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[435P] ANONYMOUS HIV TESTING IN ONTARIO
Frank McGee¹, Ron Lirette², Janis Tripp³, Carol Major^4
1AIDS Coordinator, AIDS Bureau, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC); ²Manager, Community-based AIDS Education & Support Program, AIDS Bureau, MOHLTC; ³Project Officer, AIDS Bureau, MOHLTC; ⁴Head, HIV Laboratory, MOHLTC

[436P] CHALLENGES IN CAPTURING QUALITY RESEARCH DATA VIA ELECTRONIC CHARTING SYSTEMS
Ahmed M Bayoumi^1,2, David Kerry¹, Paul Henman¹, Robert Hudder¹, Robert Duck^1
1Ontario HIV Treatment Network; ²University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

[437P] THE ROLE OF WORKPLACE FACTORS IN WORKER TURNOVER AND RETENTION
Alex Berry (ACL), Pam Hill (ACL), Robin Weir (CLEAR Investigator), Joan Crook, Amiram Gafni, Jacqueline Roberts

[438P] THE CLEAR UNIT: DEVELOPING DATABASES FOR ASO INFORMATION NEEDS
Jacqueline Roberts¹, Heather Topps^2
1McMaster University; ²AIDS Committee of North Bay & Area

[439P] BRIDGING THE GAP: BUILDING COMMUNITY CAPACITY THROUGH COLLABORATION
DC Reid¹, B Mumford², J Geduld¹, CP Archibald¹, L Leonard³, L Pelude^4
1Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Health Canada; ²Canadian AIDS Society; ³Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa; ⁴Research Consultant

[440P] ECONOMIC AND BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS OF A DECREASING INTEREST IN INITIATING EARLY ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY SEEN OVER A 7 YEAR PERIOD (1995-2001)
H Krentz¹, MJ Gill¹, HIV Economic Study Group
¹Southern Alberta HIV Clinic

[441P] HIV+/AIDS PATIENTS LIVING IN POORER NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE HIGHER HOSPITALIZATION COSTS
AH Anis, H Sun, J Woolcott, MT Schechter, MV O’Shaughnessy
British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Canadian HIV Trials Network, Vancouver, British Columbia

[442P] THE ASO-VOLUNTEER RELATIONSHIP: INFLUENCES ON ITS INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE: COMMUNITY-LINKED AIDS EVALUATION RESOURCE (CLEAR) UNIT, MCMASTER UNIVERSITY
Thomas Egdorf¹, Laurie Edminston¹, Joan Crook², Robin Weir², Dennis Willms^2
1Toronto PWA Foundation; ²CLEAR Unit

[443P] THE EXPERIENCE AND IMPACT OF VOLUNTEERING: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF THE TRANSITION FROM CLIENT TO VOLUNTEER TO PAID WORKER
Joan Crook¹, Robin Weir¹, Dennis Willms¹, Thomas Egdorf², Laurie Edminston2
¹Community-Linked AIDS Evaluation Resource (CLEAR) Unit, McMaster University; ²Toronto PWA Foundation

[444P] USING RESEARCH TO DEVELOP A PLAN OF SERVICE, EDUCATION AND PREVENTION IN ONE AIDS SERVICE ORGANIZATION
David Belrose¹, Carolyn Byrne^2
1AIDS Committee of Thunder Bay; ²Community-Linked Evaluation of Aids Resources

[445P] EVALUATING THE ONTARIO HIV DRUG RESISTANCE TESTING PILOT
Rodney Kort¹, Carol Major², Frank McGee³, Stanley Read^4
1Sr Policy Analyst, AIDS Bureau, Ontario Ministry of Health & Long-Term Care (MOHLTC); ²Head, HIV Laboratory, MOHLTC; ³AIDS Coordinator, AIDS Bureau, MOHLTC; ⁴Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, The Hospital for Sick Children

[446P] AN ONTARIO INITIATIVE TO ENHANCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ASOs: COMMUNITY-LINKED EVALUATION OF AIDS RESOURCES (CLEAR)
Frank McGee
Co-ordinator, AIDS Bureau, Ministry of Health and Long Term Care

[447P] ENHANCING PROGRAM EVALUATION CAPACITY IN THE COMMUNITY-BASED AIDS EDUCATION AND SUPPORT PROGRAM IN ONTARIO
Frank McGee¹, Ron Lirette¹, Janis Tripp¹, James Jezioro¹, Jackie Roberts², Marie Wong^2
1AIDS Bureau, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care; ²Community Linked Evaluation AIDS Resource Unit (CLEAR Unit)

[448P] DEVELOPING EVALUATION CAPACITY IN THE INJECTION DRUG USING OUTREACH PROGRAM IN ONTARIO
Frank McGee¹, Ron Lirette², Janis Tripp³, James Jezioro^4
1AIDS Coordinator, AIDS Bureau, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC); ²Manager, Community-based AIDS Education & Support Program, AIDS Bureau, MOHLTC; ³Project Officer, AIDS Bureau, MOHLTC; ⁴Project Assistant, AIDS Bureau, MOHLTC

[449P] FIRST NATION MODEL ON HIV AND IMMUNE SYSTEM
Anishinaabe Mino-Ayaawin First Nation communities

[450P] COOL AID COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE: ONE YEAR LATER
Françoise Juneau, and other staff
Cool Aid Community Health Centre

[451P] COMMUNITY BASED RESEARCH: A SEAMLESS SOLUTION TO THE RESEARCH-TO-PRACTICE CHALLENGE?
Lynne E Leonard¹, Jackie Arthur², Christine Navarro^3
1Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa; ²HIV Prevention Programme, City of Ottawa People Services Department, Ottawa; ³Community Health Research Unit, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario

