CONFERENCE POSTERS, 
PRESENTATIONS 
& ABSTRACTS 

 

  

 

Conference Posters

The following peer-reviewed posters were presented by the first author listed, unless otherwise noted. The most recent version of each poster appears first in each list. They are listed in reverse chronological order and categorized by the most recent presentation date for each poster.

Presentations  Abstracts  Invited Presentations (not peer-reviewed)

 

Posters
2004
The following POSTERS were submitted for the CAHR 2004
  • ARE HIV SEROINCIDENCE RATES AMONG GAY MEN IN VANCOUVER INCREASING? HERE IS ONE EXCELLENT REASON NOT TO CARE
    TM Lampinen*1,2, K Chan1, ML Miller1, AJ Schilder1, MT Schechter1,2, RS Hogg1,2
  • METHAMPHETAMINE: RELATION TO SEXUAL RISK BEHAVIORS OF YOUNG GAY MEN AND INADVERTENT CONSUMPTION IN TABLETS SOLD AS ECSTASY
    AJ Schilder*1, TM Lampinen1,2, ML Miller1, S Rintoul, W Jeffrey, K McErlane, MT Schechter1,2, RS Hogg1,2
  • UNPROTECTED ANAL INTERCOURSE ASSOCIATED WITH RECREATIONAL DRUG USE AMONG YOUNG MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN DEPENDS ON PARTNER TYPE AND INTERCOURSE ROLE 
    M Rusch*1,2, TM Lampinen1,2, A Schilder1, K Chan1, ML Miller1, RS Hogg1,2
    • CAHR 2004
      • [View or download the PDF file of this poster]
  • SELF COLLECTION FOR ANAL CANCER SCREENING IN GAY MEN 
    ML Miller*1, TM Lampinen1,2, K Chan1, D van Niekerk3, MP Granger4, R Taylor5, D Cook6, AJ Schilder1, RS Hogg1,
  • SUBSTANCE USE AMONG GAY MEN SPECIFIC TO ENCOUNTERS WITH CASUAL SEXUAL PARTNERS OF UNKNOWN HIV SEROSTATUS AND RELATION TO HIGH RISK SEX 
    AJ Schilder*1, TM Lampinen1,2, K Chan1, ML Miller1, MT Schechter1,2, RS Hogg1,2
  • SIMILAR SEXUAL BEHAVIOURS WITH CASUAL PARTNERS AMONG GAY MEN WITH AND WITHOUT A REGULAR PARTNER SIMILAR SEXUAL BEHAVIOURS WITH CASUAL PARTNERS AMONG GAY MEN WITH AND WITHOUT A REGULAR PARTNER
    Laura M Kuyper*1, Thomas M Lampinen1,2, Keith Chan1, Mary Lou Miller1, Arn Schilder1, Robert S Hogg1,2
  • PROSPECTIVE EVALUATION OF A LOCAL MULTI-MEDIA HIV CAMPAIGN TARGETING GAY MEN IN VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA
    Keith J Chan*1, TM Lampinen1,2, P Banks3, ML Miller1, AJ Schilder1, MT Schechter1,2, RS Hogg1,2

 
 
2003
  • The Social Context Of HIV Sexual Risk Associated With New Trends In Substance Use Among Sexual Minority Men In Vancouver 
    Arn Schilder,     C Buchner, ML Miller, T Lampinen, K Chan, KJP Craib, MT Schechter, MV O'Shaughnessy, RS Hogg, P Spittal 
    British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS. St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Understanding the Relationships of Childhood Sexual and Physical Violence (CSPV) and Subsequent Adult Sequelae among Persons with HIV Disease in British Columbia 
    Arn Schilder    , KJP Craib, T Lampinen, P Braitstein, I Goldstone, K Chan, MT Schechter, MV O’Shaughnessy, RS Hogg 
    British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • Patterns of Substance Use among Young Gay and Bisexual Men in Vancouver 
    Keith Chan    , KJP Craib, T Lampinen, AE Weber, ML Miller, MT Schechter, A Schilder, B Devlin, I Goldstone, C Lips, RS Hogg 
    The Vanguard Project; BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Association Between HIV Optimism and Sexual Risk Behaviour Among HIV Positive Men in British Columbia 
    Kevin J.P. Craib     [1,3], Arn Schilder [1], Keith Chan [1], Carl Bogner [2], Robert S. Hogg [1,3] 
    [1] BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, [2] BC Persons with AIDS Society, [3] University of British Columbia. Vancouver, BC
  • Substance Use Trends Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) in Vancouver and Relation to High-risk Anal Intercourse, 1997-2002
    Thomas M Lampinen    , K Chan, ML Miller, A Schilder, KJP Craib, B Devlin, C Lips, MT Schechter, MV O’Shaughnessy, RS Hogg 
    The Vanguard Project; BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, British Columbia
 
