🚨potentially unpopular opinion
shaming someone for ANY illness (sti/stbbi/virus/etc) they may have is shitty!
it takes unlearning to get over shame around illness, especially sti/stbbi, but being ill is a morally neutral thing!
(and reminder, most adults will get an sti at some point!)
shaming someone for ANY illness (sti/stbbi/virus/etc) they may have is shitty!
it takes unlearning to get over shame around illness, especially sti/stbbi, but being ill is a morally neutral thing!
(and reminder, most adults will get an sti at some point!)
March 23, 2025 at 10:21 PM
🚨potentially unpopular opinion
shaming someone for ANY illness (sti/stbbi/virus/etc) they may have is shitty!
it takes unlearning to get over shame around illness, especially sti/stbbi, but being ill is a morally neutral thing!
(and reminder, most adults will get an sti at some point!)
shaming someone for ANY illness (sti/stbbi/virus/etc) they may have is shitty!
it takes unlearning to get over shame around illness, especially sti/stbbi, but being ill is a morally neutral thing!
(and reminder, most adults will get an sti at some point!)
Register today for the Fall 2026 STBBI Virtual Classroom Series!
- Local HCPs discussing STBBI treatment & prevention
- Highlights SK clinical resources & supports
- Recordings post-event to all registered participants
- Earn credits
- FREE!
Learn more: https://ow.ly/xuN050ZR36V
- Local HCPs discussing STBBI treatment & prevention
- Highlights SK clinical resources & supports
- Recordings post-event to all registered participants
- Earn credits
- FREE!
Learn more: https://ow.ly/xuN050ZR36V
September 24, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Register today for the Fall 2026 STBBI Virtual Classroom Series!
- Local HCPs discussing STBBI treatment & prevention
- Highlights SK clinical resources & supports
- Recordings post-event to all registered participants
- Earn credits
- FREE!
Learn more: https://ow.ly/xuN050ZR36V
- Local HCPs discussing STBBI treatment & prevention
- Highlights SK clinical resources & supports
- Recordings post-event to all registered participants
- Earn credits
- FREE!
Learn more: https://ow.ly/xuN050ZR36V
Concurrently, I've also received a fellowship from the CIHR Pan-Canadian Network for HIV and STBBI Clinical Trials Research to look at how improved knowledge about HIV transmission and undetectability affects the mental health and stigma experienced by people living with HIV.
July 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Concurrently, I've also received a fellowship from the CIHR Pan-Canadian Network for HIV and STBBI Clinical Trials Research to look at how improved knowledge about HIV transmission and undetectability affects the mental health and stigma experienced by people living with HIV.
We are continuing to face a toxic drug crisis and an intertwined sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI) epidemic that folks are facing across Manitoba, especially in Winnipeg Centre. (1/5)
June 24, 2026 at 8:11 PM
We are continuing to face a toxic drug crisis and an intertwined sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI) epidemic that folks are facing across Manitoba, especially in Winnipeg Centre. (1/5)
Last week, I had the honour of presenting my work on anti-immigrant attitudes for the Migration and Ethnic Relations Alumni Reunion at Western.
September 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Last week, I had the honour of presenting my work on anti-immigrant attitudes for the Migration and Ethnic Relations Alumni Reunion at Western.
SWAN fills the gaps left by systems that exclude or endanger im/migrant women in sex work - from STBBI testing and healthcare accompaniments to safer sex supply delivery. Ahead of the launch of our Healthcare Without Fear campaign, we’re highlighting donors who help make these services possible.
November 14, 2025 at 1:20 AM
SWAN fills the gaps left by systems that exclude or endanger im/migrant women in sex work - from STBBI testing and healthcare accompaniments to safer sex supply delivery. Ahead of the launch of our Healthcare Without Fear campaign, we’re highlighting donors who help make these services possible.
