News
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How small changes are making big strides in prison harm reduction
One in four people in Canadian federal prisons have been previously exposed to hepatitis C. Hepatitis C can…
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Newborn screening for CMV catches overlooked infections
Somewhere between 1 in every 200 to 800 babies are born infected with cytomegalovirus (CMV). If undiagnosed, it…
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From code to care: Decoding sustainability in digital health tool design
Dr. Muyi Iyamu is interested in sustainability of digital health care services, especially for STBBIs.
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A call for community engagement: Exploring the harms and benefits of molecular HIV surveillance
“The first letter in HIV stands for Human,” writes Dr. Alexander McClelland in a co-authored 2020 paper outlining…
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Taking Pride in our sexual health and wellbeing
The CTN 334: Sex Now/Test Now 2022 team is hitting the streets at Pride festivals across Canada to…
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Improving anal cancer screening among men living with HIV
Ahead of World Cancer Day, we spoke with Dr. Troy Grennan about anal cancer screening among gbMSM living…
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Engage-COVID-19
New funding for CTN 300-2 will allow the study team to document COVID-19 infection, immunity, and related determinants…
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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Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
Co-authored by CTN+ Investigators Drs. Chelsea Elwood and Mark Yudin, this documents aims to provide guidance for routine antenatal screening of hepatitis C virus in pregnancy to support best practice and optimize antenatal and infectious disease care.
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CATIE
CATIE’s HIV and Hepatitis C Testing course aims to develop in-depth knowledge of testing technologies, approaches to testing, and how all service providers play an important role in reaching people with HIV and hepatitis C. Throughout this course, participants learn about the importance of testing for HIV and hepatitis C, what testing technologies exist in…
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 048: The MOVE-UP Study
Mapping Opportunities for HPV Vaccination and Screening Engagement and Uptake in Trans Men and Gender Non-Binary Individuals Assigned Female at Birth
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CTN 334: Sex Now / Test Now 2022
Barriers and Facilitators of the “Sex Now 2022” Venue-Based HIV Self-Testing and Peer-Based Linkage to Care Intervention for Sexual Minority Men, Non-Binary, and Two-Spirit People
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CTN 330: Predicting and evaluating anal cancer in HIV with novel biomarkers (The PEACH Study)
Development and validation of an anal cancer screening algorithm in HIV-positive men who have sex with men
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CTN 324: Assessing the efficacy of an HPV vaccine in preventing anal pre-cancers in men living with HIV
A multicenter, randomized controlled trial of the efficacy, safety and immunogenicity of the 9-valent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in preventing recurrence of high-grade anal dysplasia in HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM)
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CTN 287: OPT-IN
Optimizing the delivery of HIV post-exposure prophylaxis: A randomized controlled trial of text messaging support and physician to nurse task-shifting
Publications
Our researchers and trainees have produced hundreds of peer-reviewed publications in a wide range of HIV- and STBBI-related areas.