2002
  • Factors Associated With Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection in a Cohort of Men Who Have Sex With Men 
    Kevin J.P. Craib    , Keith Chan, Steve Martindale, Mary Lou Miller, Robert S. Hogg 
    Vanguard Project, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St.Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, Canada
  • HIV Treatment Optimism Among Gay Men: An International Comparison 
    Kevin J.P. Craib     (1,2), Steve Martindale (1,2), Jonathan Elford (2), Graham Bolding (2), Phillippe Adam (2), Paul Van de Ven (2). 
    1. The Vanguard Project, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, 2. The International Collaboration on HIV Optimism (London, Paris, Sydney/Melbourne, Vancouver)
  • Differential patterns of sexual violence among men who have sex with men (MSM) versus injection drug using (IDU) men 
    Paula Braitstein    1,2, J. Asselin1, K. Chan1, K. Li1, A. Schilder1, P. Spittal1, M. Tyndall1,2, MT Schechter1,2, RS Hogg1,2
    1) BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS; 2) Dept. of Health Care & Epidemiology, University of British Columbia; Vancouver, Canada
  • The Impact of STARHS “Detuned Assay” Results on HIV Incidence Calculations in an Ongoing Cohort of Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) in Vancouver 
    Steve Martindale    , Darrel Cook*, AE Weber, ML Miller, K Chan, KJP Craib, RS Hogg 
    The Vanguard Project, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St. Paul’s Hospital and the University of British Columbia; and (*) the BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, Canada
  • HIV Optimism , Complacency, Barebacking and Lack of Prevention Campaigns Cited As Reasons for HIV Increase in Vancouver 
    Steve Martindale    , Mary Lou Miller, Keith Chan, Kevin JP Craib, Robert S. Hogg. 
    The Vanguard Project, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, BC.
  • The Relationship Between Sociodemographic Background, Sexual Behaviour, and HIV on Self-reported Anogenital Warts Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men 
    Elissa Press    , Keith Chan, Steve Martindale, Mary Lou Miller, Peter Granger, Robert S. Hogg 
    The Vanguard Project, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, Canada
  • High Rates Of Pregnancy Among Women At Risk Of HIV Infection 
    Amy E. Weber    , Mark W. Tyndall, Suzy Coulter, Martin T. Schechter, Patricia M. Spittal 
    Vancouver Injection Drug Users Study, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada
  • Determinants Of Sexual Risk Behaviour Among Young Gay And Bisexual Men - A Two-City Comparison
    Amy E. Weber1,2 Joanne Otis2, 3 Keith Chan1 René Lavoie2,4 Steve Martindale1 Roger Leclerc2,5 Mary Lou Miller1 Bruno Turmel2,6 Kevin J.P. Craib1,2 Michel Alary2,7 Martin T. Schechter1,8 Robert S. Hogg1,8 1. 
    British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St. Paul's Hospital; 2. Omega Cohorte, Montreal, Canada; 3. Départment de sexologie, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Canada 4. Séro-zéro, Montreal, Canada 5. COCQ-sida, Montreal, Canada 6. Département de santé publique, Montréal-Centre Montreal, Canada 7. Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Campus St. Luc, Montreal, Canada 8. 
    Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  • A Process Of Vulnerablelization Exacerbates The Risk For HIV Infection Among Young Gay Men 
    Arn Schilder, C Buchner, ML Miller, S Martindale, MV O'Shaughnessy, RS Hogg, P Spittal 
    British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS. St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Distinct Risk Profiles Of Injection Drug Using Men Who Have Sex With Men In Two Prospective Cohorts In Vancouver 
    Keith Chan    , Kathy Li, Amy E. Weber, Steve Martindale, Mary Lou Miller, Robert S. Hogg 
    The Vanguard Project and the VIDUS Study, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St.Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver,Canada
  • HIV Risk Profiles Of Crystal Methamphetamine Users In A Cohort Of Young Men Who Have Sex With Men
    Amy E. Weber    , Keith Chan, Arn Schilder, Kevin J.P. Craib, Mary Lou Miller, Steve Martindale, Robert S. Hogg
    British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS; St. Paul's Hospital; University of British Columbia; Vancouver, Canada
 
