Topics in E-learning

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Just diagnosed with HIV Just diagnosed with HIV - First things you need to know about living with HIV (accompanies Managing your health chapter 1; requires broadband connection)
 The Basics HIV: The Basics – A plain and simple look at HIV and the immune system, staying healthy and protecting yourself and others (accompanies Managing your health chapter 2)
Monitoring your health Monitoring your health - an interactive module explaining CD4+ count, viral load and the other key tests used to track your HIV infection and your overall health (accompanies Managing your health chapter 9)

Preventing HIV

New HIV prevention technologies and their implications for HIV prevention in Canada - a webinar series

Knowledge Exchange

The Art and Science of Knowledge Exchange - CATIE, in partnership with the CIHR Social Research Centre in HIV Prevention, the CIHR Centre for REACH in HIV/AIDS, the Ontario HIV Treatment Network and the Interagency Coalition for AIDS and Development, hosted the first national forum on HIV and HCV knowledge exchange in October 2011. The Art and Science of Knowledge Exchange brought together community members, researchers, policy makers and frontline workers to discuss the “how to” of knowledge exchange and learn from each others’ experiences.

Using Research

Epidemiology and Statistics: Understanding Cohort Studies Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 (with discussion) - Using examples from well-known HIV studies, HIV specialist Dr. Graham Smith explains how to interpret cohort studies and demystifies research jargon.

Epidemiology and Statistics: Understanding Clinical Trials Part 1 / Part 2 - In this complement to the above presentation, Dr. Graham Smith explains how HIV clinical trials are designed and how to interpret their results.

Another useful tool for understanding research jargon is this glossary.