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Special Session at the 21st Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research (CAHR 2012)

Session Title: Working Collaboratively Across Stakeholder, Disciplinary and Geographical Boundaries to Enhance Research with and for Women and HIV in Canada

Date and Time: Friday, April 20, 2012, from 7:30 am - 8:45 am

Venue: Le Grand Salon, Fairmont Queen Elizabeth, 900 René-Lévesque Blvd. West, Montreal, Quebec

Registration: The session is free, and open to all CAHR 2012 attendees. No registration required.

Language: The session will feature presentations in English and in French, and will include simultaneous interpretation and bilingual Powerpoint presentations.

Description: Convened by the Gathering of Spirits: Canadian Women, Trans People and Girls’ HIV Research Collaborative, the session will draw from research with and for women, trans people, girls and HIV/AIDS to examine some of the broader challenges and strengths of collaborative research. The speakers, who represent diverse perspectives in the Canadian research landscape, will draw from their work and experiences to address some of the issues, barriers and facilitators to developing research initiatives that cross disciplinary, stakeholder and/or geographical boundaries. The session will be chaired by a member of the Gathering of Spirits Research Collaborative, who will introduce the audience to the work of the group.


Agenda:

7:30-7:40	Welcome and Introduction to the Gathering of Spirits: Canadian Women,Trans People and Girls’ HIV Research Collaborative Jacqueline Gahagan, Dalhousie University
7:40-7:50	A Review of Collaborative HIV Research in Canada Jane Hutchison, HIV/AIDS Research Initiative, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
7:50-8:00	Making Research Relevant to Communities, from Development to Dissemination Greta Bauer, Trans PULSE
8:00-8:10	Facilitating Collaborations between Community Members, ASOs and Researchers Marie Niyongere, Centre d’action SIDA Montréal-Femmes (CASM)
8:10-8:20	Research with and for Positive Aboriginal Women (PAW) Margaret Poitras, All Nations Hope AIDS Network
8:20-8:30	Coordinating Multi-region and Multi-stakeholder Research Angela Kaida, Allison Carter and Valerie Nicholson, Canadian HIV Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Cohort Study (CHIWOS)
8:30-8:45	Question and dialogue period

Contact:

For additional information about this session, please do not hesitate to contact Sophie Wertheimer, National Programs Consultant at the Canadian AIDS Society:


Email: sophiew@cdnaids.ca
Phone: 613-230-3580 ext.123 or 1-800-499-1986 ext. 123
Fax: 613-563-4998


About the Gathering of Spirits Research Collaborative:


Formed in April 2011, the Gathering of Spirits Research Collaborative strives to strengthen a coordinated approach to research with and for women, trans people, girls and HIV/AIDS in Canada by creating opportunities for national dialogue among multiple and diverse stakeholders.


http://www.cdnaids.ca/gatheringofspirits