2001
  • Gay and bisexual men who inject drugs are at greater sexual risk for HIV than non-injecting gay and bisexual men
    (Jacqueline M. O'Connell, Amy E. Weber, Mary Lou Miller, Keith Chan, Steve Martindale, Robert S. Hogg)
  • Risk factors for HIV seroconversion among young men who have sex with men in Vancouver
    (Keith Chan, Kevin JP Craib, Amy E. Weber, Steve Martindale, Martin T. Schechter, Robert S. Hogg)
  • Sexual behaviours of men in same-sex relationships: Are monogamous men less at risk?
    (Mary Lou Miller, Steve Martindale, Jacqueline M. O'Connell, Arn J. Schilder, Terry Trussler, Michael Botnick, Keith Chan, Kevin JP Craib, Robert S. Hogg)
  • Description of interest in the AIDSVAX vaccine trial among sexually active gay and bisexual men in Vancouver, BC
    (Nancy McLean, Jacqueline M. O'Connell, Magdalena A. Piaseczna, Keith Chan, Steve Martindale, Robert Remis, Robert S. Hogg)
 
 
2000
  • High demand for point-of-care rapid HIV screening among young gay and bisexual men
    (Mary Lou Miller and Steve Martindale)
  • Risk factors associated with HIV positive serostatus among young gay and bisexual men in Canada
    (Amy E. Weber, George C, Remis RS, Chan K, Hogg RS, Otis J, Martindale S, Vincelette J, Mâsse B, Miller ML, LeClerc R, Craib KJP, Lavoie R, Turmel B, Parent R, Schechter, MT, Alary M, for the Omega Cohort and the Vanguard Project)
  • Longitudinal patterns of numbers of male and female sexual partners in a cohort of HIV-negative gay and bisexual men (1995-98)
    (Kevin JP Craib, Kathy Li, Keith Chan, Mary Lou Miller, Steve Martindale, Martin T. Schechter, Robert S. Hogg)
  • Defining the high end: Health care service use among young gay and bisexual men living in Vancouver
    (Mary Lou Miller, Michael Botnick, Aslam Anis, Keith Chan, Steve Martindale, Kevin JP Craib, Arn Schilder, Martin T. Schechter, Robert S. Hogg)
  • Determinants of complementary therapy use among young gay and bisexual men living in Vancouver
    (Erin Strutt, Keith Chan, Steve Martindale, Mary Lou Miller, Kevin JP Craib, Paula Braitstein, Martin T. Schechter, Robert S. Hogg)
 
1999
  • Characteristics of Male Sex Trade Workers enrolled in a Prospective Study of HIV Incidence
    (Miller ML; Martindale SL; Strathdee SA; Cornelisse PGA; Tetlock F; Tigchelaar J; Schechter MT.)
    (also presented by Garry Johnson on behalf of Mary Lou Miller, Amy E. Weber, Keith Chan, Martin T. Schechter, Robert S. Hogg.)
    • 4th AIDS Impact Conference (Presented by Garry Johnson), Ottawa, July 1999.
    • 11th Annual BC AIDS Conference (Presented by Mary Lou Miller) Vancouver, November 1998. (Originally presented by Mary Lou Miller at the XII International Conference on AIDS, Geneva, Switzerland, July 1998.)
  • Unsafe Sex and Elevated HIV Incidence among Young Men having Sex with Men (MSM)
    (Martindale SL; Strathdee SA; Miller ML: Hogg RS; Woodfall B; Sestak P; Schechter MT.)
    • 8th Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research, Victoria, May 1999. (Previously presented at the 11th Annual BC AIDS Conference, Vancouver, November 1998. Originally presented at the XII International Conference on AIDS, Geneva, Switzerland, July 1998.)
 
