Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN)
600 - 1300 Yonge St M4T 1X3 Toronto, ON, Canada

Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance, an annual observance that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. #TDOR2020 #TDOR

Today is a day to honour the legacies of the trans folks we've lost this past year and recommit to fighting to make the world a better place for the trans folks in our lives. Thank you to the Gay Men's Sexual Health Alliance for producing these awareness images.

We have launched a new funding call! You can now apply for the Game Changer Awards and the Community Based Project and Participatory Evaluation Awards. For more information, please visit http://www.ohtn.on.ca/endgame-funding-program/... Important dates: An information session will be held on November 26, 2020. The Letter of Intent is due December 7, 2020. Full Application is due January 18, 2021.

https://www.cbc.ca//hiv-self-test-will-remove-barriers-tha

https://www.cmaj.ca/content/192/44/E1367

The news that we have been waiting for has finally arrived: Health Canada has approved the first HIV self-test for use in our country. Credit for this development goes to the dedicated advocates, researchers and community-based organizations that have led efforts to bring industry and government together and provide the evidence needed to approve this technology. https://mailchi.mp/catie/quarterly_email_en_202021q3

Interested in attending a work shop to learn tools to help with Chronic Conditions sign up for the free workshop. Starting on November 12 from 9:30 till 12:00 for 6 weeks

ICAD invites everyone to Coalition Cocktails! Fill your prettiest wine glass or best beer stein with your favourite fizzy cordial, wine, soda, beer or adjacent bevvie! Whether you are choosing to join with wine or beer, or one of your best teetotaler tipples, we encourage fancy glassware to make YOU feel special! This is an informal- but facilitated- happy hour chat with Trevor Stratton. Register: http://www.icad-cisd.com/ninja-forms/5epef/

The Ontario HIV Epidemiology and Surveillance Initiative (OHESI) is pleased to announce the release of a new report titled HIV Testing in Ontario, 2018. This report presents trends in HIV tests in Ontario from 2009 to 2018 with a focus on HIV tests in 2018. http://www.ohesi.ca/hiv-testing-in-ontario-2018/

Read Casey House Toronto’s Impact Report 2020 http://impact2020.caseyhouse.com

https://themissouritimes.com/opinion-if-were-going-to-end-/

Job opportunity: Peer Facilitator - #SafeHandsSafeHearts Project We're recruiting for 4 Peer Facilitators! Please see the post for more details and submit appl...ications via email to Monte-Angel Richardson at [email protected]. *Application deadline is November 3rd, 2020!!*

We're still recruiting!! Please see flyer for details.

A chatbot named Eli that can answer questions about growing up, love, relationships and sexual health, including HIV prevention and treatment, has been launched. https://www.unaids.org//feat/2020/october/20201015_chatbot

https://www.unaids.org//20201012_new-hiv-infections-men-ou

The call to action went out via social media: Are you a person living with HIV who would be interested in participating in this awareness campaign? The resulting campaign shows the person’s photo along with the phrases I Can Give You [3 words that start with H, I & V] then the kicker: I Can’t Give You HIV. https://www.poz.com/article/can-people-hiv-give

The Lancet STUDY HIGHLIGHTS MOST EFFECTIVE HIV THERAPY: https://medicalresearch.com//lancet-study-highlight/55674/

Women with HIV and men with HIV who have sex with women (MSW) have substantially different experiences with treatment than men with HIV who have sex with men (MSM), according to findings presented at the HIV Glasgow 2020 Virtual Meeting. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/939023