CTN investigators presenting their work at the XX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2014, July 20-25) in Melbourne, Australia include Dr. Jean-Pierre Routy, Dr. Marina Klein for the CANOC collaboration study, and reseachers from the CHIWOS study.

Monday July 21, 2014

MOPE018 – Poster Exhibition

A longitudinal assessment of host immunosuppressive responses in primary and chronic HIV infection

http://pag.aids2014.org/abstracts.aspx?aid=5782
M.-A. Jenabian1, K. Vyboh1, I. Kema2, C. Kanagaratham3, D. Radzioch3, O. Allam4, A. Ahmad4, N. Gilmore1, P. Ancuta4, C. Tremblay4, J.-P. Routy1, Canadian Primary HIV Infection Study Group
1Chronic Viral Illnesses Service of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada, 2University Medical Center, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Groningen, Netherlands, 3Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada, 4University of Montreal, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Montreal, Canada

MOPE081 – Poster Exhibition

Transition needs of children and youth living with HIV in Vietnam

http://pag.aids2014.org/abstracts.aspx?aid=1175
H.T. Huyen1, J. Brophy2,3,4, N. Huyen2, N.T.T. Ha1, P.A. Duc5, D.T. Nhan1,6, N.T. Long1,6
1Project on Supporting HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control (VAAC-US.CDC Project), MoH, Ha Noi, Vietnam, 2Clinton Health Access Initiative, Ha Noi, Vietnam, 3University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada, 4Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Canada, 5Harvard Medical School AIDS Initiative, Ha Noi, Vietnam, 6Authority for HIV/AIDS Control, MoH, Ha Noi, Vietnam

MOPE098 – Poster Exhibition

The Cedar Project: predictors of mortality among young aboriginal people who use drugs in British Columbia, Canada

http://pag.aids2014.org/abstracts.aspx?aid=6188
K. Jongbloed1, H. Zhang2, V. Thomas3, M. Pearce1, W.M. Christian4, M.T. Schechter1, P.M. Spittal1, for The Cedar Project Partnership
1University of British Columbia, School of Population and Public Health, Vancouver, Canada, 2The Cedar Project, Vancouver, Canada, 3The Cedar Project, Prince George, Canada, 4Splatsin First Nation, Enderby, Canada

MOPE416 – Poster Exhibition

“It’s like there’s this glass ceiling”: Exploring the benefits and tensions of operationalizing the meaningful involvement of women living with HIV/AIDS (MIWA) in the design and delivery of HIV/AIDS services

http://pag.aids2014.org/abstracts.aspx?aid=9348
A. Carter1,2, S. Greene3, V. Nicholson4, N. O’Brien5, M. Sanchez6, A. de Pokomandy5, M.R. Loutfy7, A. Kaida2, CHIWOS Research Team
1BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, Canada, 2Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada, 3McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, 4CHIWOS Study, Vancouver, Canada, 5McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada, 6ViVA, Salt Spring Island, Canada, 7Women’s College Research Institute, Toronto, Canada

MOPE418 – Poster Exhibition

Indigenous leadership in response to HIV/AIDS: a Canadian perspective

http://pag.aids2014.org/abstracts.aspx?aid=10055
A. King1,2, K.-S. Derejko3, E. Vides4, G. Bailey5, D. Lambert6, T. Stratton7, R. Masching7, K. Clement7
1Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada, Winnipeg, Canada, 2Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada, 3Assembly of First Nations, Ottawa, Canada,4Métis National Counci, Ottawa, Canada, 5Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada, Ottawa, Canada, 6Kimamow Atoskanow Foundation, Onoway, Canada, 7Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network, Vancouver, Canada

MOPDA0105 – Poster Discussion Session

Primary mutations that confer resistance to raltegravir and elvitegravir are incompatible with the R263K mutation that is associated with low-level resistance to dolutegravir

http://pag.aids2014.org/abstracts.aspx?aid=5377
Presented by Mark Wainberg (Canada), K. Anstett, T. Mesplede, P. Quashie, M. Oliveira, M. Wainberg
McGill AIDS Centre, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Canada