1998
  • Feasibility of HIV Vaccine Trials among High-Risk Cohorts in Vancouver
    (Strathdee SA; O'Shaughnessy MV; Montaner JSG; Martindale SL; Currie S; Schechter MT.)
    • 11th Annual BC AIDS Conference, Vancouver, November 1998. (Originally presented at the XII International Conference on AIDS, Geneva, Switzerland, July 1998.)
 
1996
  • A Comparison of Risk Factors for HIV Transmission between Two Cohorts of Gay Men (1982/84 vs. 1995)
    (Cornelisse PGA; Strathdee SA; Craib KJP; Montaner JSG; O'Shaughnessy MV; Schechter MT.)

 

 

Abstracts

2004
The following abstracts were submitted for the CAHR 2004
  • ARE HIV SEROINCIDENCE RATES AMONG GAY MEN IN VANCOUVER INCREASING? HERE IS ONE EXCELLENT REASON NOT TO CARE
    TM Lampinen*1,2, K Chan1, ML Miller1, AJ Schilder1, MT Schechter1,2, RS Hogg1,2
  • METHAMPHETAMINE: RELATION TO SEXUAL RISK BEHAVIORS OF YOUNG GAY MEN AND INADVERTENT CONSUMPTION IN TABLETS SOLD AS ECSTASY
    AJ Schilder*1, TM Lampinen1,2, ML Miller1, S Rintoul, W Jeffrey, K McErlane, MT Schechter1,2, RS Hogg1,2
  • UNPROTECTED ANAL INTERCOURSE ASSOCIATED WITH RECREATIONAL DRUG USE AMONG YOUNG MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN DEPENDS ON PARTNER TYPE AND INTERCOURSE ROLE 
    M Rusch*1,2, TM Lampinen1,2, A Schilder1, K Chan1, ML Miller1, RS Hogg1,2

 
  • SUBSTANCE USE AMONG GAY MEN SPECIFIC TO ENCOUNTERS WITH CASUAL SEXUAL PARTNERS OF UNKNOWN HIV SEROSTATUS AND RELATION TO HIGH RISK SEX 
    AJ Schilder*1, TM Lampinen1,2, K Chan1, ML Miller1, MT Schechter1,2, RS Hogg1,2
  • SIMILAR SEXUAL BEHAVIOURS WITH CASUAL PARTNERS AMONG GAY MEN WITH AND WITHOUT A REGULAR PARTNER SIMILAR SEXUAL BEHAVIOURS WITH CASUAL PARTNERS AMONG GAY MEN WITH AND WITHOUT A REGULAR PARTNER
    Laura M Kuyper*1, Thomas M Lampinen1,2, Keith Chan1, Mary Lou Miller1, Arn Schilder1, Robert S Hogg1,2
  • PROSPECTIVE EVALUATION OF A LOCAL MULTI-MEDIA HIV CAMPAIGN TARGETING GAY MEN IN VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA
    Keith J Chan*1, TM Lampinen1,2, P Banks3, ML Miller1, AJ Schilder1, MT Schechter1,2, RS Hogg1,2

 
 
