The Canada-International HIV and Rehabilitation Research Collaborative (CIHRRC), in partnership with Realize (formerly the Canadian Working Group on HIV and Rehabilitation), the Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR), and the Living with HIV (LHIV) Innovation Team, hosted the Living Longer, Living
Well: Advancing Research Priorities in HIV, Aging and Rehabilitation Ancillary Meeting and Special Plenary Session on Thursday April 6 and Friday April 7, 2017 in Montreal, Quebec at the Hotel Bonaventure.
Our overall goal was to advance an international research agenda that will address research and educational priorities in HIV, aging and rehabilitation by developing partnerships among people living with HIV (PLWH), researchers, clinicians, and community organizations in Canada, the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland. Specific objectives were:
- To facilitate knowledge transfer and exchange (KTE) on HIV, aging and rehabilitation research, clinical practice and service delivery among people aging with HIV, researchers, clinicians, representatives of community organizations, and policy stakeholders in Canada, the UK and Ireland;
- To establish new research and clinical partnerships in the field of HIV and aging internationally;
- To plan a collaborative international research proposal that will address priorities in HIV, aging and rehabilitation recently identified at an International Forum on HIV and Rehabilitation Research.
- To foster mentorship and training in HIV, aging and rehabilitation research;
- To develop a plan to expand and sustain an international collaborative research team called the Canada-International HIV and Rehabilitation Research Collaborative (CIHRRC). This collaboration will build on existing expertise and formally enhance linkages between researchers, clinicians, trainees, and older adults living with HIV in Canada, UK, and Ireland, to address priorities in HIV, aging and rehabilitation.
The meeting was attended by 32 clinicians, researchers, community members, people living with HIV, and trainees from Canada, Ireland and the United States with expertise in HIV, aging, rehabilitation and chronic disease self-management research. Speakers included Claire Liddy (University of Ottawa), Cliona Ni Cheallaigh (Mercer’s Institute for Successful Aging, Trinity College Dublin) and Richard Harding (King’s College London).
Read the report: https://cihrrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/HIV-Aging-and-Rehabilitation-Final-Report-June-29-17.pdf
See the speaker slides: https://cihrrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/SM-Meeting-MAIN-SLIDE-DECK-April-5-17.pdf
At the Self-Management Ancillary Meeting, speakers and discussion sessions addressed issues related to:
- successful aging in the context of HIV and rehabilitation;
- overview of chronic disease self-management (CDSM) theory in practice;
- chronic disease self-management intervention research in HIV and rehabilitation in Canada and internationally;
- moving forward with a research agenda in CDSM in HIV and rehabilitation.
The meeting provided an opportunity for a range of stakeholders to respond to current research evidence and present new and emerging research evidence and
experiences related to self-management in HIV, aging and rehabilitation. Structured small and large group discussions and Q&A segments enabled participation throughout the day and a facilitator was in place to engage attendees while adhering to the agenda.
The Ancillary Meeting was not video recorded but speaker slides focused on self-management can be accessed by clicking here
At the Special Plenary Session – Advancing HIV, Aging and Rehabilitation:
- Where does rehabilitation fit in the care cascade?
- speakers focused on the role and emerging evidence for rehabilitation in the context of HIV, aging and multi-morbidity and reflected on where rehabilitation fits within the care cascade.
A video recording of the Special Plenary Session is openly accessible on the CAHR YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uFbH5j6tXQ.
Funding acknowledgement: This meeting was supported by a Planning Grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Institute of Aging. This meeting was a collaboration between the Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR), Canada-International HIV and Rehabilitation Research Collaborative (CIHRRC), Realize (formerly the Canadian Working Group on HIV and Rehabilitation), and the Living with HIV (LHIV) Innovation Team who partnered for the Ancillary Meeting focused on self-management in the context of HIV and rehabilitation.
