what
we can do to support your travel.

We look forward to seeing you!

All the best,

Amber

Amber Campbell, MSc (she/her)

Research Coordinator

BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre

University of British Columbia

amber.campbell at cw.bc.ca

604-868-5075

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Traditional, Ancestral, **unceded** Territories of the Coast Salish
Peoples, including the **xʷməθkʷəy̓əm**(**Musqueam**), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh
(Squamish) and **səlí̓lwətaʔɬ** (**Tsleil-waututh**).*

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Thank you!!

Amber

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*From:* Margarite Sanchez <margaritesanchez at gmail.com>
*Sent:* Sunday, February 26, 2023 1:20 PM
*To:* Campbell, Amber [CWBC]
*Cc:* Penny Bradford
*Subject:* Re: BCC3 Study in Victoria

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Hi Amber,
I don't think I will go to Victoria this week since I just got back from
there last night! I went over to the United for Old Growth March and Rally
yesterday.

Once you have a schedule of events please send it to Penny (CC'd) and
myself- we can forward it out to our contacts.
Penny would be the best contact for Vancouver Island gals.
I can resend to the Viva listserv (I know, Peg must have my name connected
to Viva Women! It's not the first time she's sent everyone something meant
for me :)
Please keep the email basic -no attachments is best, the listserv can't
handle big files.
Also, I can forward the invitation to the women of the Southern Gulf
Islands AIDS Society (there are 6 of us)

Is there any funding to reimburse women for travel/ferry fares?

Thanks,
Margarite

On Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 10:07 PM Campbell, Amber [CWBC] <
amber.campbell at cw.bc.ca> wrote:

> Hi Margarite,
>
>
> I hope you are doing well! I'm not sure if you saw from Peggy's email, but
> we will be in Victoria for the BCC3 study next week! We are going to be
> based out of VPWAS and would love to see you! You're welcome to participate
> if you'd like, or just come by to say hi.
>
>
> We are also planning a KTE art event and it's looking like that will be on
> the Friday from 2-5pm. I will send you final details once we have them.
> Would love to see you there too! Actually, we haven't finalized what our
> topic will be yet. Some events so far have been on menopause, chronic pain,
> stress, and just women's health generally. Do any of those interest you?
>
>
> I also would love your help with spreading the word that we're there! I
> know Peggy sent the email out to the viva listserv (it was funny how that
> happened!), but do you have any other suggestions of how we can reach women
> while we're there?
>
>
> Looking forward to it!
>
>
> Thank you,
>
> Amber
>
>
>
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