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Want to keep up with the latest #HIV and #STBBI research from your neck of the woods?  🇨🇦

We’re here to help! Subscribe to CTN+ regional newsletters, and keep up with the latest studies, findings, events, and more.

🖱️ https://eepurl.com/gIgDZz

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Prêt·e à perfectionner vos compétences en prévention du VIH, à votre rythme?
Ce cours en ligne gratuit, accrédité FMC, est idéal pour les professionnel·le·s de santé souhaitant approfondir leurs connaissances sur la prescription de #PrEP et de #PPE. 🩺💉💊 Créé par CTN+ et CATIE!

A syringe drawing from a vial beside blue pills spilling from a bottle. Logos of CATIE and the CTN+ in the bottom left corner.

Ready to level up your HIV prevention expertise, at your own pace? 

This free CME-accredited online course is perfect for providers across a wide variety of settings who want to boost their knowledge in prescribing #PrEP and #PEP. 🩺💉💊 Created by CTN+ and CATIE! 

Enrol today:
https://bit.ly/4tLKauV

We're at the Canadian Digestive Diseases and Liver Health Conference!

We'll be here all weekend learning about the great research being done across Canada— and sharing how we're a part of it. Come swing by our booth and say hi!  

https://cddw-clm.ca/

Teens sitting in a circle joining hands, overlaid with a small circular portrait of Dr. Angela Kaida, new Canadian Research Chair in HIV and Sexual & Reproductive Health Equity.

CTN+ researcher and Simon Fraser University health sciences professor Dr. Angela Kaida has been named the #CanadianResearchChair in HIV and Sexual & Reproductive Health Equity. 

Learn more about Dr. Kaida's appointment and research into the intersection of health and gender. 
https://bit.ly/4l0rBzg

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In the early 1990s, thousands of people across Canada were exposed to #HIV and #HepatitisC through blood transfusions.

Survivors, including CTN+ member Guy-Henri Godin, share their testimonies in French-language miniseries 'Blood on Our Hands', airing Feb 26. 

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INHSU is launching a new scholarship for Indigenous Canadians. 

Supported through a grant from the CIHR, the scholarships are available for people based in Canada who are nurses and/or trainees and who identify as Indigenous.

Apply before April 19: https://bit.ly/3Ol3mQ5

🗓️ #AIDS2026 pre-conference bookings close in 3 days!

Hosting a pre-conference allows you to lead focused conversations, launch new initiatives & connect directly with thousands of decision makers shaping the global #HIV response.

📲 Visit zurl.co/j6rxt to learn more!

Meet the newly minted CANFAR-CTN+ Fellow, Dr. Alex Wells!

From finding comfort in #sports to taking the field as an HIV researcher, learn how Wells is changing the game with his work into the positive impact of sports of health in the #2SLBGTQ+ community. 🏀
https://bit.ly/4cjwbGs

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Are you someone living with #HIV or #hepatitis? Are you impacted by stigma?

Northern Health is working on an HIV and Hepatitis C Action Plan— and they want to hear from you! Give your feedback and help shape an action pan. 

Take the survey today: https://bit.ly/469aKUT

The new standard for hepatitis C testing in pregnancy Have you heard? The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists now recommends hepatitis C screening in the first trimester of EVERY pregnancy. Early testing...

Have you heard? The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists now recommends #HepatitisC screening in the first trimester of EVERY pregnancy. Early testing = healthier parents and babies. 

Watch to learn more:

Webinar announcement: "HPV-Based Cervical Cancer Screening for Women Living with HIV" on Jan 28th, 12PM EST. Moderator: Dr. Elisabeth McClymont. Hosted by IPVS.

Join the IPVS for an important webinar discussion on the latest insights into HPV-based #CervicalCancer screening for women living with HIV, featuring previous CTN+ postdoctoral fellow Dr. Elisabeth McClymont as moderator.

📆 Jan 28th
🕰️12pm EST

Register here: https://bit.ly/3YJ28A9

Two Lancet publications led by Dr. Nadine Kronfli examine global evidence to guide improvements in #PrisonHealth care services.

"Prison health is public health. To reach global elimination goals, no community should be left behind," says Dr. Kronfli.
Learn more:  https://bit.ly/3N7Coec

We're excited to announce that applications for the 2026/27 cohort of the CTN+ Postdoctoral Fellowship Program are now open! 

Are you a postdoctoral fellow supervised by a CTN+ researcher? Apply by February 20th to join our network.