2003
The following abstracts were submitted for posters or presentation at the CAHR 2003
  • The Social Context Of HIV Sexual Risk Associated With New Trends In Substance Use Among Sexual Minority Men In Vancouver 
    AJ Schilder    1, C Buchner1,2,4, ML Miller1, T Lampinen1,2, K Chan1, KJP Craib1,2, MT Schechter1,2, MV O'Shaughnessy1,3, RS Hogg1,2, PM Spittal1,2 
    1 British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS; 2 Dept. of Health Care and Epidemiology, University of British Columbia; 3 Dept. of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of BC, 4British Columbia Coastal Health Authority, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Understanding The Relationships Of Childhood Sexual And Physical Violence (CSPV) And Subsequent Adult Sequelae Among Persons With HIV Disease In BC 
    AJ Schilder    1, KJP Craib1,2, T Lampinen1, P Braitstein1,5, IL Goldstone1,4, 
    K Chan1, MT Schechter1,2, MV O'Shaughnessy1,3, PM Spittal PM1,2,
    RS Hogg1,2 
    1 British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS; 2 Dept. of Health Care and Epidemiology, University of British Columbia (UBC); 3 Dept. of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, UBC; 4 School of Nursing, UBC; 5BC Persons with AIDS Society (BCPWA), Vancouver, British Columbia
  • High Risk Behaviours Among Men Having Sex With Other Men (MSM) Who Were Born In Canada Compared To Those Who Immigrated To Canada - What Should We Measure? 
    Clemon George    , M Alary, RS Hogg, R Remis, J Otis, B Mâsse, B Turmel, 
    R LeClerc, R Lavoie, J Vincelette, R Parent, K Chan, S Martindale, ML Miller, KJP Craib, MT Schecter, AE Weber 
    Omega Cohort, Montreal, Quebec, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Patterns Of Substance Use Among Young Gay And Bisexual Men In Vancouver 
    Keith Chan,     Kevin JP Craib, Tom Lampinen, Amy E Weber, Mary Lou Miller, Martin T Schechter, Arn Schilder, Bonnie Devlin, Irene Goldstone, Chandra Lips, Robert S Hogg 
    The Vanguard Project; BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Realities, Relationship And Sexual Risk Among Young Gay Men (YGM) In The Context Of Rising HIV Infections In Vancouver
    ML Miller    1, AJ Schilder1, CS Buchner1,2,4, T Lampinen1, KJP Craib1,2,
    MT Schecter1,2, MV O'Shaughnessy1, RS Hogg1,2, PM Spittal1,2 
    1 British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS; 2 Dept. of Health Care and Epidemiology, University of British Columbia; 3 British Columbia Centre for Disease Control; 4 Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Trends In Condom Use And HIV-1 Seroincidence In A Cohort Of Young Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) In Vancouver, 1997-2002 
    TM Lampinen    1, K Chan1, KJP Craib1,2, ML Miller1, AJ Schilder1, B Devlin1,
    C Lips1, MT Schechter1,2, MV O'Shaughnessy1, RS Hogg1,2 
    1 British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS; 2 Dept. of Health Care and Epidemiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Relation Between Partner Hiv-1 Serostatus, Condom Use, And HIV-1 Seroincidence Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men (Msm) In Vancouver, 2001-2002 
    TM Lampinen    1, K Chan1, KJP Craib1,2, ML Miller1, AJ Schilder1, B Devlin1, C Lips1, MT Schechter1,2, MV O'Shaughnessy1, RS Hogg1,2 
    1 British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS; 2 Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Substance Use Trends Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) In Vancouver And Relation To High-Risk Anal Intercourse, 1997-2002 
    TM Lampinen    1, K Chan1, ML Miller1, AJ Schilder1, KJP Craib1,2, B Devlin1, 
    C Lips1, MT Schechter1,2, MV O'Shaughnessy1, RS Hogg1,2 
    1 British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS; 2 Dept. of Health Care and Epidemiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
2002
The following abstracts were submitted for posters or presentation at the CAHR 2002
  • HIV Risk Profile Of Crystal Methamphetamine Users In A Cohort Of Young Men Who Have Sex With Men 
    Amy E Weber,     Keith Chan, Arn Schilder, Kevin JP Craib, Mary Lou Miller, Steve Martindale, Robert S Hogg 
    The Vanguard Project, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Predictors Of HIV Seroconversion Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men 
    Amy E Weber,     Kevin JP Craib, Keith Chan, Steve Martindale, Mary Lou Miller, Darrel A Cook, Martin T Schechter, Robert S Hogg 
    The Vanguard Project, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada
  • The Impact Of Starhs "Detuned Assay" Results On Hiv Incidence Calculations In An Ongoing Cohort Of Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) In Vancouver 
    Steve Martindale    , Darrel Cook*, Amy E Weber, Mary Lou Miller, Keith Chan, Kevin JP Craib, Robert S Hogg 
    The Vanguard Project, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St Paul's Hospital and the University of British Columbia; *BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • The Relationship Between Sociodemographic Background, Sexual Behaviour, And HIV On Self-Reported Anogenital Warts Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men 
