The Fight’s Not Over Yet: CTAC’s Treatment Access Dialogue

Join CTAC as we bring together the HIV and hepatitis C community to discuss treatment access challenges, examine CTAC’s current work, and explore community engagement in health policy.

If you have any questions please email gordon@ctac.ca

We are delighted that our agenda for the day includes the following expert speakers:

Morning Session: Barriers to Access

Keynote Address: The Holistic Approach

Doris Peltier

Visioning Health II National Coordinator, Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network

Treatment Access: Realities on the ground in Canada and working around the barriers

Dr. Sharon Walmsley

Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases at the Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network

Dr. David Wong

Education Director for Hepatology Education, University of Toronto

Comorbidities and Treatment Access

Dr. Michael Fanous

HIV Pharmacist, medsEXPERT.ca

Sandi Mitchell

Clinical Research Associate, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

Afternoon Session: Engagement in Health Care of People living with HIV

The Cascade of Care, preliminary findings from Ontario: a CTAC project

Amanda Fletcher

Policy Researcher, CTAC

The Cascade of Care: Panel Discussion

Claudia Medina (Moderator)

Women’s Community Program Manager, PASAN

Getting involved in Patient Input

Jaspreet Soor & David Arron

Policy Researchers, CTAC

The Way Forward

Tim McCaskell

Writer and Activist

Lunch and refreshments will be provided and the day will include CTAC's AGM.

Register now as space is limited. We hope to see you there!