Our mobile STBBI testing pilot project is expected to facilitate about 300 tests with im/migrant women engaged in indoor sex work. Help make this safe, anonymous and language-accessible service a permanent part of our programming: swanvancouver.ca/donate vancouver.citynews.ca/video/2025/1...
vancouver.citynews.ca
November 27, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Our mobile STBBI testing pilot project is expected to facilitate about 300 tests with im/migrant women engaged in indoor sex work. Help make this safe, anonymous and language-accessible service a permanent part of our programming: swanvancouver.ca/donate vancouver.citynews.ca/video/2025/1...
This week, the CIHR HIV/AIDS & STBBI Research Advisory Committee (CHASRAC) met in Ottawa to discuss the future of research in this area in Canada.
Special thanks to the AIDS Committee of Ottawa for your support, and for facilitating connections between community members and researchers!
📸 ACO
Special thanks to the AIDS Committee of Ottawa for your support, and for facilitating connections between community members and researchers!
📸 ACO
April 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
This week, the CIHR HIV/AIDS & STBBI Research Advisory Committee (CHASRAC) met in Ottawa to discuss the future of research in this area in Canada.
Special thanks to the AIDS Committee of Ottawa for your support, and for facilitating connections between community members and researchers!
📸 ACO
Special thanks to the AIDS Committee of Ottawa for your support, and for facilitating connections between community members and researchers!
📸 ACO
SWAN Vancouver has launched mobile STBBI testing in partnership with the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre (VIDC). As an alternative to in-person visits to clinics, our staff collect samples at women's workplaces, transport them for testing, and work with our partner clinic for follow-up.
November 26, 2025 at 10:54 PM
SWAN Vancouver has launched mobile STBBI testing in partnership with the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre (VIDC). As an alternative to in-person visits to clinics, our staff collect samples at women's workplaces, transport them for testing, and work with our partner clinic for follow-up.
Sport, syringes, stigma, and more: Come welcome the new CTN+ Postdoctoral Fellows and discover how their research driving innovation in STBBI research across Canada!
Read our full article:
http://bit.ly/4mU2oX0
Read our full article:
http://bit.ly/4mU2oX0
August 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Sport, syringes, stigma, and more: Come welcome the new CTN+ Postdoctoral Fellows and discover how their research driving innovation in STBBI research across Canada!
Read our full article:
http://bit.ly/4mU2oX0
Read our full article:
http://bit.ly/4mU2oX0
Thank you for helping us surpass our goal! Together, we raised $11,522 for our “Healthcare Without Fear” fundraising campaign, which supports healthcare access programs—from mobile STBBI testing to outreach and health accompaniments.
Donate anytime: swanvancouver.ca/donate
Donate anytime: swanvancouver.ca/donate
January 6, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Thank you for helping us surpass our goal! Together, we raised $11,522 for our “Healthcare Without Fear” fundraising campaign, which supports healthcare access programs—from mobile STBBI testing to outreach and health accompaniments.
Donate anytime: swanvancouver.ca/donate
Donate anytime: swanvancouver.ca/donate
More than 70% of the calls we receive are from women looking for safe care. From mobile STBBI testing to interpretation, safer sex supply delivery, and connecting people to trusted providers — these services fill a critical gap. Help make Healthcare Without Fear a reality: swanvancouver.ca/donate
This #GivingTuesday, support Healthcare Without Fear, our campaign to raise $10,000 for SWAN’s safe, confidential, and language-accessible healthcare access programs. Donate today: swanvancouver.ca/donate
December 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM
More than 70% of the calls we receive are from women looking for safe care. From mobile STBBI testing to interpretation, safer sex supply delivery, and connecting people to trusted providers — these services fill a critical gap. Help make Healthcare Without Fear a reality: swanvancouver.ca/donate
Do you strive for a better world? ✋
Then you might want to join the STBBI-STRIVE training program!
Gain foundational data literacy skills while collaborating with a network of ainees, mentors, alumni and partners through seminars and workshops.
📆 Apply by November 1st, 2026.
👉 www.ctn.ca/strive
Then you might want to join the STBBI-STRIVE training program!
Gain foundational data literacy skills while collaborating with a network of ainees, mentors, alumni and partners through seminars and workshops.
📆 Apply by November 1st, 2026.