Canada Pavilion – Presentations

10h00

Imagine Men’s Health Study: Body Image, Racism, and Well-being among Gay and Bisexual Men of Colour in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

David J. Brennan, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto

11h30

Engaging Hard-to-Reach MSM in India: Sahaay Operations Research Study

Myriam Hamdallah, FHI 360

16h00

The Early History of the CTN’s Community Advisory Committee (CAC)

Kevin Pendergraft, CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network

Tuesday July 22, 2014

TUAB0103 – Oral Abstract Session

Switching from first antiretroviral therapy regimen while virologically suppressed is associated with increased risk of subsequent virologic failure

http://pag.aids2014.org/abstracts.aspx?aid=4291
Presented by Marina Klein (Canada).
M. Hull1,2, A. Cescon1, J. Raboud3,4, M.B. Klein5, S. Walmsley3,4, E. Ding1, S. Shurgold1, C. Tsoukas5, J.S. Montaner1,2, N. Machouf6, M.R. Loutfy4,7, C. Cooper8, A.N. Burchell4,9, R.S. Hogg1,10, CANOC Collaboration
1BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, Canada, 2University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 3University Health Network, Toronto, Canada, 4University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 5McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 6Clinique Médicale l’Actuel, Montreal, Canada, 7Women’s College Research Institute, Toronto, Canada, 8The Ottawa Hospital, Division of Infectious Diseases, Ottawa, Canada, 9Ontario HIV Treatment Network, Toronto, Canada, 10Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada

TUAB0206LB – Oral Abstract Session

Impact of early initiation of combination antiretroviral therapy on measures of virus in peripheral blood of vertically HIV-1-infected children

http://pag.aids2014.org/abstracts.aspx?aid=11140
Presented by Jason Brophy (Canada).
J. Brophy1, T.-W. Chun2, L. Samson1, F. Kakkar3, H. Soudeyns3, M. Ostrowski4, S. Mujib5, J. Kim6, P. Sandstrom6, R. Harrigan7, S. Read8, A. Bitnun8
1Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada, 2National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States, 3Centre Hospitalier Universitaire – Ste-Justine, Universite de Montreal, Montreal, Canada, 4University of Toronto, Department of Immunology and Medicine, Toronto, Canada, 5University of Toronto, Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Medicine, Toronto, Canada, 6Public Health Agency of Canada, National HIV & Retrovirology Laboratories, Toronto, Canada, 7University of British Columbia, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, Canada, 8The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

TUAD0302 – Oral Abstract Session

Poverty, intersecting stigmas, and health outcomes among HIV-positive African, Caribbean and Black women in Ontario, Canada

http://pag.aids2014.org/abstracts.aspx?aid=2875
Presented by Carmen Logie (Canada).
C. Logie1, W. Tharao2, M. Loutfy3
1University of Toronto, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2Women’s Health in Women’s Hands Community Health Centre, Toronto, Canada, 3Women’s College Research Institute, Toronto, Canada

TUPE033 – Poster Exhibition

The Impact of isoniazid preventive therapy and antiretroviral therapy on TB incidence in children living with HIV in Vietnam

http://pag.aids2014.org/abstracts.aspx?aid=6070
K.H. Truong1, H.T. Nguyen2, X. Gao3, Y. Hu2,3, J. Harwell2,3, J. Brophy2,4
1Ho Chi Minh City Pediatric Hospital #1, Infectious Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 2Clinton Health Access Initiative, Hanoi, Vietnam, 3Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, 4Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

TUPE078 – Poster Exhibition

Adult and pediatric HIV care providers agree on the importance of developmental readiness in the transition of youth living with HIV from pediatric to adult care

http://pag.aids2014.org/abstracts.aspx?aid=9620
M. Clark1, L. Samson1, J. Rusley2, J. Bowes1, J. Brophy3,4
1Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Canada, 2Maine Medical Center, Portland, United States, 3Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Infectious Diseases, Ottawa, Canada, 4Clinton Health Access Initiative – Vietnam, Hanoi, Vietnam

