Treating HIV

Federal, Provincial and Territorial Drug Access Programs

Federal, Provincial and Territorial Drug Access Programs - Information about drug coverage and benefit programs in Canada

Research and news

TreatmentUpdate - CATIE's flagship treatment digest on cutting-edge developments in HIV/AIDS research and treatment

CATIE-News - Bite-sized HIV/AIDS news bulletins

Prevention in Focus Prevention in Focus: Spotlight on programming and research – CATIE’s new prevention e-bulletin

HIV-related clinical trials enrolling in Canada

Guides and fact sheets

Guides

Living with HIV: Starting points - an easy-to-read primer on viral load, CD4 counts and healthy living
HIV Viral Load Testing – This brochure introduces the viral load test and answers basic questions about how it fits into a treatment plan
Managing Your Health – a guide for people living with HIV
A Practical Guide to HIV Drug Treatment – CATIE’s guide on starting, switching and staying on antiretroviral therapy
A Practical Guide to HIV Drug Side Effects – The most common HIV drug side effects are listed in this guide, with tips on how to handle them
A Practical Guide to Complementary Therapies – This guide is a brief overview of many complementary therapies used by people living with HIV
A Practical Guide to Herbal Therapies – This guide looks at some of the herbal therapies that HIV-positive people are trying and provides brief overviews of each treatment
A Practical Guide to Nutrition – Comprehensive book covering healthy eating, vitamins and supplements, managing symptoms and side effects through nutrition and more

Fact sheets

All you need to know about major infections, cancers and other HIV-related conditions, HIV drugscomplementary and alternative therapies, transmission, prevention and more.

The Positive Side magazine

Health and wellness magazine for people living with HIV. Now available in e-zine format at www.positiveside.ca. If you live in Canada, you can have the printed version of The Positive Side delivered to your doorstep twice a year for free.

Resources for specific communities

CATIE publications and other resources for specific communities

E-Learning

CATIE offers numerous multimedia e-learning modules on topics in HIV, from the basics of HIV to advanced treatments options.