 | Toronto HIV/AIDS Network Update for August 23 to 29 | | |  | The HIV Sector’s Engagement in Ontario Health Team
October 18, 2023 @ 1pm-3pm
As local Ontario Health Teams (OHTs) re-prioritize after several years responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, the HIV sector has a critical and timely opportunity to bring HIV issues to broader health planning discussions and to determine the most effective manner and timing to become directly involved in regional planning activities and partnerships.
Learning Objectives: · Deeper understanding of Ontario Health Team’s purpose and community engagement process · Understanding how Ontario Health Teams apply to ASOs · Creating a criteria or process goals for your organization’s engagement Audience This is a virtual session for HIV sector leaders, regardless of current levels of engagement, to share, learn and plan. Presenter: Nancy Lin, OT Reg. (Ont.) Director of Operations, Downtown East Toronto OHT Confirmed Panelists: · Heidi Eisenhauer, Executive Director, Réseau ACCESS Network · Ruth Cameron, Executive Director, AIDS Committee of Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo & Area (ACCKWA) · John Maxwell, Executive Director, ACT
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| | | | | CATIE has put together a new collection of posters and small resources. It shares key information on how to reduce harm for people who use drugs, including overdose, wound care, hepatitis C and HIV. The resources are designed to be displayed on walls to help service providers start conversations with clients. They may also be put into safer drug use kits and be used during outreach to clients. The information is presented in a simple and accessible way so that the messages are easy to understand and follow. |
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| | | | | | | Art of Awareness
For an inspiring afternoon of self-expression and community connection. Our event will feature a variety of art supplies and materials, enabling you to choose the medium that best resonates with your story. Whether it’s through painting, drawing, or any other form of artistic expression, you’ll have the freedom to create something truly meaningful. Engage in guided activities that encourage you to explore your emotions and experiences while surrounded by a supportive and understanding environment. Event Details Date: Thursday, 24 August 2023 Time: 12 PM – 4 PM | |
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| |  | HIV & HEP C Testing
CATIE is offering a free HIV and Hepatitis C Testing course for service providers across Ontario. Please feel free to register and forward this email to colleagues who would be interested in participating in this course! There is a full course outline attached to this email where you can find out more.
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. This course will not teach participants how to test, rather, by exploring different approaches to testing and the barriers that exist, service providers come away with strategies to facilitate testing and linkage to care, treatment, and prevention in their communities and with their clients. This course includes approximately five - six hours of online instruction delivered over five weeks. It includes weekly self-directed modules and collaborative discussion boards facilitated by a CATIE educator, and an interactive online meeting with our educators and fellow students. More information about this training Audience Are you a service provider who works with people who might benefit from HIV and/or hepatitis C testing? All service providers who have a role to play in supporting people to be connected to testing, treatment, and linkages to care, would benefit from this course. Participants should have a basic understanding of HIV and hepatitis C before beginning this course. Weekly topic breakdown HIV-Hepatitis C Testing includes four online modules with a variety of learning activities such as eLearning units, readings, discussion board assignments, videos and webinars. You can work through each weekly module at your own pace. WEEK 1 – September 4th: Introduction to Testing WEEK 2 – September 11th: HIV Testing and Diagnosis WEEK 3 – September 18th: Hepatitis C Testing and Diagnosis WEEK 4 – September 25th: Key components of the HIV and hepatitis C testing process September 28th, 1-3 p.m. EDT: Interactive online Meeting - HIV and Hepatitis C Testing: Implications for frontline service providers Timing The online modules are available from September 4th, allowing four weeks for online learning to be completed before our September 28th meeting, taking place from 1-3 p.m. EDT. For more information about this course or CATIE’s education offerings, please contact Shriya Hari, Health Educator, at shari@catie.ca
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| | | |  | Upcoming Programs and Events at ACT
ACT can offer a wide range of group supports for people living with and affected by HIV in Toronto. Below is a list of some group programs and events that we are hosting this month. Click below for more information: |
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| | | | | | Maggie's 'Between The Covers' book club
Open to current, former and aspiring sex workers and the folks who love them.