    Elissa Press    , Keith Chan, Steve Martindale, Mary Lou Miller, Peter Granger, Robert Hogg 
    The Vanguard Project, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Differential Patterns Of Sexual Violence Among Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) Versus Injection Drug Using (IDU) Men 
    P Braitstein    1,2, J Asselin1, K Chan1, K Li1, A Schilder1, P Spittal1, M Tyndall1,2, MT Schechter1,2, RS Hogg1,2
    1 British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS; 2 Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Reflections On The Concept Of HIV Treatment Optimism By Young Gay Men (YGM) In The Context Of Rising HIV Incidence In Vancouver 
    Mary Lou Miller    , Arn Schilder, Chris Buchner, Steve Martindale, Keith Chan, Kevin JP Craib, Michael V O'Shaughnessy, Robert S Hogg, Patricia Spittal 
    The Vanguard Project, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • HIV Optimism, Complacency, Barebacking And Lack Of Prevention Campaigns Cited As Reasons For HIV Increase In Vancouver 
    Steve Martindale    , Mary Lou Miller, Keith Chan, Kevin JP Craib, Robert S Hogg 
    The Vanguard Project, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Factors Associated With Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection In A Cohort Of Men Who Have Sex With Men 
    Kevin JP Craib    , Keith Chan, Steve Martindale, Mary Lou Miller, Robert S Hogg 
    The Vanguard Project, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • HIV Treatment Optimism Among Gay Men: An International Comparison
    Kevin JP Craib    1,2, Steve Martindale1,2, Jonathan Elford2, Graham Bolding2, Phillippe Adam2, Paul Van de Ven2 
    1 The Vanguard Project, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; 2 The International Collaboration on HIV Optimism (London, Paris, Sydney/Melbourne, Vancouver)
  • Distinct Risk Profiles Of Injection Drug Using Men Who Have Sex With Men (Idu/Msm) In Two Prospective Cohorts In Vancouver 
    Keith Chan    , Kathy Li, Amy E Weber, Steve Martindale, Mary Lou Miller, Robert S Hogg 
    The Vanguard Project and the VIDUS Study; BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS; St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Beliefs About "Cum", Condoms And Intimacy Among Young Gay Men (Ygm) In The Context Of Rising HIV Incidence In Vancouver 
    C Buchner    1,2, AJ Schilder1, ML Miller1, S Martindale1, MT Schechter1,2, MV O'Shaughnessy1,3, RS Hogg1,2, P Spittal1,2 
    1 British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS; 2 Department of Health Care & Epidemiology, University of British Columbia; 3 Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Trust, Risk, Intimacy And Hiv In A Cohort Of HIV-Negative Gay Men M Botnick1,3, B Coleman4, S Martindale3, ML Miller3, R Hogg2,3 
    1 Department of Anthropology and Sociology; 2 Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, University of British Columbia; 3 Vanguard Project, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS; 4 Vancouver/Richmond Health Board
  • First Person Narratives: Unprotected Anal Intercourse And Risk Assessment Amongst A Cohort Of Gay Identified HIV-Negative Men 
    M Botnick    1,3, B Coleman4, S Martindale3, ML Miller3, R Hogg2,3 
    1 Department of Anthropology and Sociology; 2 Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, University of British Columbia; 3 Vanguard Project, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS; 4 Vancouver/Richmond Health Board
  • Life Course Events And Sexual Risk Behaviour In A Cohort Of HIV-Negative Gay Men 
    M Botnick    1,3, B Coleman4, S Martindale3, ML Miller3, R Hogg2,3 
    1 Department of Anthropology and Sociology; 2 Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, University of British Columbia; 3 Vanguard Project, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS; 4 Vancouver/Richmond Health Board
  • Determinants Of Sexual Risk Behaviour Among Young Gay And Bisexual Men - A Two-City Comparison
    Amy E. Weber1,2 Joanne Otis2, 3 Keith Chan1 René Lavoie2,4 Steve Martindale1 Roger Leclerc2,5 Mary Lou Miller1 Bruno Turmel2,6 Kevin J.P. Craib1,2 Michel Alary2,7 Martin T. Schechter1,8 Robert S. Hogg1,8 1. 
    British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St. Paul's Hospital; 2. Omega Cohorte, Montreal, Canada; 3. Départment de sexologie, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Canada 4. Séro-zéro, Montreal, Canada 5. COCQ-sida, Montreal, Canada 6. Département de santé publique, Montréal-Centre Montreal, Canada 7. Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Campus St. Luc, Montreal, Canada 8. 
    Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
2002
The following abstracts were presented at the upcoming 11th Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research, held in Winnipeg in April 2002 and/or have been submitted to the XIV International AIDS Conference on AIDS to be held in Barcelona, Spain, in July 2002:

