Report: Café Scientifique Report-FINAL-12-16-2025
Overview
On November 27, 2025, CIHRRC held our Café Scientifique: HIV, Aging & Rehabilitation – Updates in Research and Practice. This event brought together researchers, clinicians, and community leaders to explore updates in HIV, aging, and rehabilitation research and practice. We hosted this event in partnership with HIV in Motion, and with support from the Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR).
Objectives
Our session had 3 primary objectives:
- To transfer knowledge and exchange on research related to HIV, aging and rehabilitation;
- To establish new partnership and collaborations and strengthen existing ones across clinical practice, research and community in the areas of HIV, aging and rehabilitation.
- To identify emerging priorities in HIV, aging and rehabilitation.
Program
Recordings of the session presentations are available on CIHRRC’s YouTube channel and linked below. We thank Gay Men’s Health Collective for their video editing work.
Updates on HIV, Aging and Rehabilitation
- Tai-Te (Ted) Su (University of Toronto/National Taiwan University): Dual trajectories of disability and physical activity in adults aging with HIV: Insights from a population-based longitudinal study in Ontario, Canada
- Natalie St. Clair-Sullivan (King’s College London): HIV, Ageing & Frailty: Understanding Needs, Implementing Screening, and Designing Better Care
- Francisco Ibáñez-Carrasco (University of Toronto): Living with Chronic Pain and HIV
Clinical Response
- Clinical Response — Carolann Murray (Casey House)
Roundtable Discussion
- Roundtable Discussion — Kath Webster (Community Ambassador, PAN BC), Richard Charette (Community Ambassador, HIV in Motion), Carolann Murray, Natalie St. Clair-Sullivan, Francisco Ibáñez-Carrasco. Moderator: Kelly O’Brien (University of Toronto)
A PDF version of the program (which includes links to recordings from the event) can be accessed here: Cafe Scientifique PROGRAM
Acknowledgement: This event was supported by the Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR). We thank the Gay Men’s Health Collective (GMHC) for assisting with video editing.