August 31st, we will be reading 'Damn Shame: A Memoir Of Desire,Defiance, and Show Tunes' by David Pevsner. A funny, daring, bawdy and incredibly honest memoir from the anti-ageist, anti-body shaming, pro-sexadvocate and erotic provocateur. Pevsner's memoir also discusses his 35+ year career in show business!
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| | | HIV in Motion: physical and cognitive activity that keeps us strong
When: September 26, 2023 @ 12:30pm-1:30pm EST
Learning Objectives: To review current trends in physical and cognitive rehabilitation using our program of studies as example (e.g., HIV in MOTION, HEADS UP2, TEx Study funded by the OHTN, recent UK forum on technology, mindfulness and ageing with HIV). To review in plain language the tips that we are gleaning from the results of our studies as well as our meetings with communities, clinicians, and thinkers. To think into the future about how digital health technologies may influence exercise and physical activity in the context of HIV. The goal of HIV in Motion is to advance physical activity rehabilitation interventions for people living with HIV. The HIV in Motion Community of Practice (CoP) provides a dynamic space for stakeholders to learn, exchange ideas, promote dissemination in academic and community ways. Promote uptake and evaluation of learning and results about movement, physical activity, and exercise for persons living with HIV among, and with, people living with HIV. | |
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| | HIV Resources Ontario: National Day for Truth and ReconciliationWhen: September 27, 2023 @ 9:30pm-12pm EST Description: HRO invites all ASO staff in the HIV sector in Ontario to attend a learning and sharing session in recognition of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Audience: This is a virtual session for all staff in the HIV sector
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| |  | Personal Safety Discussion & Presentation
When: September 12, 2023 at 1p.m. – 2:30p.m. EST
Description
Join us for a virtual discussion focused on a variety of themes and actions aimed at keeping safe in the community and workplaces as well as with service users in a variety of settings.
Audience
This virtual session is intended for clinical and non-clinical workers supporting people living with HIV. This includes: HIV Mental Health workers in ASOs and clinical environments, front line support workers, and private practitioners serving HIV positive clients Attendees do not need to be members of the HIV Mental Health Network | |
|  | HIV Psychiatry ECHO (Virtual)
When: Every Friday from September 22, 2023 – November 17, 2023
12-1:30PM EST
Dates for ECHO ON Series:
Who should join? Are you interested in joining a community of practice for caseworkers and clinicians in mental health and HIV? Are you interested in gaining more knowledge about mental health disorders, and skills in mental health navigation? Do you have clients or case examples you’d like to consult a mental health team about?
Join this case-based education series with HIV psychiatrists, community experts, and other HIV mental health experts.
This program is ideally suited for caseworkers serving people living with HIV that may have mental health needs. We strongly encourage ASO workers to register. If you are an Executive Director of an ASO, please consider recommending a frontline employee for this educational opportunity.
Themes covered include:
1. Perspectives in Psychiatry 2. The Mental Status Exam 3. Trauma and Elicitation of life narrative 4. Remaining well in the work; building a community of practice 5. Crystal Meth, Addictions and Motivational Interviewing 6. Intro to CBT for anxiety and mood 7. Navigating psychiatric diagnoses and Medications 8. Cultural Competency
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| | | | Counsellor (Part-time)AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT) is seeking a Part-time Counsellor. Applications accepted until position is filled | |
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| | | Registered Psychotherapist / Registered Social WorkerAlliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention is seeking a Registered Psychotherapist / Registered Social Worker. Applications accepted until the position is filled.
