CIHR Team in the Study of Acute HIV Infection in Gay Men

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Summaries

Study Backgrounder: Why Conduct a Study on Acute HIV Infection?
Fact sheet

Chown S, Jollimore J, Kwag M, Lim E, Steinberg M, Grace D, Gilbert M. Understanding the impact of HIV among recently diagnosed gay men in Vancouver. BC Centre for Disease Control, 2015.
Report

Jollimore J, Chown S, Kwag M, Robert W, Steinberg M, Gilbert M, Grace D. A view into the health of HIV-negative gay men in Vancouver. BC Centre for Disease Control, 2015.
Report

Our research

Grace D, Chown SA, Kwag M, Steinberg M, Lim E, and Gilbert, M. Becoming “Undetectable”: Longitudinal Narratives of Gay Men’s Sex Lives After a Recent HIV Diagnosis. AIDS Education and Prevention, 2015;27(4): 333-349.
Abstract | For a copy of this article please email Daniel.grace@utoronto.ca

Grace D, Chown S, Jollimore J, Parry R, Kwag M, Steinberg M, Trussler T, and Gilbert M. “Emotional and Behavioural Impacts of Study Participation: Narratives of being a participant in longitudinal mixed methods HIV research”. Canadian Association for HIV Research. Toronto, 2 May 2015.

Grace D, Steinberg M, Kwag M, Chown SA, Doupe G, Trussler T, Rekart M, Gilbert M. Diagnostic Technologies in Practice: Gay Men’s Narratives of Acute or Recent HIV Infection Diagnosis. Qualitative Research, 2015 Feb; 25(2): 205-217.
Article | Blog post for providers

Grace D, Chown SA, Jollimore J, Parry R, Kwag M, Steinberg M, Trussler T, Rekart M, Gilbert M. (2014). HIV-negative gay men’s accounts of using context-dependent seroadaptive strategies. Culture, Health & Sexuality, 16(3): 316–330.
Article | Fact Sheet

Gilbert, M., Cook, C., Steinberg, M., Kwag, M., Robert, W., Doupe, G., Krajden, M, and Rekart, M. Targeting screening and social marketing to increase detection of acute HIV infection in men who have sex with men in Vancouver, British Columbia. AIDS, October 23, 2013: 27(16): 2649-2654.
Article | Fact Sheet

Grace D. Reconceiving the “problem” in HIV prevention: HIV testing technologies and the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure. In: Hankivsky O, editor. An intersectionality-based policy analysis framework. Vancouver, BC: Institute for Intersectionality Research and Policy; 2012. p. 1–27.
Article

Steinberg, M. et al. Towards targeted screening for acute HIV infections in British Columbia. Journal of the International AIDS Society 2011, 14:39 http://www.jiasociety.org/content/14/1/39
Article

Conway J.M., Coombs D. (2011) A Stochastic Model of Latently Infected Cell Reactivation and Viral Blip Generation in Treated HIV Patients. PLoS Comput Biol 7(4): e1002033. doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002033
Article

Rekart, M. and MacIntosh, J. (2011) Five Things to Know About Acute Primary HIV Infection. CMAJ, 2011, 183(11).
Article

Cook, D., Gilbert, M., DiFrancesco, L. and Krajden, M. (2010) Detection of Early Sero-Conversion HIV Infection Using the INSTI HIV-1 Antibody Point-of-Care Test. The Open AIDS Journal 2010, 4: 176-179.
Article

Ragonnet-Cronin, M., Ofner-Agostini, M., Merks, H., Pilon, R., Rekart, M., Archibald, C.P., Sandstrom, P.A. and Brooks, J.I. (2010) Longitudinal Phylogenetic Surveillance Identifies Distinct Patterns of Cluster Dynamics. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2010;55:102–108.
Article

Reports incorporating our research findings

Kendall P. HIV, stigma and society: tackling a complex epidemic and renewing HIV prevention for gay and bisexual men in British Columbia. Provincial Health officer’s 2010 Annual Report. Victoria, BC: Ministry of Health, 2014.
Report

Grace, D. (2014). “Intersectionality-Based Mixed Methods Research: A Primer”. Institute for Intersectionality, Research and Policy. Methods Primer for the Public Health Agency of Canada.
Report