TUPE214 – Poster Exhibition

Place, space, and gender: Conceptualizing intersecting socio-spatial marginalities and their impacts on access to healthcare among harder-to-reach women living with HIV

http://pag.aids2014.org/abstracts.aspx?aid=9466
A. Carter1,2, S. Greene3, V. Nicholson4, J. Dahlby1, A. de Pokomandy5, M.R. Loutfy6, A. Kadia2, CHIWOS Research Team
1BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, Canada, 2Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada, 3McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada,4CHIWOS Study, Vancouver, Canada, 5McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada, 6Women’s College Research Institute, Toronto, Canada

TUPE315 – Poster Exhibition

Sexual transmission of HIV in the context of the criminal law: a Canadian consensus statement

http://pag.aids2014.org/abstracts.aspx?aid=6130
M. Tyndall1, M. Loufty2, J.-G. Baril3, J. Montaner4, R. Kaul2, C. Hankins5
1University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada, 2University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 3University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada, 4BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, Canada, 5Amsterdam Institute for Global Health, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Canada Pavilion – Presentations

10h00

Canadian HIV Vaccine Initiative: Supporting HIV Vaccine Development in Canada

Deborah Douglas, Organization – Canadian HIV Vaccine Initiative Research and Development Alliance Coordinating Office (ACO)

11h30

Canadian Contribution on HIV Persistence: To flag infected CD4 cells to develop an intelligent targeted therapy

Dr. Jean-Pierre Routy, McGill University, Montreal

13h00

Enabling Access to High Quality PMTCT Services by Community and Facility Strengthening in Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe

Ravikanthi Rapiti, Population Council

14h30

Canadian Contribution on HIV Persistence: To flag infected CD4 cells to develop an intelligent targeted therapy

Dr. Jean-Pierre Routy, McGill University, Montreal

16h00

Retention of at-risk populations enrolled in HIV prevention programs: Lessons learned from the Arise Program

Ibou Thior, PATH

Wednesday July 23, 2014

WEPE224 – Poster Exhibition

Global and regional description of barriers to access to care in HIV-1 infected women: the ELLA study

http://pag.aids2014.org/abstracts.aspx?aid=9595
M. Johnson1, M. Loutfy2, L. Hocqueloux3, A. Streinu-Cercel4, J. van Wyk5, M. Martinez-Tristani5
1Royal Free Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom, 2Women’s College Research Institute, Toronto, Canada, 3Centre Hospitalier Régional d’Orléans, Orléans, France, 4HIV/AIDS Academy, Bucharest, Romania, 5AbbVie, Inc., North Chicago, United States

WEPE422 – Poster Exhibition

The CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network (CTN) postdoctoral fellowship awards program (PFAP): a model for training and retaining young clinical scientists

http://pag.aids2014.org/abstracts.aspx?aid=9571
J. Sas1, S. Read2, A. Rachlis2, A. Anis1, D. Cox1, J. Singer1, K. Pendergraft1
1CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network, Providence HealthCare/University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 2CTN Postdoctoral Adjudication Committee, Toronto, Canada 

WEPDB0103 – Poster Discussion Session

Do single tablet regimens translate into more durable HIV treatments? Evidence from the Canadian observational cohort (CANOC)

http://pag.aids2014.org/abstracts.aspx?aid=5802
Presented by Nima Machouf (Canada).
N. Machouf1, L. Szadkowski2, B. Trottier1, R. Thomas1, M. Hull3,4, A.N. Burchell5,6, C. Cooper7, R.S. Hogg4,8, M.B. Klein9, M.R. Loutfy6,10, J.S.G. Montaner3,4, C. Tsoukas9, J.M. Raboud2,6, CANOC Collaboration
1Clinique Médicale l’Actuel, Recherche, Montreal, Canada, 2University Health Network, Toronto, Canada, 3University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 4BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, Canada, 5Ontario HIV Treatment Network, Toronto, Canada, 6University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 7Ottawa Hospital, Division of Infectious Diseases, Ottawa, Canada, 8Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada, 9McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 10Women’s College Research Institute, Toronto, Canada

