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Programming Connection, CATIE’s toolkit of Canadian frontline program models, materials and planning resources
Directory of promising programs and services for older people living with HIV in Canada – Canadian Working Group on HIV and Rehabilitation (CWGHR)
Effective Interventions – HIV prevention that works – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – CDC

Guides for health care delivery

Guides, best practices and procedures for HIV and hepatitis C clinical services

Transmission risk assessment and counselling

Guides for HIV and hepatitis C transmission risk assessment and counselling

HIV Transmission: Factors that Affect Biological Risk – Canadian AIDS Society
Certainly uncertain: Challenges in communicating HIV risk from Prevention in Focus, CATIE’s online prevention resource

Testing and counselling

Guides for HIV and hepatitis C testing and pre- and post-test counselling

Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Screening and Testing Guide – Public Health Agency of Canada
Hepatitis C virus pre- and post-test checklists – British Columbia Centre for Disease Control
National Deliberative Dialogue on Reaching the HIV Undiagnosed: Scaling up effective programming approaches to HIV testing and linkage to prevention and care: Meeting report – CATIE
Consolidated guidelines on HIV testing services – World Health Organization (WHO)
HIV Prevention in Clinical Care Settings: 2014 Recommendations of the International Antiviral Society–USA Panel
Counselling Guidelines for Clients with High HIV Anxiety and No/Low Risk – Hassle Free Clinic
A Guide to Comprehensive Hepatitis C Counseling and Testing - Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)

Guides on the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV

Canadian guidelines on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis – Biomedical HIV Prevention Working Group of the CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network (CTN)
Consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection: Recommendations for a public health approach - Second edition – WHO 2016
La prophylaxie préexposition au virus de l’immunodéficience humaine : Guide pour les professionnels de la santé du Québec
Preexposure prophylaxis for the prevention of HIV infection in the United States – 2017 update: A clinical practice guideline – Centers for Disease Control | US Public Health Service
Preexposure prophylaxis for the prevention of HIV infection in the United States – 2017 update: Clinical providers' supplement – Centers for Disease Control | US Public Health Service
HIV Prevention in Clinical Care Settings: 2014 Recommendations of the International Antiviral Society–USA Panel

Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP)

Guides on the use of post-exposure prophylaxis

Canadian guidelines on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis – Biomedical HIV Prevention Working Group of the CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network (CTN)
HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Guidelines – British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
Pocket P.E.P.: Clinical management of non-occupational and occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens – St. Michael’s Hospital
Alberta guidelines for post-exposure management and prophylaxis: HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and sexually transmitted infections – Alberta Health
HIV Prevention in Clinical Care Settings: 2014 Recommendations of the International Antiviral Society–USA Panel
Updated US Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

HIV treatment and care

Guides on delivering HIV treatment and care

Treatment guidelines

Therapeutic Guidelines for Antiretroviral (ARV) Treatment of Adult HIV Infection – British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1-Infected Adults and Adolescents – U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Antiretroviral Drugs for Treatment and Prevention of HIV Infection in Adults – 2018 Recommendations of the International Antiviral Society–USA Panel
British HIV Association guidelines for the treatment of HIV-1-positive adults with antiretroviral therapy 2015 (2016 interim update)
European AIDS Clinical Society Guidelines
La thérapie antirétrovirale pour les adultes infectés par le VIH : Guide pour les professionnels de la santé du Québec – Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec (French only)
Prévention des infections opportunistes chez les adultes infectés par le VIH - Guide pour les professionnels de la santé du Québec – Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec (French only)
Consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection: Recommendations for a public health approach - Second edition – World Health Organization (WHO)
2016 updated Canadian HIV/hepatitis C adult guidelines for management and treatment – CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network Coinfection and Concurrent Diseases Core Research Group

Practice Guidelines in Peer Health Navigation for People Living with HIV – Canadian National Working Group on HIV Peer Health Navigation
IAPAC Guidelines for Optimizing the HIV Care Continuum for Adults and Adolescents – International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
The HIV treatment cascade – patching the leaks to improve HIV prevention from Prevention in Focus, CATIE’s online prevention resource
Caring for clients who are at risk for or living with HIV/AIDS - best practice guidelines – Canadian Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
Legal and Clinical Implications of HIV Non/Disclosure: A Practical Guide for HIV Nurses in Canada – Canadian Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
Consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations – World Health Organization (WHO), 2016
Recommendations for HIV prevention with adults and adolescents with HIV in the United States, 2014
HIV Prevention in Clinical Care Settings: 2014 Recommendations of the International Antiviral Society–USA Panel

Canadian HIV Pregnancy Planning Guidelines – Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)
Prevention of vertical HIV transmission and management of the HIV-exposed infant in Canada in 2014 – Canadian Paediatric and Perinatal AIDS Research Group and the Infectious Diseases Committee of the SOGC

