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Tuesday, December 18, 2007 |
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The Board of
Directors and Staff of HIV Edmonton would like to take this
opportunity to wish one and all a Memorable and Happy Holiday
Season. Take a few moments in the coming
weeks to reflect on the hardships that many face at this time of
year and what you can do to make one hour of their lives a little
less difficult. Reflect also on your own good
fortune. Take time to absorb the love around you and to give
time and attention to those you love. This is the season of
sharing and no matter how little you have, a smile, an act of
kindness or a simple acknowledgement; please share it with
someone in need. Please note
that the HIV Edmonton offices will be closed from Monday, December
24th to Wednesday, January 2nd.
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Two Spirit Women’s Experience of
Homophobia in the Context of HIV/AIDS Service Provision: a project
of the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network, with funding from CIHR,
HIV/AIDS Community-Based Research
Program The Canadian Aboriginal AIDS
Network (CAAN) has commenced a three year research project
with funding support from Canadian Institutes of Health Research,
HIV/AIDS Community-Based Research Program. The purpose of this
study is to better understand the service provision needs of two
spirit women in the context of HIV/AIDS and their experiences of
homophobia and/or transphobia. This project was inspired by CAAN’s
2005 research report, which illuminated the fact that two-spirit
women have experienced homophobia in health care settings. Little is
known about these experiences and so the study will seek out
individuals who self-identify as two-spirit women, lesbian, queer,
bisexual, and male-to-female transgender and gather their stories.
For more information or to participate, please contact
Robert at (780)488-5742, ext 230, email: robert.s@hivedmonton.com
OR Jann at CAAN (888)285-2226, ext 107, email: jannt@caan.ca (all calls
confidential)
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The Canadian
HIV/AIDS Information Centre posts information to this listserv
on a bi-weekly basis as well as any additional more urgent
information as it arises. Included in this issue: HIV in the
News, Conferences, Events & Workshops, Noteworthy Research,
Community Initiatives & Projects, and
Resources HIV Edmonton E-Update will periodically include
this listserv as part of regular postings. Enjoy!
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First-Line Triple-Combination Antiretroviral TherapyFirst-Line Triple-Combination Antiretroviral Therapy Provides Long-Term Protection Against AIDS-Related Illnesses, Study Says(Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report) First-line triple-combination antiretroviral therapy provides long-term protection against AIDS-related illnesses, according to a study published Friday in the Lancet, AFP/Google.com reports. The three first-line classes of antiretrovirals are nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors and protease inhibitors. For the study, Andrew Phillips of the Royal Free and University College Medical School and colleagues followed 7,916 HIV-positive people living in the United Kingdom who began standard triple-combination therapy. >> Click Here for Media Report
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AIDS Rising Again(James Driscoll - Washington Times) Overlooked in the presidential campaign rhetoric about health care access, AIDS continues to ravage disadvantaged Americans and is again increasing within the homosexual community. For years, while rates of many sexually transmitted diseases have soared, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates of new HIV cases remained stable at 40,000 a year. AIDS fighters in cities like Washington told a different story. The CDC estimates, they warn, fail to reflect the rapid spread of HIV in minority communities. Vindicating their warnings, the CDC will soon announce updated HIV infection rates that are disturbingly higher than previous estimates.
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The upcoming
XVII International AIDS Conference (AIDS
2008), to be held in México
City, México from 3-8 August 2008. AIDS 2008 will be the first
International AIDS Conference ever held in Latin America.
The call for Abstracts closes on the 19th of February,
2008.
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PLEASE HELP US INFORM YOU BETTERHIV Edmonton would like your help in assessing the level of readership and the effectiveness of our bi-weekly E-Update. The goal of the E-Update is to provide the latest in HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and advocacy research and developments; relevant information on the impacts of related health and social issues on HIV/AIDS; as well as other community information. To help us ensure that you are receiving materials that are meaningful and interesting to you, please take a few minutes to respond to the survey questions at the link below. Click Here to Complete Survey
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DYNAMICS OF HIVThis 2-day workshop focuses on HIV/AIDS including related health and social issues impacting the lives of those at risk for, living with and affected by this disease. It will be of particular interest to those directly impacted by HIV/AIDS, those working or volunteering with organizations serving hard to reach populations, youth counselors; post secondary students in nursing and medicine; social and behavioural sciences; recreation and fitness, and others. Please consider registering for both workshops.
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Triple Threat Peer EducationYouth Peer Educator workshops are being held in
January. If you are interested in becoming a part of the
Triple Threat Peer Education team or
attending the workshops please contact Andrea at (780) 488-5742 Ext
240 or email andrea.y@hivedmonton.com
Training Dates: Monday January 7 from 5-9pm,
Wednesday January 9 from 5-9 pm and Friday January 11 3:30-9pm
Click
Here for More Info on Triple Threat
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Calling for Casino VolunteersHIV Edmonton's bi-annual Casino is coming up on February 28th & 29th, 2008. As you may know, it takes over 25 volunteers to effectively run a Casino for two days. You may also know that HIV Edmonton, like all other not-for-profits, relies heavily on our Casino revenue for ongoing programming and operational costs. PLEASE CONSIDER VOLUNTEERING! Please download the Casino Volunteer Application at the link below and fax it to Misty at 488-3735. For more information contact Misty at 488-5742, ext 222 or email misty.b@hivedmonton.com. Click Here for Official Casino Volunteer Application
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