2016 Winnipeg Forum

3rd International Forum on HIV and Rehabilitation Research Knowledge Translation and Exchange (KTE) Library: Advancing HIV, Aging and Rehabilitation Research and Practice

Thursday, May 12th, 2016
Delta Winnipeg. 350 St. Mary Avenue, Ballroom B, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Overview

The aim of the forum was to facilitate knowledge transfer and exchange (KTE) on HIV and aging research, clinical practice and service delivery, among people living with HIV, researchers, clinicians, representatives of community organizations, and policymakers in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States; to establish new research and clinical partnerships in HIV and aging internationally; to foster mentorship and training in HIV and aging research; and to identify new and emerging research priorities in HIV, aging and rehabilitation.

The Canada-UK HIV and Rehabilitation Research Collaborative (CUHRRC), in partnership with Realize (formerly CWHGR) and the Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR) hosted the 3rd International Forum on HIV and Rehabilitation Research: Advancing HIV, Aging and Rehabilitation Research on Thursday May 12th, 2016 in Winnipeg, Manitoba at the Delta Winnipeg. The Forum was funded by a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Meeting, Planning and Dissemination Grant.

The forum brought together 69 stakeholders, including community leaders, clinicians, students and people living with HIV from Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and the United States to exchange research evidence related to HIV, aging and rehabilitation.

Opening the Forum and Agenda Overview

Kelly O’Brien (University of Toronto)
Francisco Ibáñez-Carrasco (Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN) Forum Facilitator
Kate Murzin (Realize formerly CWGHR)
Andrew Matejcic (Executive Director, Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR)

Overview of Realize (formerly CWGHR) & the HIV and Aging Initiative

Kate Murzin (Realize formerly CWGHR)

Introduction to the Canada-UK HIV and Rehabilitation Research Collaborative (CUHRRC) & Framework of Research Priorities in HIV, Disability and Rehabilitation

Kelly O’Brien (University of Toronto)
 PowerPoint Slides (PDF): Welcome and Introductions
Presentations: Watch Video (link to CIHRRC YouTube Channel)

Research Evidence Panel Session 1- Successful Aging with HIV and Multi-Morbidity

Richard Harding (King’s College, London, United Kingdom)
PowerPoint Slides (PDF): Quality of Life- What Matters to People Living with HIV? Findings from an International Programme
Presentation: Watch Video (link to CIHRRC YouTube Channel)

Julian Falutz (McGill University, Montreal, Canada)
 PowerPoint Slides (PDF): HIV, Multimorbidity, and Frailty: What’s Going On?
Presentation: Watch Video (link to CIHRRC YouTube Channel)

Francisco Ibáñez-Carrasco (Ontario HIV Treatment Network, Toronto, Canada)
 PowerPoint Slides (PDF): A Qualitative Study of the Lived Experience of HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder
Presentation: Watch Video (link to CIHRRC YouTube Channel)

Patty Solomon (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada)
PowerPoint Slides (PDF): “I’ll Bop till I Drop”: Preliminary Findings from a Longitudinal Study on Aging with HIV
Presentation: Watch Video (link to CIHRRC YouTube Channel)

Amrita Ahluwalia (Fife House Foundation, Toronto, Canada)
PowerPoint Slides (PDF): Women, HIV and Aging
Presentation: Watch Video (link to CIHRRC YouTube Channel)

Research Evidence Panel Session 2 – Rehabilitation Interventions and Strategies for Older Adults Living with HIV

Charles Emlet (University of Washington, United States)
PowerPoint Slides (PDF): Aging Well with HIV Infection: Lessons from Long-Term Survivors in Ontario
Presentation: Watch Video (link to CIHRRC YouTube Channel)

Gayle Restall (University of Manitoba, Canada)
PowerPoint Slides (PDF): Self-Management Strategies for Adults Aging With HIV
Presentation: Video not available

Tammy Reimer (Nine Circles Community Health Centre, Winnipeg, Canada)
 PowerPoint Slides (PDF): Nine Circles Community Health Centre
Presentation: Watch Video (link to CIHRRC YouTube Channel)

Darren Brown (Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom)
PowerPoint Slides PDF): Specialist HIV Outpatient Physiotherapy Service
Presentation: Watch Video (link to CIHRRC YouTube Channel)

Rosalind Baltzer Turje and Patrick McDougall (Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation, Vancouver, Canada)
PowerPoint Slides (PDF): Rehabilitation Interventions and Strategies for Older Adults Living with HIV
Presentation: Watch Video (link to CIHRRC YouTube Channel)

Panel Session – Bridging the Evidence with Real World and Identifying Research Priorities in HIV, Aging and Rehabilitation:  Community and Clinical Perspectives

Moderator: Larry Baxter (Community Member)
Panellists: Chris Lucas (Community Member), Alan Casey (University of Manitoba, Canada), Soo Chan Carusone (Casey House, Toronto, Canada), Puja Ahluwalia (realize formerly CWGHR, Toronto, Canada)
 Panel Session: Watch Video (link to CIHRRC YouTube Channel)

Bringing it all Together – Research Priorities in HIV and Aging
Wrap-Up and Evaluation / Closing Remarks

Presentation: Watch Video (link to CIHRRC YouTube Channel)

Resources

Living Longer and Living Well with HIV – Special Plenary Session

The Forum was preceded by an invited special session on HIV and rehabilitation at the Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR) Conference on  May 12th, 2016 entitled: ‘Living Longer and Living Well with HIV: Reaching New Heights in Healthy Aging’. The objectives of this hour-long session were: 1) to demonstrate the role and evidence for rehabilitation in the context of HIV and aging; 2) to profile evidence on HIV and aging rehabilitation interventions; 3) to introduce models of rehabilitation service delivery; 4) to highlight the strengths of rehabilitation research and practice in Canada, the United Kingdom and Sub-Saharan Africa to support people living with HIV to live well and live longer; and 5) to discuss strategies for enhancing access to rehabilitation for people aging with HIV. This session was moderated by Patty Solomon (McMaster University) and speakers Richard Harding (Cicely Saunders Institute, Kings College), Stephanie Nixon (University of Toronto, International Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation), Darren Brown (Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Rehabilitation in HIV Association), Chris Lucas (Nine Circles Community Health Centre) and Kate Murzin (realize) presented on HIV and healthy aging across the contexts of Canada, UK and Sub-Saharan Africa. Click here to see the CAHR Special Plenary Session Presentation Video.

Acknowledgements

The 3rd International Forum on HIV and Rehabilitation Research is funded by a Meeting, Planning and Dissemination Grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Aging Institute. We also acknowledge support from Three Flying Piglets (filming) part of the Gay Men’s Health Collective, and the Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto. CUHRRC gratefully acknowledges financial support by Realize (formerly CWGHR).

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