What are gay men hearing and saying about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)? How are they making sense of this information? Is it changing their sexual behaviours? What are the implications for public health practice? This webinar, hosted by CATIE in partnership with NCCID, presented key findings from ‘Resonance,’ a community-based research project that asked gay men and their service providers what they understood about this new HIV prevention technology and whether it had an impact on their attitudes or behaviours.
Subject Area: STBBIs
IQ2: Sexual transmission of Zika Virus
APRIL 2016: apx. 9 min. | The second episode of our Infectious Questions podcast continues its focus on Zika virus with our guest expert addressing questions around the sexual transmission of Zika.
What’s the buzz on PrEP? Why public health is listening
‘Resonance’ is a community-based research project that asked gay men and their service providers what they understood about this new HIV prevention technology and whether it had an impact on their attitudes or behaviours. This webinar, hosted by CATIE in partnership with NCCID, presented key findings from this project for public health practitioners. Facilitated discussion…
Social media and sexual health promotion
“Share, Poke, tag” This panel drew on the expertise of health researchers, advocates and program managers working with clients of sexual health promotion programs across the country. Presenters spoke about their own work in the use of social media for prevention and control of STIs, with particular emphasis on factors that lead to success and…
Review of Provincial and Territorial Partner Notification Guidelines and Legislation for Sexually Transmitted and Blood Borne Infections
A national overview of the legislation, regulations and guidelines relevant to partner notification (contact tracing) from Canada’s Provinces, Territories and the Public Health Agency of Canada.
Integrating HIV prevention with care: Behavioural interventions in the clinical setting
Sexual Health and HIV/STI Training of Public Health Practitioners in Canada: Survey, Literature Review and Web Scan
Routine (Opt-out) HIV Screening
Reducing the risk of sexual HIV transmission for adult women
Rapid Tests for HIV
Programs for Injection Drug Users: A Harm Reduction Approach
Primary HIV prevention interventions in prisons and upon release