👉 www.ctn.ca/strive
September 24, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Do you strive for a better world? ✋
Then you might want to join the STBBI-STRIVE training program!
Gain foundational data literacy skills while collaborating with a network of ainees, mentors, alumni and partners through seminars and workshops.
📆 Apply by November 1st, 2026.
👉 www.ctn.ca/strive
Then you might want to join the STBBI-STRIVE training program!
Gain foundational data literacy skills while collaborating with a network of ainees, mentors, alumni and partners through seminars and workshops.
📆 Apply by November 1st, 2026.
👉 www.ctn.ca/strive
The Feast Centre for Indigenous STBBI Research is holding a vital conversation on #sexwork Wed Dec 11- 1-2:30pm (EDT)
Registration link:
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feastcentre.mcmaster.ca
December 10, 2024 at 2:19 AM
The Feast Centre for Indigenous STBBI Research is holding a vital conversation on #sexwork Wed Dec 11- 1-2:30pm (EDT)
Registration link:
us02web.zoom.us/.../reg.../W...
Description:
feastcentre.mcmaster.ca/events
FB: facebook.com/thefeastcent...
Registration link:
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feastcentre.mcmaster.ca/events
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The last decade of the war with #syphilis in Canada has not been great but is the tide starting to turn for congenital and infections?
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#NeoSky #PedSky #STBBI
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#NeoSky #PedSky #STBBI
May 13, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The last decade of the war with #syphilis in Canada has not been great but is the tide starting to turn for congenital and infections?
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#NeoSky #PedSky #STBBI
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#NeoSky #PedSky #STBBI
I'm about to get radiation poisoning classified as an stbbi
February 6, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I'm about to get radiation poisoning classified as an stbbi
I spoke to the CIHR Pan-Canadian Network for HIV and STBBI Clinical Trials Research about continuing the mission to contain #HIV, even without PEPFAR or support from the U.S.
www.ctnplus.ca/news/picking...
www.ctnplus.ca/news/picking...
September 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I spoke to the CIHR Pan-Canadian Network for HIV and STBBI Clinical Trials Research about continuing the mission to contain #HIV, even without PEPFAR or support from the U.S.
www.ctnplus.ca/news/picking...
www.ctnplus.ca/news/picking...
From The Feast Centre for Indigenous STBBI Research:
Now open: SEEDS‑STBBI Awards - Supporting Indigenous Leadership in STBBI Research and Care
📅 First submission (mandatory): July 7, 2026
📅 Info session (Q&A): June 23, 2pm ET → Email Freddy Monasterio @ monastef@mcmaster.ca to join or discuss
Now open: SEEDS‑STBBI Awards - Supporting Indigenous Leadership in STBBI Research and Care
📅 First submission (mandatory): July 7, 2026
📅 Info session (Q&A): June 23, 2pm ET → Email Freddy Monasterio @ monastef@mcmaster.ca to join or discuss
June 17, 2026 at 3:13 PM
From The Feast Centre for Indigenous STBBI Research:
Now open: SEEDS‑STBBI Awards - Supporting Indigenous Leadership in STBBI Research and Care
📅 First submission (mandatory): July 7, 2026
📅 Info session (Q&A): June 23, 2pm ET → Email Freddy Monasterio @ monastef@mcmaster.ca to join or discuss
Now open: SEEDS‑STBBI Awards - Supporting Indigenous Leadership in STBBI Research and Care
📅 First submission (mandatory): July 7, 2026
📅 Info session (Q&A): June 23, 2pm ET → Email Freddy Monasterio @ monastef@mcmaster.ca to join or discuss
Mobile STBBI Testing is now a permanent service at SWAN Vancouver! We successfully completed the pilot stage of the project, facilitating 177 tests with 94 community members. You can help sustain this program: Swanvancouver.ca/donate
April 2, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Mobile STBBI Testing is now a permanent service at SWAN Vancouver! We successfully completed the pilot stage of the project, facilitating 177 tests with 94 community members. You can help sustain this program: Swanvancouver.ca/donate
Very thankful that another Murooka/Santer lab project was funded 3 weeks later for our #CIHR Catalyst grant with Dr Ali Ashkar as fellow coPI & coA @annablakney.bsky.social expanding on #IFNL #antiviral effects in the STBBI field. Super excited to work with this awesome team across 3 universities🥳🙌
February 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Very thankful that another Murooka/Santer lab project was funded 3 weeks later for our #CIHR Catalyst grant with Dr Ali Ashkar as fellow coPI & coA @annablakney.bsky.social expanding on #IFNL #antiviral effects in the STBBI field. Super excited to work with this awesome team across 3 universities🥳🙌
"Political will is the first thing then fidelity to the system, followed by evaluation, evaluation, evaluation.”