✒️Apply now: https://bit.ly/4jC5e2p

CTN+ BC–Yukon Regional Team Co-lead Dr. Troy Grennan is vice-chair of an advisory body that recently provided reccomendations to the Public Health Agency of Canada on the use of prophylactic doxycycline for the prevention of bacterial STTBIs, such as syphilis.

Learn more:
https://bit.ly/4pzIrFP

16th International Workshop on Women & HIV 2026 From Adolescence to Menopause and Beyond Hybrid | Prause, Czech Republic | 10-1 April One week to go! Submit your abstract! Submit now! Abstract deadline: Friday 16 January 2026

⏰ One week to go — don’t miss out!
Final call to submit your research abstract to the 16th International Workshop on Women & HIV and contribute to the global dialogue on #WomenandHIV

🗓 Deadline: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 | 23:59 CET
🔗 Submit: https://amededu.co/3Nw1aVf

A team including Dr. Souradet Shaw, an Advancing Health scientist and professor at the University of Manitoba, found that female sex workers in Kenya had widely varying rates of #HIV infection, depending on which area of Nairobi they worked in.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/45gGfvo

What is #doxyPEP? 

Doxypep is a prescription that an significantly reduce the risk of contracting certain sexually transmitted infections (STIs), acting like a "morning after pill", especially for men who have sex with men and trans women. 

💡 https://bit.ly/4p0lQSw

Dr. Yoav Keynan, a man in a blue blazer and glasses, standing in his laboratory.

An innovative project will train people with lived experience from across the Prairies to work with researchers on developing clinical trials focused on HIV and other STBBIs, such as #syphilis.

“This is a first-of-its-kind project in Canada,” said project head Dr. Keynan.

https://bit.ly/4pNtMb7

Happy New Year, Canada! 🎊

We're so excited about everything 2026 has in store, including: 

💊 New Canadian PrEP and PEP guidelines
🇨🇦 Building regional capacity in Phase 2 of the CTN+
🍎The launch of a free online course to empower community engagement in clinical research

We hope you'll join us!💓

🔉The Canadian Calls to Action: Advancing the health and rights of women living with HIV

Celebrate the launch of the Canadian Calls to Action with a webinar on the sexual and #ReproductiveHealth and rights of women living with HIV. 
🕰️ Jan 30, 2026, 10:00am PST
Register: https://bit.ly/4oVeakw

Our absolute pleasure!

The next KT Canada Seminar will be with Dr. Guillaume Fontaine, co-lead of the CTN+ Methods Think Tank, who'll be giving the presentation "A Global Review of >600 Implementation Science Theories, Models and Frameworks". #SciComm

📆 Noon ET, Thurs, Jan 8

Register now: https://bit.ly/4pE04oT

🌐 #IAS2025 showed even amid an unprecedented funding crisis, the #HIV response remains resilient, innovative & united.

Nearly 4,000 people joined in #Kigali & virtually, with strong participation from across Africa.

🔎Explore the IAS 2025 conference report: zurl.co/mdpzv

#RethinkRebuildRise

Registration is now open for the CAHR 2026 (@cahr-acrv.bsky.social)!

📍Winnipeg, Manitoba
📆 Apr 23–26
🌄 Theme: Under open skies: Rising to meet unprecedented challenges in the HIV response

Early Bird Conference rates are available until Wed, March 18.

Learn more & register: https://bit.ly/48RwgxE

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This week, @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social's  The Current shared actually good news in the form new drug that is showing incredible promise in fighting HIV/AIDS, lenacapavir. They spoke with the CTN+'s  Dr. Darrell Tan about the drug's possible impact in Africa. 

📻 Listen now: https://bit.ly/3XNbf29

What a wonderfully written, thoughtful article. We're glad to hear that the new guidelines resonate with your work and experience, and hope others working within our healthcare system find it helpful. 💗

Canadians shouldn’t have to explain why they need #HIV prevention medications in order to access them, according to the latest clinical guidelines.

Listen to the full @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social  segment here: https://bit.ly/48DVTC4

CTN+ National Director Dr. Marina Klein said, "These regionally led projects focus on implementing coordinated, national platforms that support training and mentorship, knowledge mobilization, and infrastructure for adaptive and community-informed research."

Learn more here: bit.ly/4onnOMq

We are excited to announce the successful funding of the CTN+ Phase 2 grants from the CIHR Institute of Infection & Immunity! 🎊

Phase 2 initiative aims to strengthen Canada’s capacity for inclusive, community-engaged clinical trials in #HIV and other STBBIs. (1/2)