 

 

Presentations 

2004
  • HIV Incidence Among AIDSVAX® B/B Vaccine Trial Participants in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver
    Keith Chan1, Lampinen T1, Logue K3,4, Vincelette J2, Willoughby B5, Linnen K3,4, Roy JL2, McLean N1, Gallagher L5, Popovic V6, Fikre M3, Young J6, Hogg RS1, Remis RS3.
  • Qualitative Comparison of Crystal Methamphetamine and Ecstasy Use among Young Gay Men in Vancouver, Canada 
    Arn J. Schilder, Thomas M. Lampinen, Mary Lou Miller, Keith McErlane, Wayne Jeffrey, Scott Rintoul, Keith Chan, Martin Schechter,Robert S. Hogg
 
2003
  • Realities, relationships and sexual risk among young gay men (YGM) in the context of recent HIV infections in Vancouver 
    Mary Lou Miller    , Arn Schilder, Chris Buchner, Tom Lampinen, Keith Chan, Kevin JP Craib, Michael V. O’Shaughnessy, Robert S. Hogg, Patricia Spittal.
 
2002
  • Reflections on the concept of HIV treatment optimism by young gay men (YGM) in the context of rising HIV incidence in Vancouver [Is HAART Optimism a reality for gay men or is it an academic premise?]
    Mary Lou Miller,     Arn Schilder, Chris Buchner, Steve Martindale, Keith Chan, Kevin JP Craib, Michael V. O’Shaughnessy, Robert S. Hogg, Patricia Spittal.
    The Vanguard Project British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Vancouver, BC.
 
2001
  • Willingness to Participate and Enroll in a Phase III Preventive HIV-1 Vaccine Trial
    (Amy E. Weber, Jacqueline M. O'Connell, Robert S. Hogg, Keith Chan, Steffanie A. Strathdee, Nancy McLean, Steve Martindale, Brian Willoughby, Robert Remis)
  • Increasing rate of new HIV infections among young gay and bisexual men in Vancouver, 1995-99 vs. 2000
    • U.S. National HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, August 2001.
      (Amy E. Weber, Steve Martindale, Kevin JP Craib, Keith Chan, Mary Lou Miller, Darrel Cook, Robert Hogg)
    • 5th AIDS Impact Conference, Brighton, England, July 2001.
      (Steve Martindale, Kevin JP Craib, Keith Chan, Mary Lou Miller, Darrel Cook, Robert S. Hogg)
  • "Coming Out" is associated with HIV seroconversions among young gay men
    (Arn Schilder, Patricia Spittal, Mary Lou Miller, Steve Martindale, Jill Parsons, Kevin Craib, Michael O'Shaughnessy, Robert S. Hogg)
  • Gay and bisexual men who inject drugs are at greater sexual risk for HIV than non-injecting gay and bisexual men
    (Amy E. Weber, Jacqueline M. O'Connell, Patricia Spittal, Mary Lou Miller, Keith Chan, Steve Martindale, Robert S. Hogg)
  • Risk factors for sex trade involvement and HIV-positive serostatus among young gay and bisexual men
    (Amy E. Weber, Steve Martindale, Keith Chan, Kevin J.P. Craib, Mary Lou Miller, Martin T. Schechter, Robert S. Hogg)
  • Relationship between HIV optimism and sexual risk behaviour in a cohort of gay men in Vancouver: Evidence of complacency?
    (Kevin JP Craib, Steve Martindale, Keith Chan, Mary Lou Miller, Martin T. Schechter, Robert S. Hogg)
  • Young gay and bisexual men's reactions to the introduction and Implementation of point-of-care rapid HIV testing in Vancouver [a.k.a. High Demand for Point-of-Care Rapid HIV Screening among Young Gay and Bisexual Men]
    (Mary Lou Miller, Steve Martindale, Nancy McLean, Darrel Cook, Daphne Spencer)
 