Hepatitis C treatment and care

Guides on delivering hepatitis C treatment and care

The management of chronic hepatitis C: 2018 guideline update from the Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver
2016 updated Canadian HIV/hepatitis C adult guidelines for management and treatment – CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network Coinfection and Concurrent Diseases Core Research Group
Recommendations for Testing, Managing, and Treating Hepatitis C – American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
Toronto Community Hepatitis C program – South Riverdale Community Health Centre
Guidelines for the screening, care and treatment of persons with hepatitis C infection – World Health Organization (WHO)
Recommendations for the management of hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs – International Network for Hepatitis in Substance Users

Treatment and care of related infections

Guides on delivering treatment and care for infections related to HIV and hepatitis C

Canadian guidelines on sexually transmitted infections – Public Health Agency of Canada
Management of chronic hepatitis B: Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver consensus guidelines
Canadian Tuberculosis Standards – Canadian Lung Association, Canadian Thoracic Society, Public Health Agency of Canada
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2015 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Programming guides and tools for specific populations

Practical guides, models and best practices for delivering prevention and healthy living programs to specific populations

Aboriginal peoples

Guides and models on programming for Aboriginal peoples

A Guide to Wise Practices for HIV/AIDS Education and Prevention Programs – Chee Mamuk Aboriginal Program, British Columbia Centre for Disease Control
Walk With Me Pathways to Health: Harm Reduction Service Delivery Model – Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN)
Assessing Community Readiness and Implementing Risk Reduction Strategies: Manual – CAAN
Indigenous harm reduction = Reducing the harms of colonialism – CAAN | Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development (ICAD)

Black, African and Caribbean communities

Guides and models on programming for Black, African and Caribbean communities

Interventions along the HIV engagement cascade for African, Caribbean and Black communities - Canadian HIV/AIDS Black, Caribbean and African Network (CHABAC)

Gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men

Guides and models on programming for gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men

Re-centering our approach to gay and bisexual men’s health and HIV prevention from Prevention in Focus, CATIE’s online prevention resource
The Cruising Counts Guide – Gay Men's Sexual Health Alliance

Women

Guides and models on programming for women

Gender matters in HIV prevention from Prevention in Focus, CATIE’s online prevention resource
HIV prevention for Aboriginal women in Canada from Prevention in Focus, CATIE’s online prevention resource

Young people

Guides and models on programming for young people

For classroom education, see Educational resources for parents and teachers

GIYPA Guidebook: Supporting Organisations and Networks to Scale up the Meaningful Involvement of Young People Living with HIV – Global Network of People Living with HIV
Questions and answers: Sexual health education for youth with physical disabilities – Public Health Agency of Canada

Older adults

Guides and models on programming for older adults

HIV and aging: a 2013 environmental scan of programs and services in Canada - community report – Canadian Working Group on HIV and Rehabilitation (CWGHR)
Questions and answers: Prevention of sexually transmitted and blood borne infections among older adults – Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)

Prisoners

Guides and models on programming for prisoners

Pros and cons: a guide to creating successful community-based HIV/AIDS programs for prisoners – Prisoners' HIV/AIDS Support Action Network (PASAN)

Sex workers

Guides and models on programming for sex workers

People who use injection drugs

Guides and models on programming for people who use injection drugs

Best Practice Recommendations for Canadian Harm Reduction Programs that Provide Service to People Who Use Drugs and are at Risk for HIV, HCV, and Other Harms – Working Group on Best Practice for Harm Reduction Programs in Canada
Implementing comprehensive HIV and HCV programmes with people who inject drugs: practical guidance for collaborative interventions – International Network of People Who Use Drugs | UNAIDS | UNDP | UNODC | UNFPA | USAID | WHO

Guides and tools for specific programming approaches

Practical guides, models and best practices for specific prevention and healthy living programming approaches

Peer health navigation

Guides and models for peer health navigation programming

Practice Guidelines in Peer Health Navigation for People Living with HIV – Canadian National Working Group on HIV Peer Health Navigation

Harm reduction

Guides and models for harm reduction programming

Best Practice Recommendations for Canadian Harm Reduction Programs that Provide Service to People Who Use Drugs and are at Risk for HIV, HCV, and Other Harms – Working Group on Best Practice for Harm Reduction Programs in Canada
Harm Reduction Training Manual: A Manual for Frontline Staff Involved with Harm Reduction Strategies and Services – British Columbia Centre for Disease Control
Connecting in the community: Outreach programs for people who use drugs from Prevention in Focus, CATIE’s online prevention resource
Evidence Brief: Drug checking services as a harm reduction intervention – Public Health Ontario
Drug checking at music festivals: A how-to guide – ANKORS

Sexual health and safer sex

Guides and models for sexual health and safer sex programming

For counselling resources, see Transmission risk assessment and counselling

Canadian Guidelines for Sexual Health Education – Sex Information & Education Council of Canada (SIECCAN)

Prevention technologies

Guides and models for programming on prevention technologies

Outreach

Guides and models for outreach programming

Outreach Planning Guide For Infectious Disease Practitioners who work with Vulnerable Populations – National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases
Connecting in the community: Outreach programs for people who use drugs from Prevention in Focus, CATIE’s online prevention resource

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