Grant: Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Collectively, the HIV/AIDS research community in Canada can be proud that Canadian researchers remain at the forefront of HIV research. However, many challenges remain and new challenges and opportunities are on the horizon. To ensure that the next generation of Canada's HIV/AIDS health researchers is ready to meet these challenges, the Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR) brought together Canadian HIV/AIDS research funders in 2013 to identify the outcomes resulting from Canadian investments in HIV/AIDS training and career development. The partners -- CAHR; the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR); the CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network (CTN); the CHVI Research and Development Alliance Coordinating Office (ACO); the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR); and the Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN) -- together identified the need to better understand how HIV/AIDS research training is being funded in Canada, and the outcomes of prior investments. The focus on this grant is to address the complex issues noted above to ensure that the next generation of Canadian HIV researchers are poised for success. Utilizing the successful CAHR training platform, CAHR intends to consult with a wide range of stakeholders to develop a training curriculum that will inform future training and workshop investments moving forward.