ACT Research Day 2009: Part I
ACT Research Day 2009
Part I: Making Sense of HIV Research
Created in partnership with the Ontario HIV Treatment Network
Thursday, May 7, 2009
10:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Metro-Central YMCA
20 Grosvenor, Toronto
Part I: Making Sense of HIV Research
Community-based organizations are increasingly encouraged to draw from research when developing their programs and services, applying for funding, and in their advocacy work. When developing our conference program, we began by thinking through the questions that sometimes emerge when working with research evidence. How we access research evidence, how we understand and respond to it, and how we incorporate it into our work rarely feels straightforward. It made sense then, to apply these questions to established approaches in HIV research, and work through them together.
Agenda
10:30 a.m.
Plenary Welcome and Opening Presentation:
Making sense of HIV Research: Using evidence to inform programs and service delivery
Michael Wilson (Ontario HIV Treatment Network)
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Concurrent Workshops
Workshop One
Understanding the Ontario HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report
Greta Bauer (University of Western Ontario) and John Maxwell (AIDS Committee of Toronto)
Abstract: We who work in HIV/AIDS are increasingly asked to support our initiatives with statistical “evidence.” Often in the absence of documented evidence from the specific communities we work with, the best “evidence-based” option is the Report on HIV/AIDS in Ontario. This workshop will help you understand what the report does and does not tell us. This is an opportunity to learn more about some of the terminology used in the report. What is prevalence? What is incidence density? What does “100 person-years” mean? We will map out where the data come from, and the assumptions that underlie the statistics. How do we know how many men in Ontario have sex with other men? What happens with new HIV cases where there are no data on exposure? We will also help make sense of changes in statistics over time. How do we explain the rapid increase in cases among low-risk heterosexuals? What impact has the HIV testing of all new immigrants had on HIV statistics? How best do we make use of all these data given their strengths and limitations? There are opportunities for sharing questions, concerns and experiences in using epidemiological data in your work.
Workshop Two
From Prevention Research to Prevention Practice (abstract forthcoming)
Barry Adam (University of Windsor, Ontario HIV Treatment Network), James Murray (AIDS Bureau), Sean Hosein (Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange)
Workshop Three
Program Development (title and abstract forthcoming)
Shani Robertson (Black CAP), David Lewis (Black CAP), Nicole Greenspan (Toronto Public Health)
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p. m.
Lunch
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Concurrent Workshops (repeated)
Workshop One
Understanding the Ontario HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report
Greta Bauer (University of Western Ontario) and John Maxwell (AIDS Committee of Toronto)
Abstract: We who work in HIV/AIDS are increasingly asked to support our initiatives with statistical “evidence.” Often in the absence of documented evidence from the specific communities we work with, the best “evidence-based” option is the Report on HIV/AIDS in Ontario. This workshop will help you understand what the report does and does not tell us. This is an opportunity to learn more about some of the terminology used in the report. What is prevalence? What is incidence density? What does “100 person-years” mean? We will map out where the data come from, and the assumptions that underlie the statistics. How do we know how many men in Ontario have sex with other men? What happens with new HIV cases where there are no data on exposure? We will also help make sense of changes in statistics over time. How do we explain the rapid increase in cases among low-risk heterosexuals? What impact has the HIV testing of all new immigrants had on HIV statistics? How best do we make use of all these data given their strengths and limitations? There are opportunities for sharing questions, concerns and experiences in using epidemiological data in your work.
Workshop Two
From Prevention Research to Prevention Practice (abstract forthcoming)
Barry Adam (University of Windsor, Ontario HIV Treatment Network), James Murray (AIDS Bureau), Sean Hosein (Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange)
Workshop Three
Program Development (title and abstract forthcoming)
Shani Robertson (Black CAP), David Lewis (Black CAP), Nicole Greenspan (Toronto Public Health)
3:45 – 4:45
Plenary Closing Presentation
Moving Beyond Rhetoric: Knowledge, Power & Social Change through Community-based Research
Josephine Wong
10:30 a.m.
Plenary Welcome and Opening Presentation:
Making sense of HIV Research: Using evidence to inform programs and service delivery
Michael Wilson (Ontario HIV Treatment Network)
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Concurrent Workshops
Workshop One
Understanding the Ontario HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report
Greta Bauer (University of Western Ontario) and John Maxwell (AIDS Committee of Toronto)
Abstract: We who work in HIV/AIDS are increasingly asked to support our initiatives with statistical “evidence.” Often in the absence of documented evidence from the specific communities we work with, the best “evidence-based” option is the Report on HIV/AIDS in Ontario. This workshop will help you understand what the report does and does not tell us. This is an opportunity to learn more about some of the terminology used in the report. What is prevalence? What is incidence density? What does “100 person-years” mean? We will map out where the data come from, and the assumptions that underlie the statistics. How do we know how many men in Ontario have sex with other men? What happens with new HIV cases where there are no data on exposure? We will also help make sense of changes in statistics over time. How do we explain the rapid increase in cases among low-risk heterosexuals? What impact has the HIV testing of all new immigrants had on HIV statistics? How best do we make use of all these data given their strengths and limitations? There are opportunities for sharing questions, concerns and experiences in using epidemiological data in your work.
Workshop Two
From Prevention Research to Prevention Practice (abstract forthcoming)
Barry Adam (University of Windsor, Ontario HIV Treatment Network), James Murray (AIDS Bureau), Sean Hosein (Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange)
Workshop Three
Program Development (title and abstract forthcoming)
Shani Robertson (Black CAP), David Lewis (Black CAP), Nicole Greenspan (Toronto Public Health)
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p. m.
Lunch
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Concurrent Workshops (repeated)
Workshop One
Understanding the Ontario HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report
Greta Bauer (University of Western Ontario) and John Maxwell (AIDS Committee of Toronto)
Abstract: We who work in HIV/AIDS are increasingly asked to support our initiatives with statistical “evidence.” Often in the absence of documented evidence from the specific communities we work with, the best “evidence-based” option is the Report on HIV/AIDS in Ontario. This workshop will help you understand what the report does and does not tell us. This is an opportunity to learn more about some of the terminology used in the report. What is prevalence? What is incidence density? What does “100 person-years” mean? We will map out where the data come from, and the assumptions that underlie the statistics. How do we know how many men in Ontario have sex with other men? What happens with new HIV cases where there are no data on exposure? We will also help make sense of changes in statistics over time. How do we explain the rapid increase in cases among low-risk heterosexuals? What impact has the HIV testing of all new immigrants had on HIV statistics? How best do we make use of all these data given their strengths and limitations? There are opportunities for sharing questions, concerns and experiences in using epidemiological data in your work.
Workshop Two
From Prevention Research to Prevention Practice (abstract forthcoming)
Barry Adam (University of Windsor, Ontario HIV Treatment Network), James Murray (AIDS Bureau), Sean Hosein (Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange)
Workshop Three
Program Development (title and abstract forthcoming)
Shani Robertson (Black CAP), David Lewis (Black CAP), Nicole Greenspan (Toronto Public Health)
3:45 – 4:45
Plenary Closing Presentation
Moving Beyond Rhetoric: Knowledge, Power & Social Change through Community-based Research
Josephine Wong
