Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE) is a national, non-profit
organization committed to improving the health and quality of life of all Canadians living
with HIV/AIDS. CATIE “provides treatment information not only for people living with the virus but also for their families, care providers, AIDS Service Organizations and
Health Care Intermediaries. It does so through a comprehensive web site, three electronic
mailing lists, various print publications and a bilingual, toll-free phone service.”
See
http://www.catie.ca/ (Canada)
Canadian AIDS Society is a national coalition of 126 community-based AIDS
organizations across Canada. The organization works to strengthen the response to
HIV/AIDS across society, and to enriching the lives of people and communities living
with HIV/AIDS. It includes links to other organizations working with HIV/AIDS and
position papers related to different aspects of HIV/AIDS.
See http://www.cdnaids.ca/ (Canada)
Canadian HIV Trials Network (CTN) “is an innovative partnership of clinical
investigators, physicians, nurses, people living with HIV/AIDS, pharmaceutical
manufacturers and others that facilitate HIV/AIDS clinical trials of the highest scientific
and ethical standards. Established in 1990 as a cornerstone of the federal AIDS Strategy, the Network is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), and jointly sponsored by the University of British Columbia and St. Paul's Hospital (Providence
Health Care) in Vancouver.”
See http://www.hivnet.ubc.ca/e/home/index.html (Canada)
International Aids Society is a world-wide independent association of HIV/AIDS
professionals. It organizes international conferences on AIDS. It also works to remove
barriers to AIDS research in countries that have few resources and produces a web-based
medical journal on HIV/AIDS research conducted in developing countries.
See http://www.iasociety.org/ (International)
Interagency Coalition on AIDS & Development (ICAD) is a network of 160 Canadian
international development non-governmental organizations (NGOs), AIDS service
organizations, and individuals who are concerned about global HIV/AIDS issues. ICAD
helps Canadians contribute to international HIV/AIDS work and to ensure that lessons
learned from the global response to AIDS are utilized by Canadian organizations to
improve prevention, care, treatment, and support work in Canada. The network is
involved in education, dissemination of information, and capacity building. The web site
includes publications, annotated bibliographies, and links to other AIDS/HIV web sites.
See http://www.icad-cisd.com (Canada)
The Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN) “is a not-for-profit agency funded by the AIDS Bureau of the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care. Its mission is to
optimize the quality of life of people living with HIV in Ontario and to promote
excellence and innovation in treatment, research, education, and prevention through a
collaborative network of excellence representing consumers, providers, researchers and
other stakeholders.”
See http://www.ohtn.on.ca (Canada)