[452P] A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN COMMUNITY AND ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS: THE COCQ-Sida AND UQAM
R Le Clerc¹, J Otis^1,2, M Gaudreault^1
1Coalition des Organismes Communautaires Québécois de lutte contre le sida; ²Université du Québec à Montréal, Département de sexologie

[453P] DEVELOPING HIV/STD PREVENTION RESOURCES FOR YOUTH BY YOUTH USING AN ACTION RESEARCH FRAMEWORK
Shayne Métraux, Jeff Auger, Gloria Fox, Karen Griffiths, Josanne Lavoie, Joseph Osborne, Anna Scott, Kali Shiva
AIDS Services, Sexuality Education Resource Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba

[454P] PRÉSENTATION DU RECUEIL DES ACTES DES 2e 3e 4e COLLOQUES VIH ET DROIT DU COMITÉ DES PERSONNES ATTEINTES DU VIH DU QUÉBEC (CPAVIH)
Johanne Leroux
secteur clinique juridique CPAVIH, Montréal (Québec)

[455P] FUTURE ACCESS TO HIV VACCINES IN CANADA: ADVANCING THE DIALOGUE
Mary Louise Chang¹, Jose Esparza¹, Stephanie Nixon^2
1WHO-UNAIDS HIV Vaccine Initiative, Geneva, Switzerland; ²University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

[456P] REHABILITATION IN THE CONTEXT OF HIV: THE POLICY LANDSCAPE IN CANADA
Ron Bowie^1,2, Francisco Ibanez-Carrasco^2,3, Stephanie Nixon^2,4, Russel Ogden⁵, Elisse Zack^2
1Canadian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; ²Canadian Working Group on HIV and Rehabilitation; ³Multilingual Health Education; ⁴University of Toronto; ⁵Kwantlen University College

[457P] AN EXAMINATION OF DILEMMAS WHICH ARISE IN CARRYING OUT QUALITITATIVE ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDIES WITH INJECTION DRUG USERS
Peggy Millson, Liviana Calzavara, Ted Myers, Carol Strike, Robert Bright, Walter Cavalieri
Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, HIV Social, Behavioural and Epidemiological Studies Unit, Toronto, Ontario

[458P] CHANGING SOCIAL SERVICE NEEDS: PUBLIC POLICY AND HIV IN ONTARIO
Roy Cain
McMaster University

[459P] INTENTIONS TO PRACTICE SAFER SEX AND SELF-JUSTIFICATIONS FOR TAKING RISKS AMONG MEN WHO HAVE AFFECTIVE AND SEXUAL RELATIONS WITH OTHER MEN (MASM)
J Otis^1,2, M Gaudreault^1,2, K Engler², R Le Clerc¹, R Lavoie³, M Alary⁴, B Turmel⁵, R Remis⁶, J Vincelette⁷, R Parent⁸, B Mâsse⁴, Omega Study Group
¹Coalition des Organismes Communautaires Québécois de lutte contre le sida; ²Université du Québec à Montréal, Département de sexology; ³Action Séro Zéro; ⁴Centre Hospitalier Affilié Universitaire de Québec; ⁵Direction Générale de Santé Publique, MSSS; ⁶University of Toronto, Department of Public Health Sciences; ⁷Hôpital Saint-Luc, Service d’Immunologie; ⁸Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec

[460P] THE 2002 ONTARIO MEN’S SURVEY: COMMUNITY IN ACTION
Dan Allman¹, Ted Myers¹, Liviana Calzavara¹, Robert Remis¹, Carol Major², Robb Travers¹, John Maxwell^3
1HIV Social, Behavioural and Epidemiological Studies Unit, University of Toronto; ²Central Public Health Laboratory, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care; ³AIDS Committee of Toronto

[461P] AGING AND HIV RISK AMONG GAY MEN
James Murray¹, Barry D Adam^2
1AIDS Committee of Toronto; ²University of Windsor

[462P] TRUST, RISK, INTIMACY AND HIV IN A COHORT OF HIV-NEGATIVE GAY MEN
M Botnick^1,3, B Coleman⁴, S Martindale³, ML Miller³, R Hogg^2,3
1Department of Anthropology and Sociology; ²Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, University of British Columbia; ³Vanguard Project, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS; ⁴Vancouver/Richmond Health Board

[463P] LIFE COURSE EVENTS AND SEXUAL RISK BEHAVIOUR IN A COHORT OF HIV-NEGATIVE GAY MEN
M Botnick^1,3, B Coleman⁴, S Martindale³, ML Miller³, R Hogg^2,3
1Department of Anthropology and Sociology; ²Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, University of British Columbia; ³Vanguard Project, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS; ⁴Vancouver/Richmond Health Board

[464P] FIRST PERSON NARRATIVES: UNPROTECTED ANAL INTERCOURSE AND RISK ASSESSMENT AMONGST A COHORT OF GAY IDENTIFIED HIV-NEGATIVE MEN
M Botnick^1,3, B Coleman⁴, S Martindale³, ML Miller³, R Hogg^2,3
1Department of Anthropology and Sociology; ²Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, University of British Columbia; ³Vanguard Project, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS; ⁴Vancouver/Richmond Health Board

[465P] PILOT STUDY INVESTIGATING FEASIBILITY OF STANDARDIZED SEXUAL FUNCTION ASSESSMENT MEASURES FOR MEN LIVING WITH HIV
PM Buckler¹, RW Burgoyne^2,3
1Senior Medical Student, University of Toronto; ²Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto; ³Toronto General Hospital Immunodeficiency Clinic, Toronto, Ontario