 2000
  • Evidence of sexual transmission of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in a cohort of homosexual men
    (Kevin JP Craib, Mark Tyndall, Christopher H. Sherlock, Robert S. Hogg, Michael V. O'Shaughnessy, Martin T. Schechter)
  • Risk factors associated with HIV positive serostatus among young gay and bisexual men in Canada
    (Amy E. Weber, George C, Remis RS, Chan K, Hogg RS, Otis J, Martindale S, Vincelette J, Mâsse B, Miller ML, LeClerc R, Craib KJP, Lavoie R, Turmel B, Parent R, Schechter, MT, Alary M, for the Omega Cohort and the Vanguard Project.)
  • Determinants of bisexuality among young men who have sex with men
    (Arn Schilder, Keith Chan, Steve Martindale, Mary Lou Miller, Amy E.Weber, Michael R. Botnick, Kevin JP Craib, Martin T. Schechter, Robert S. Hogg)
1999
  • Risk Factors for HIV Infection among Young Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal MSM
    (Heath, KV; Miller ML; Martindale SL; Cornelisse PGA; Schechter MT; O'Shaughnessy MV; Hogg RS.)
  • Social Determinants of Suicide Attempts in a Cohort of Young Men Who Have Sex With Men
    (Michael R. Botnick, Katherine V. Heath, Peter G.A. Cornelisse, Steffanie A. Strathdee, Stephen L. Martindale, Martin T. Schechter, Michael V. O'Shaughnessy, Robert S. Hogg.)
  • The Cost of Providing Post-Exposure Prophylaxis for Gay and Bisexual Men at Non-Occupational Risk of Contracting HIV in the West End of Vancouver
    (Sophie Low-Beer, Amy E. Weber, Steve Martindale, K. Bartholomew, Keith Chan, M. Landolt, D. Oram, Michael V. O'Shaughnessy, Robert S. Hogg. Subsequently revised and credited to: Steve Martindale, Sophie Low-Beer, Amy E. Weber, Keith Chan, Robert S. Hogg)
 
1998
  • Comparison of Sexual Behaviors, Condom Use and Substance Use between Two Independent Cohorts of Gay and Bisexual Men in Vancouver
    (Cornelisse PGA; Craib KJP; Martindale SL; O'Shaughnessy MV; Schechter MT; Montaner JSG; Hogg, RS.)
  • Feasibility of HIV Vaccine Trials among High-Risk Cohorts in Vancouver
    (Strathdee SA; Cornelisse PGA; Currie S; Martindale SL; O'Shaughnessy MV; Schechter MT.)
    • 7th Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research, Quebec City, May 1998.
 
1997
1996
  • Sexual abuse is an independent predictor of sexual risk-taking among young HIV-negative gay men: Results from a prospective study at baseline
    (Strathdee SA; Hogg RS; Martindale SL; Cornelisse PGA; Craib KJP; Schilder A; Montaner JSG; O'Shaughnessy MV; Schechter MT.)
  • Risk behaviours and HIV prevalence among a cohort of young men who have sex with men in Vancouver
    (Martindale SL; Strathdee SA; Hogg RS; Craib KJP; Pitchford W; Montaner JSG; O'Shaughnessy MV; Schechter MT.)

Invited Presentations (not peer-reviewed)

  • Barebacking: Rational choice?
    (Michael Botnick)
    • Presented by invitation at the Annual General Meeting of AIDS Vancouver Island in Victoria on May 29, 2000.