The Canadian Observational Cohort Collaboration (CANOC) is an initiative of the Epidemiology and Population Health Program at the BC-CfE. It is an integrated network of all registered treatment information from eight cohort databases across British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec. This collaboration of national researchers and select databases establishes policy-relevant studies in HIV therapeutics, population, and public health. CANOC is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the CIHR Canadian Trials Network (CTN).
The primary aims of CANOC are:
- To develop a nationally and internationally recognized and policy relevant program of research in HIV therapeutics and population and public health in Canada.
- To establish mentoring, training, and research opportunities for graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and clinicians interested in HIV cohort research in Canada.
- To improve research and dissemination to physicians and individuals living with HIV and to improve knowledge translation of research regarding HIV therapeutics into provincial, national, and international HIV treatment guidelines
