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vol. 3 no. 1 winter 2007

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Complete listing of AIDS Service Organizations across Canada

The Canadian AIDS Treatment Information (CATIE) website keeps an up-to-date listing of local AIDS service organizations across Canada. Click on your province to find the group nearest you.
http://www.catie.ca/eng/Links/Local.shtml

The CATIE site also offers a helpful booklet for people just diagnosed with HIV that can be downloaded from:
http://www.catie.ca/Eng/LivingWithHIV/justdiagnosed.shtml

Help with legal issues

The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network researches and acts on a wide variety of issues that affect people living with HIV, from discrimination to income security to travel. The "Issues" section of the site provides a clear summary of where we stand in Canada on matters such as access to treatment and legal responsibility, and includes news releases on the subject.
http://www.aidslaw.ca/EN/issues/index.htm

Keep up with research

The Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR) is a group that fosters collaboration among researchers working in HIV. The Association holds an annual multi-disciplinary scientific conference to exchange information between researchers in different areas.

Abstracts of presentations delivered since 2001 at the CAHR annual conference are available on the website.
http://www.cahr-acrv.ca/english/resources/archive.html

Clinical trials and expanded access programs

Canadian HIV Trials Network
To view trials now enrolling participants in Canada, enter the Canadian HIV Trials Database If you are interested in clinical trials, talk to your doctor or local AIDS group.
http://www.hivnet.ubc.ca/e/trialsdatabase/search.php

Find out about Early Access Programmes that make investigational drugs available to people for whom treatment options are limited
http://www.hivnet.ubc.ca/e/clinicaltrials/expandedaccess.html

Take action for access to medicine

The Canadian Treatment Action Council (CTAC) works to ensure that policies across Canada make treatment accessible to all who need them. Find out what's going on and how you can participate.
www.ctac.ca

Community response top HIV

The Canadian AIDS society is a national charity that works to develop programs, services and resources for our member groups. Find out more at
www.cdnaids.ca