Canada Pavilion – Presentations

10h00

Retention of at-risk populations enrolled in HIV prevention programs: Lessons learned from the Arise Program

Ibou Thior, PATH

11h30

Breaking the Cycle: Empowering Young Mothers

Emily Neilson, Help Lesotho

13h00

Hiring, training, and supporting peer research associates (PRAs): Operationalizing community engagement in multi-site cohort studies by, with, and for women living with HIV

Allison Carter: Affiliated Institutions: Simon Fraser University & BC Centre for Excellence in HIV

14h30

The Early History of the CTN’s Community Advisory Committee (CAC)

Kevin Pendergraft, CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network

16h00

I score: incorporating the patient perspective into the evaluation of ART therapy

Dr. Bertrand LEBOUCHE, Chronic Viral Illness Service, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal

Thursday July 24, 2014

THPE002 – Poster Exhibition

The immune checkpoint blockers PD-1, LAG-3 and TIGIT are biomarkers of HIV infected cells during ART and identify distinct cellular reservoirs

http://pag.aids2014.org/abstracts.aspx?aid=5967
R. Fromentin1, W. Bakeman1, M.B. Lawani1, G. Khoury2, E. Sinclair3, F.M. Hecht3, S.G. Deeks3, S.R. Lewin2,4, J.-P. Routy5, R.P. Sekaly1, N. Chomont1
1VGTIFL, Port St Lucie, United States, 2Alfred Hospital and Monash University, Department of Infectious Diseases, Melbourne, Australia, 3UCSF, Department of Medicine, San Francisco, United States, 4Burnet Institute, Centre for Biomedical Research, Melbourne, Australia, 5McGill Health Centre, Montreal, Canada

THPE226 – Poster Exhibition

Working together: creating an Aboriginal HIV and AIDS strategy for Canada

http://pag.aids2014.org/abstracts.aspx?aid=6890
M.-S. Morrison1, R. Masching2
1Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network, Research & Policy Unit, Vancouver, Canada, 2Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network, Vancouver, Canadaa

Canada Pavilion – Presentations

10h00

Canadian HIV Vaccine Initiative: Supporting HIV Vaccine Development in Canada

Deborah Douglas, Organization – Canadian HIV Vaccine Initiative Research and Development Alliance Coordinating Office (ACO)

11h30

Barriers to Treatment Access in Canada: A History of CTAC

Shane Patey, Canadian Treatment Action Council (CTAC)

Publications

PUB033 – Publication only

The Cedar Project: the effects of childhood maltreatment on HIV risk among young Indigenous people who use drugs in three Canadian cities

http://pag.aids2014.org/abstracts.aspx?aid=10589
M. Pearce1, W. Christian2, K. Jongbloed1, A. Blair1, M. Schechter1, P. Spittal1, For the Cedar Project Partnership
1University of British Columbia, School of Population and Public Health, Vancouver, Canada, 2Splats’in-Secwepemc Nation, Enderby, Canada

PUB114 – Publication only

Understanding the meaning, availability and value of women-centred HIV care and its promise for health care delivery: a qualitative study among women living with HIV in Canada

http://pag.aids2014.org/abstracts.aspx?aid=8569
N. O’Brien1,2, A.J. Carter3,4, J. Lewis5, S. Greene6, J. Dayle1, G. Kwaramba5, S. Margolese5, B. Menard1, V.L. Nicholson3, S. Smith5, A. Kaida3, A. de Pokomandy1, M.L. Loutfy5, CHIWOS Research Team
1McGill University Health Centre, Chronic Viral Illness Service, Montreal, Canada, 2Universite de Montreal, Ecole de Sante Publique, Montreal, Canada, 3Simon Fraser University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Burnaby, Canada, 4British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, Canada, 5Women’s College Research Institute, Women’s College Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 6McMaster University, Faculty of Social Work, Hamilton, Canada
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