Home About the Study Overview of the HIV-Positive Study Overview of the HIV-Negative Study Study Team and Partners How to Participate Acute HIV Info What's Acute HIV? Info on Testing Where can I get a NAAT Test? Study Findings Media Contact Us Funding Provided By	Summaries Study Backgrounder: Why Conduct a Study on Acute HIV Infection? Fact sheet Chown S, Jollimore J, Kwag M, Lim E, Steinberg M, Grace D, Gilbert M. Understanding the impact of HIV among recently diagnosed gay men in Vancouver. BC Centre for Disease Control, 2015. Report Jollimore J, Chown S, Kwag M, Robert W, Steinberg M, Gilbert M, Grace D. A view into the health of HIV-negative gay men in Vancouver. BC Centre for Disease Control, 2015. Report Our research Grace D, Chown SA, Kwag M, Steinberg M, Lim E, and Gilbert, M. Becoming “Undetectable”: Longitudinal Narratives of Gay Men’s Sex Lives After a Recent HIV Diagnosis. AIDS Education and Prevention, 2015;27(4): 333-349. Abstract \| For a copy of this article please email Daniel.grace@utoronto.ca Grace D, Chown S, Jollimore J, Parry R, Kwag M, Steinberg M, Trussler T, and Gilbert M. “Emotional and Behavioural Impacts of Study Participation: Narratives of being a participant in longitudinal mixed methods HIV research”. Canadian Association for HIV Research. Toronto, 2 May 2015. Grace D, Steinberg M, Kwag M, Chown SA, Doupe G, Trussler T, Rekart M, Gilbert M. Diagnostic Technologies in Practice: Gay Men’s Narratives of Acute or Recent HIV Infection Diagnosis. Qualitative Research, 2015 Feb; 25(2): 205-217. Article \| Blog post for providers Grace D, Chown SA, Jollimore J, Parry R, Kwag M, Steinberg M, Trussler T, Rekart M, Gilbert M. (2014). HIV-negative gay men’s accounts of using context-dependent seroadaptive strategies. Culture, Health & Sexuality, 16(3): 316–330. Article \| Fact Sheet Gilbert, M., Cook, C., Steinberg, M., Kwag, M., Robert, W., Doupe, G., Krajden, M, and Rekart, M. Targeting screening and social marketing to increase detection of acute HIV infection in men who have sex with men in Vancouver, British Columbia. AIDS, October 23, 2013: 27(16): 2649-2654. Article \| Fact Sheet Grace D. Reconceiving the “problem” in HIV prevention: HIV testing technologies and the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure. In: Hankivsky O, editor. An intersectionality-based policy analysis framework. Vancouver, BC: Institute for Intersectionality Research and Policy; 2012. p. 1–27. Article Steinberg, M. et al. Towards targeted screening for acute HIV infections in British Columbia. Journal of the International AIDS Society 2011, 14:39 http://www.jiasociety.org/content/14/1/39 Article Conway J.M., Coombs D. (2011) A Stochastic Model of Latently Infected Cell Reactivation and Viral Blip Generation in Treated HIV Patients. PLoS Comput Biol 7(4): e1002033. doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002033 Article Rekart, M. and MacIntosh, J. (2011) Five Things to Know About Acute Primary HIV Infection. CMAJ, 2011, 183(11). Article Cook, D., Gilbert, M., DiFrancesco, L. and Krajden, M. (2010) Detection of Early Sero-Conversion HIV Infection Using the INSTI HIV-1 Antibody Point-of-Care Test. The Open AIDS Journal 2010, 4: 176-179. Article Ragonnet-Cronin, M., Ofner-Agostini, M., Merks, H., Pilon, R., Rekart, M., Archibald, C.P., Sandstrom, P.A. and Brooks, J.I. (2010) Longitudinal Phylogenetic Surveillance Identifies Distinct Patterns of Cluster Dynamics. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2010;55:102–108. Article Reports incorporating our research findings Kendall P. HIV, stigma and society: tackling a complex epidemic and renewing HIV prevention for gay and bisexual men in British Columbia. Provincial Health officer’s 2010 Annual Report. Victoria, BC: Ministry of Health, 2014. Report Grace, D. (2014). “Intersectionality-Based Mixed Methods Research: A Primer”. Institute for Intersectionality, Research and Policy. Methods Primer for the Public Health Agency of Canada. Report

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