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CANAC ACIIS - Publications

  • Caring for Clients Who Are At Risk For and Living With HIV/AIDS: Best Practice Guidelines

    This best practice guideline is designed to provide an overview of the skills that are expected of a nurse who is caring for a client who is living with HIV/AIDS. It contains recommendations for practice and includes an overview of the resources necessary to support evidence based nursing practice. It is designed to be a resource tool for nurses who deliver HIV care in either an acute care or community setting. It is expected that nurses will use it to enhance effective decision making in the provision of client care. This is a guideline. It is not meant to replace or supersede existing policies and procedures but to complement them.
    CANAC/ACIIS – 2013

  • Facial Lipoatrophy and Reconstructive Treatments in Canada: A Brief Guide

    In recent years, dermal fillers such as poly-L-lactic acid (New-Fill or Sculptra) or polyalkylimide (Bio-Alcamid) have been increasingly used for the treatment of facial lipoatrophy in Canada and other countries such as Australia, Brazil, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, and the United States. In Canada, both of these dermal fillers have been approved for the treatment of facial lipoatrophy but neither one is publicly insured. The first objective of this guide is to provide an overview of reconstructive treatments currently approved for facial lipoatrophy in the Canadian context. The second objective is to build on previous research conducted by the primary author with people who suffer lipodystrophy (including facial lipoatrophy) to support and encourage nurses to adopt a more comprehensive approach to the care of people who suffer from facial lipoatrophy. – August 2013

  • Core Competencies for HIV/AIDS Nursing Education at the Undergraduate Level: Position Paper

    This position paper was developed by the Canadian Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (CANAC) to advocate for the integration of core competencies in HIV/AIDS nursing education at the undergraduate level in Canada. It is designed to promote the development of educational strategies that prepare nursing students to fulfill their professional responsibilities by providing safe, compassionate, competent and ethical care to people living with HIV. The aim of this guide is to offer a comprehensive framework to provide essential education in HIV/AIDS nursing in all undergraduate nursing students in Canada. – May 2013

  • Legal and Clinical Implications of HIV non-disclosure

    This guide was developed by the Canadian Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (CANAC) in partnership with CATIE (Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange) to complement the existing legal, ethical and professional frameworks that inform nursing practice in Canada. It is designed to address some of the realities and complexities faced by nurses who provide care to people living with HIV. The aim of this guide is to offer practical advice to HIV nurses and clarify professional obligations regarding HIV non/disclosure and the criminal law. – February 2013

  • OUTSPOKEN: HIV Nurses in Canada Make Noise - Episode 1: Blue Door Clinic

    The Canadian Association of Nurses in HIV/AIDS Care (CANAC) is pleased to present the first episode of our Outspoken podcast, where we will learn the ins and outs of providing care to people with HIV who don’t have permanent immigration status in Canada. This means their health insurance and coverage is minimal, expired or they never had access to it in the first place. For that, we need to know more about the Blue Door Clinic.

    Episode Written & Produced by Jeff Reinhart and Katie Connolly.
    Podcast is produced by CANAC.
    Sound editing by Jeff Reinhart.
    Music is copyrighted by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3912-industrious-ferret/) and was shortened for use in the podcast.
    Date: Nov 2020

    References:
    Canadian Institute for Health Information. Nursing in Canada, 2018: A Lens on Supply and Workforce. Ottawa, ON: CIHI; 2019.
    CATIE. A history of HIV/AIDS. 2020. https://www.catie.ca/en/world-aids-day/history
    Dussault, G. et al. The Nursing Labour Market in Canada: Review of the Literature. Report to the The Invitational Roundtable of Stakeholders in Nursing. Montreal, QC: Universite de Montreal; 2001.
    Haddad N, Robert A, Weeks A, Popovic N, Siu W, Archibald C. HIV in Canada—Surveillance Report, 2018. Can Commun Dis Rep 2019;45(12):304–12. https://doi.org/10.14745/ccdr.v45i12a01
    Logie, C. et al. “It’s for us – newcomers, LGBTQ persons, and HIV-positive persons.  You feel free to be”: a qualitative study exploring social support group participation among African and Caribbean lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender newcomers and refugees in Toronto, Canada. BMC International Health and Human Rights, 2016.
    Li, A. et al.  Effects of HIV stigma reduction interventions in diasporic communities: insights from the CHAMP study.  AIDS CARE, 2018.
    Public Health Agency of Canada. At a Glance – HIV and AIDS in Canada: Surveillance Report to December 31st, 2012. https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/hiv-aids/publications/at-glance-hiv-aids-canada-surveillance-report-december-31-2012.html