Prevention & Testing
This Think Tank develops and evaluates biomedical and psychosocial interventions and novel implementation strategies to test for and prevent STBBIs, including HIV.
News
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Blood donation criteria due to change for men who have sex with men
By the end of September 2022, there will no longer be blood donation criteria specific to men who have sex with men
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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 in gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men
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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National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases
Feature Prevention & Testing co-lead Dr. Darrell Tan, this webinar discusses the current situation of the multi-country mpox outbreaks and the potential implications for Canadian public health
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CATIE
This webinar provides an overview of mpox epidemiology and community-based responses, including key lessons, challenges and successes, and features Prevention & Testing co-lead Dr. Darrell Tan and Cure & Immunotherapies community co-lead Devan Nambiar
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CTN+
This document updates national standards for management of adults living with both HIV and HCV in the Canadian context with evolving evidence for and accessibility of effective and tolerable DAA therapies.
Studies
The CTN+ supports clinical trials, implementation science projects, and non-interventional research of the highest scientific and ethical standards.
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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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CTNPT 049: SMART Intervention in Middle Eastern and North African Gay, Bisexual, and Trans Youth
Promoting Mental Health and Reducing HIV Risk Behaviours through Self-compassion, Mindful Acceptance u0026 Resilience Transformation (SMART): An Evidence-informed Pilot Randomized Trial with Diaspora MENA Gay, Bisexual and Trans Youth in Ontario
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CTN 339: The NOVA-HIV Study
A Study of Reduced Dosing of the Nonavalent HPV Vaccine in Women Living with HIV
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CTNPT 051: MindMap Feasibility Study
Optimizing HIV prevention for sexual and gender minorities seeking mental health supports: A feasibility study
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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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CTNPT 018: Adaptation and pilot of GPS among Latino gay positive men
Cultural Adaptation of Gay Poz Sex (GPS): A Positive Prevention Program for Gay, HIV-Positive Latino Men in Canada and Colombia
Publications
Our researchers and trainees have produced hundreds of peer-reviewed publications in a wide range of HIV- and STBBI-related areas.