Such an important accomplishment, not just in of itself, but in the lessons it provides for global HIV and STBBI public health.
Such an important accomplishment, not just in of itself, but in the lessons it provides for global HIV and STBBI public health.
Amidst all the daily bad news, here is some good news to lift up your week!
Botswana eliminates paediatric HIV
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
Botswana eliminates paediatric HIV
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
How Botswana eliminated paediatric HIV
Political will, free maternity care and digital health tools helped Botswana achieve high standards for ending mother-to-child transmission.
www.nature.com
August 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
"Political will is the first thing then fidelity to the system, followed by evaluation, evaluation, evaluation.”
Such an important accomplishment, not just in of itself, but in the lessons it provides for global HIV and STBBI public health.
Such an important accomplishment, not just in of itself, but in the lessons it provides for global HIV and STBBI public health.
A new national initiative is redefining access to HIV and STBBI testing and care in Canada. Rapid TLC—led by REACH Nexus at St. Michael’s Hospital—is bringing same-day testing, results, and care directly to communities. unityhealth.to/2026/05/rapi...
May 8, 2026 at 12:20 AM
A new national initiative is redefining access to HIV and STBBI testing and care in Canada. Rapid TLC—led by REACH Nexus at St. Michael’s Hospital—is bringing same-day testing, results, and care directly to communities. unityhealth.to/2026/05/rapi...
Any #STIHIV2025 attendees won't want to miss the oral presentation that CTN+ postdoc fellow Dr. Ihoghosa Iyamu will be delivering this afternoon at 4:15!
He'll be exploring how novel technologies such as #AI, digital platforms, and #SocialMedia are being used in HIV and STBBI care. See you there!
He'll be exploring how novel technologies such as #AI, digital platforms, and #SocialMedia are being used in HIV and STBBI care. See you there!
July 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Any #STIHIV2025 attendees won't want to miss the oral presentation that CTN+ postdoc fellow Dr. Ihoghosa Iyamu will be delivering this afternoon at 4:15!
He'll be exploring how novel technologies such as #AI, digital platforms, and #SocialMedia are being used in HIV and STBBI care. See you there!
He'll be exploring how novel technologies such as #AI, digital platforms, and #SocialMedia are being used in HIV and STBBI care. See you there!
“Indigenous women lead new HIV research and community wellness initiatives” - healthenews.mcgill.ca/indigenous-w... - #IndigenousHealth #IndigenousKnowledge #HealthResearch - @healthsciences.mcgill.ca
Indigenous women lead new HIV research and community wellness initiatives - Health e-News
New funding supports Indigenous-led engagement to advance HIV and STBBI wellness In May, a group of Indigenous women gathered at The Institute’s Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE) for ...
healthenews.mcgill.ca
September 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
“Indigenous women lead new HIV research and community wellness initiatives” - healthenews.mcgill.ca/indigenous-w... - #IndigenousHealth #IndigenousKnowledge #HealthResearch - @healthsciences.mcgill.ca
We're so thrilled to see this round-table provide a forum for Indigenous women to discuss vital works in the field of HIV and STBBI prevention. In particular, we want to congratulate CTN+ scientists Carrie Martin on this new funding opportunity for her research within Indigenous communities.
August 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
We're so thrilled to see this round-table provide a forum for Indigenous women to discuss vital works in the field of HIV and STBBI prevention. In particular, we want to congratulate CTN+ scientists Carrie Martin on this new funding opportunity for her research within Indigenous communities.