HIV Treatment Resources | Undetectable Viral Load
Undetectable Viral Load Video from the Ontario Gay Men’s Sexual Health Alliance (GMSH): https://thesexyouwant.ca/undetectable-viral-load/
CATIE.ca (Canada’s Source for HIV and hep C Information): https://www.catie.ca/catieca
Where to… (Find HIV and hepatitis services near you – a search engine powered by CATIE): https://whereto.catie.ca/
CTAC (access to treatment, care and support for people in Canada with HIV and HIV/HCV co-infection): https://www.ctac.ca/
Committee for Accessible AIDS Treatment: www.hivimmigration.ca – http://caat.link/
CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario – resources on social assistance coverage and immigration) also in partnership with Steps to Justice: https://www.cleo.on.ca/en – https://stepstojustice.ca/
Ontario HIV Treatment Network: https://www.ohtn.on.ca/
UHN Toronto General Hospital, The Immunodeficiency Clinic (features drug therapy guides and other manuals): https://hivclinic.ca/
International Resources
NAM aidsmap (A long time UK charity sharing information about HIV & AIDS in an independent, clear and accurate way.): https://www.aidsmap.com/
The Body (Publishing since 1995 on HIV-related information, news, support, and personal perspectives): https://www.thebody.com/
U=U The prevention Access Campaign: www.preventionaccess.com
Social Media Resources Viral Load
CDC HIV: https://www.facebook.com/cdchiv
Center for Drug Use and HIV Research (CDUHR): https://www.facebook.com/cduhr
Aids Map: https://www.facebook.com/aidsmap
The Body.com: www.facebook.com/thebodydotcom
Healthy Line: HIV Awareness: www.facebook.com/thebodydotcom
International AIDS Society: www.facebook.com/iasociety
Ontario HIV Treatment Network: https://www.facebook.com/theOHTN
Substances and HIV Medications
Center for Drug Use and HIV Research (CDUHR)HIV Drug Interactions:
https://publichealth.nyu.edu/research/centers/center-drug-use-and-hivhcv-research-cduhr
University of Liverpool: https://www.hiv-druginteractions.org/checker
Toronto Vibe (safer drug use information for people partying in Toronto gay, bi, queer men’s party scenes): https://torontovibe.com/
HiMyNameIsTina (written for and by gay, bi, queer men about crystal meth): https://himynameistina.com/
PrEP, PEP and HIV Treatment Medication Prices
The Ontario Drug benefit Formulary website for the price listing of each unit: https://www.formulary.health.gov.on.ca/formulary/
PrEP Resources | PrEP School
PREP Video from the GMSH: https://thesexyouwant.ca/prep/
CATIE.ca (Canada’s Source for HIV and hep C Information – use the site’s search window): https://www.catie.ca/
Canadian Guideline on HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis and Nonoccupational Postexposure Prophylaxis. Dr Darrel Tan
Online Link: https://www.cmaj.ca/content/189/47/E1448
Gilead Sciences Policy Position: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV Prevention:
https://www.gilead.com/-/media/files/pdfs/preexposure%20prophylaxis.pdf?la=en
Social Media Resources PrEP
PrEP Facts – Rethinking HIV Prevention and Sex: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PrEPFacts
PrEP – Canada: Rethinking HIV Prevention / Repenser la Prévention du VIH: https://www.facebook.com/groups/prepcanada
Search Resources for Finding PrEP Providers
Sexual Health Infoline Ontario (SHILO):
https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/health-wellness-care/sexual-health-infoline-ontario/
Ontario PrEP.ca (A search engine – powered by OHTN):
GMSH: Where to Get PrEP ( Web site you scroll through.):
https://thesexyouwant.ca/prep/where-to-get-prep/
Where to… (Find HIV and hepatitis services near you – including PrEP – a search engine powered by CATIE): https://whereto.catie.ca/
Health 811 Ontario (Formerly Telehealth Ontario): https://health811.ontario.ca/ or call 811
Rainbow Health Ontario Service Provider Directory: https://www.rainbowhealthontario.ca/
ACT: https://www.actoronto.org/prep
-For PrEP referrals contact ACT PrEP Access Coordinator at: prepaccess@actoronto.org or the Access Centre at 416-340-2437
PEP Resources
PEP and Other Issues Beyond Condoms: www.thesexyouwant.ca/PEP
PEP Fact Sheet from the CATIE: www.catie.ca/fact-sheets/prevention/post-exposure-prophylaxis-pep https://www.catie.ca/post-exposure-prophylaxis-pep
Women and PEP: https://whai.ca/resource/pep-women-2021/
Safer Sex Information for Gay Men from ACT: www.actoronto.org/health-information/gay-men
HIV Clinic (Immunodeficiency Clinic) – University Health Network: https://hivclinic.ca/
Positive Care Clinic (PCC) – St. Michael’s Hospital: https://unityhealth.to/areas-of-care/programs-and-clinics/infectious-diseases/#location-tab-st-michaels-hospital-1
GAHT & HIV
Medical News Today – How does having HIV affect gender-affirming hormone therapy?: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/hiv-and-gender-affirming-hormone-therapy#hormone-therapy-with-hiv
Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Adults and Adolescents with HIV – Considerations for Antiretroviral Use in Special Patient Populations: Transgendered People with HIV: https://clinicalinfo.hiv.gov/en/guidelines/hiv-clinical-guidelines-adult-and-adolescent-arv/transgender-people-hiv
Characterizing the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Care Continuum Among Transgender Women and Cisgender Women and Men in Clinical Care: A Retrospective Time-series Analysis: https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/70/6/1131/5477380
Effects of Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy on Progression Along the HIV Care Continuum in Transgender Women: https://academic.oup.com/ofid/article/8/9/ofab404/6331030
Considerations for Antiretroviral Use in Special Patient Populations: https://clinicalinfo.hiv.gov/en/guidelines/hiv-clinical-guidelines-adult-and-adolescent-arv/transgender-people-hiv#:~:text=Antiretroviral%20therapy%20(ART)%20is%20recommended,to%20sexual%20partners%20(AI)
Feminizing hormone therapy in a Canadian cohort of transgender women with and without HIV: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/13596535231182505
Transgender Men’s Sexual Health and HIV Risk: https://www.rainbowhealthontario.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/RR33-2010-TransMen-HIV.pdf
General HIV Resources
ACT (AIDS Committee of Toronto): https://www.actoronto.org/
AIDS and Sexual Health InfoLine: 416-392-2437 or https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/health-wellness-care/sexual-health-infoline-ontario/
Where to… (Find HIV and hepatitis services near you- including prevention and testing services – a search engine powered by CATIE): https://whereto.catie.ca/
CATIE.ca (Canada’s Source for HIV and hep C Information): https://www.catie.ca/
Ontario health and Welleness (Find healthcare services in your community: walk-in clinic, hospital, emergency room, etc.): https://www.ontario.ca/page/your-health
British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (PEP/PrEP/HIV Therapeutic Guidelines and more): https://www.bccfe.ca/
Gay Men’s Sexual Health Alliance (GMSH): https://gmsh.ca/
Toronto Public Health: https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/health-wellness-care/
Referrals
Contact ACT staff for referrals on a variety of HIV related issues: https://www.actoronto.org/
-For general questions contact: ask@actoronto.org or 416-340- 2437
-For PrEP referrals contact the PrEP access Coordinator at: prepaccess@actoronto.org
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