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| | Direction généraleAction Positive embauche un Direction générale. CV seront accepté au plus tard le mardi 10 septembre 2023, à 12 h (midi) | |
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| | | | | Call for editorial board members, writers and artists living with HIV
(Paid opportunity)
The Positive Side magazine was first established by CATIE volunteers in 1993, and revived in the early 2000s, to meet a need for health and wellness information for people living with HIV. Each issue featured a cover story spotlighting a Canadian living with HIV, and its articles shared information and stories relevant to people living with HIV across the country. The Positive Side received a 2021 National Magazine Award Honourable Mention in the Profiles
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| | Annual General Meetings | Upcoming Annual General Meetings within our sector |
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| Black CAP’s Annual General Membership meeting. Thursday, September 21, 2023, at 5pm. Please use the Eventbrite link to reserve your seat. You will find attached the draft agenda. Finalized details will be provided closer to the actual date. Register for the 2022/2023 Annual General Meeting through the link below: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/648493570727
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| Fife House's Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be taking place on Monday, September 18, 2023. We invite you to join us in person or virtually. For voting purposes, we are asking current and past members to renew their Fife House membership before the upcoming meeting. Our annual membership fee, which has remained unchanged since 1996, is $25 (optional for people living with HIV/AIDS). The in-person meeting will take place at 490 Sherbourne. |
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| The Teresa Group Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday September 07, 2023, from 6:00 to 8:30pm. Location: 355 Church Street, 2nd Floor.
Renew or become a member, sign up by Thursday August 29, 2023. Please renew and RSVP | |
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CAAT - Community Alliance for Accessible Treatment first Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Tuesday, September 12th, 2023, from 5:30-7:00 p.m. at the 519 Church Street Community Centre in Toronto.
We hope that you will come and join us to celebrate this historic moment as we affirm our strengthened commitment to champion access, equity, and empowerment for our communities as the new CAAT.
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| | Board of Director Opportunities |
| Join PASAN Board of Directors
As a member of our board, you’ll meet and collaborate with individuals committed to prisoners’ justice, advocating for equitable HIV resources. | |
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| Join Black CAP Board of DirectorsBlack CAP is looking to recruit new members to our Board of Directors who are committed to continued leadership within the HIV/AIDS sector and ensuring the continued support of culturally responsive service to ALL African, Caribbean, and Black community members living in Toronto who are living with or affected by HIV/AIDS. | | | Call for Nominations: CAHR Board Trainee RepresentativeCAHR is seeking applications for the position of Trainee Representative on the Board of Directors for a one-year term. This appointment is designed to include the perspectives of HIV research trainees in CAHR initiatives. To determine how the organization might best serve this community in its deliberations. |
| Join Fife House Board of DirectorsThe Board of Directors is responsible for direction and oversight of Fife House programs and services. Board responsibilities include long-range and short-term planning, development of Fife House strategy andreview of Fife House’s annual budget and other fiscal reports. | |
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| | | |  |  | Episodic Disability Questionnaire (EDQ) and HIV in Motion Study.
The aim of this study is to describe health-related challenges experienced by adults living with HIV in Canada. (Realize is partnering with the research team.)
Who Can Participate?
Adults (18+) living with HIV able to read and understand English. Who have access to an internet connection and electronic device (e.g. computer, tablet or phone).
World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) 12-Item Version Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8) Social Support Scale Short-Form HIV Stigma Scale Rapid Assessment of Physical Activity Questionnaire Health and Self Care Living Strategies Questionnaire Demographic and Health Questionnaire
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| Episodic Disability Questionnaire (EDQ) and HIV in Motion Study.
How long will this take?
We estimate that it will take approximately 30 minutes to complete all the questionnaires.
Do I get anything for completing the web-based survey?
Yes. You will receive a $35 CAD gift card as a token of appreciation to thank you for participating in the study.
How do I participate?
Click on this link:
If you have any questions or if you require assistance to complete the survey questionnaire, please contact the Research Coordinator, Brittany Torres, at brittany.torres@utoronto.ca or 416-946-3935.
Brittany Torres, BSc(Hons.), MScPT
Research Coordinator
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto
160-500 University Avenue, Toronto ON, M5G 2V7
Phone:416-946-3935
Email: brittany.torres@utoronto.ca
Funding: This study is funded by funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR),HIV/AIDS Community-Based Research Program (FRN-170102).
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