Bringing Community & Academia together through research
BC HIV/AIDS Community-Based Research
Anyone can participate in community-based research!
The Community-Based Research (CBR) Capacity-Building Program is a provincial program funded by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) bringing together AIDS Service Organizations and academic researchers.
The Community-Based Research Facilitator brokers the relationship to ensure community interests are protected while ensuring scientific rigour is met during the research process.
Similar chapters operate in other provinces across Canada.
The program is designed to improve the skills of AIDS Service Organizations (ASOs) in developing, implementing, and disseminating community-based research with the assistance of a “CBR Facilitator” (CBRF).
Terry Howard, the CBRF for British Columbia, works collaboratively with ASOs and academic institutions to identify and coordinate a wide-range of initiatives that incorporate community-based research principles.
Helping to build CBR around the world!!
I’ve always wondered who views this website and if it is helpful for Community Organizations interested in community based research in HIV/AIDS.
A very nice comment from an appreciative viewer
Message:
Dear Sir/Madam,
Hello! Its my pleasure to contact you to offer the debt of my thanks and gratifications for offering the details of how to coduct a CBR. Im from pakistan and a HIV+ and have just joined as country project coordinator for GFATM Round-10 which is a community based project. I had no idea about how to debut the project but after going through your site Im cofident and have a fair idea about things. With this opening I thought to thank you for such a comprehensive guide. I would alwas appriciate your guidence to put in my best for the cause of PLHIVs.
Thanks and Regards
Asghar Sattu
Canadian Working Group on HIV/AIDS Rehabilitation Study
Living with HIV and Other Health Conditions: The HIV Health and Rehabilitation Survey (The Pre-Test)
The goal of this survey is to describe the health-related challenges experienced by adults living with HIV, identify other health conditions they may be living with, and the variety of diverse rehabilitation services and living strategies that they use to manage the challenges of living with HIV.
To take the survey click on the link below:
CIHR Winter 2012 HIV Research Funding Opportunities
1. Current Funding Opportunities
The CIHR HIV/AIDS Research Initiative is pleased to announce the following funding opportunities.
Priority Announcements
Priority Announcements on CIHR Open competitions offer additional sources of funding for highly rated applications that are relevant to specific CIHR research priority areas or mandates. The following Priority Announcements are now available in the area of HIV/AIDS Research:
a. Fellowship: Winter 2012 Priority Announcement (HIV/AIDS)
Through this Priority Announcement, the CIHR HIV/AIDS Research Initiative will provide funding for Fellowship Award applications that have a primary research focus on HIV/AIDS and are determined to be relevant to one of the research priority areas.
The maximum amount per award is $60,000 for up to five years.
Application Deadline: 2012-02-01
For more information please click here.
b. Operating Grant: Winter 2012 Priority Announcement (HIV/AIDS)
Through this Priority Announcement, the CIHR HIV/AIDS Research Initiative will provide funding for Operating Grant applications that have a primary research focus on HIV/AIDS and are determined to be relevant to one of the research priority areas.
The maximum amount per operating grant is $150,000 for up to three years.
The maximum amount awarded for a single bridge grant is $100,000 per annum for up to one year.
Registration Deadline: 2012-02-01
Application Deadline: 2012-03-01
For more information please click here.
c. Dissemination Events: Winter 2012 Priority Announcement (HIV/AIDS)
Through this funding opportunity, the CIHR HIV/AIDS Research Initiative will support applications that are relevant to the priorities of the CIHR HIV/AIDS Research Initiative and also the CIHR HIV/AIDS Community-Based Research Program.
The maximum amount per grant is $25,000 per annum for up to one year.
Application Deadline: 2012-02-15
For more information please click here CIHR HIV Funding
Rural Research Travel Bursary
Sharing rural research, connecting rural research stakeholders
Travel bursaries will be awarded to Rural Health Services Research Network (RHSRNbc) members who have been invited to present their rural health services research orally or, in poster format at either a national or international conference.
There are four bursaries to be won—three national bursaries of up to $450 and one international bursary of $750. These bursaries are intended to subsidize the costs of travel and accommodation and other expenses related to conference participation.
Application
This competition has a rolling deadline and bursaries will be awarded on a first come first serve basis to deserving applications given they meet appropriate standards of quality. Application forms are available online at TravelBursaryCompetitionApplicationSG
View the website for more details on membership and other offerings http://rhsrnbc.ca
CBR Principles
View this short slideshow on CBR Principles; what they are, and how to incorporate them into your own proposal.
UBC Task Force on CBR
The University of BC has convened a Task Force to gather input from academic and community researchers on how to improve the capacity of the University to engage in CBR. Issues including (but not limited to) promotion and tenure, meaningful involvement of the community, and greater acceptance of CBR as credible research will be discussed and recommendations made to John Hepburn, the V.P. Research whose office convened the Task Force.
Terry Howard is the Co-Chair of the Task Force along with Penny Gurstein from UBC.
Contact us through this website if you would like to contribute your recommendation to the Task Force!
New Tri-Agency Framework: Responsible Conduct of Research
Canada’s research granting agencies — Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) — are committed to fostering and maintaining an environment that supports and promotes the responsible conduct of research.
On December 5, 2011, they officially launched the new Tri-Agency Framework: Responsible Conduct of Research. This new Framework is an umbrella document that describes Agency policies and requirements related to applying for and managing Agency funds, performing research and disseminating results. It also outlines the process that institutions and Agencies follow in the event of an allegation of a breach of Agency policy.
This new Framework replaces the previous integrity policy and related documents, including the Tri-Agency Policy Statement: Integrity in Research and Scholarship (TCPS-I, 1994), the Framework for Tri-Council Review of Institutional Policies Dealing with Integrity in Research (1996) and the Tri-Agency Process for Addressing Allegations of Non-compliance with Tri-Agency Policies (2010).
Ben Goldacre: Battling Bad Science
Watch this short, very enlightening video on how study information can be distorted to portray a better (or totally false) outcome.
See the video
Women’s Study Workshop
Please see the poster for the study details and the next focus group in Vancouver.
CIHR Funding Opportunity- Priority Announcement
CIHR has announced a call for proposals for two
Collaborative Centres of HIV/AIDS Community Based Research
One Centre will be offered in the General stream and one in the Aboriginal stream, to view the funding opportunity details click on this link
The existing CBR Facilitator group across Canada plans to submit a proposal for this funding opportunity and would like to include you in the partner group for the new Collaborative Centre. Please contact Terry Howard using the “Contact Us” tab on this website to be included in the group, and/or find out further information.
