HIV in Motion is a Community of Practice (CoP) that provides a dynamic space for stakeholders to learn, exchange ideas, promote dissemination in academic and community ways, promote uptake and evaluation of learning and results about movement, physical activity, and exercise for persons living with HIV among, and with, people living with HIV.

What does HIV In Motion do?

The “HIV in Motion” Community of Practice (CoP) meets quarterly for blended online learning module sessions led by Francisco Ibanez-Carrasco francisco.ibanez.carrasco@utoronto.ca and Engagement Coordinator, George DaSilva george.dasilva@utoronto.ca. The sessions include panelists of speakers focused on topics related to HIV and health, and provide updates on the HIV in Motion research study. The online sessions are a knowledge translation vehicle to provide updates on the HIV in Motion CIHR-funded research study, and to translate knowledge on different topics and areas of interest and practice of social and physical activity among people living with HIV.

Who can join?

Anyone. The CoP is open to persons living with HIV, academics, students, researchers, and practitioners, both clinical and organizations interested in physical activity and exercise. Stakeholders can join to listen in, to share work and views, and to support others. The CoP meets quarterly for online module sessions. The CoP is broad – you do not need to be a participant in the research study to be a part of the CoP.  If you are a participant in the research study you can join the CoP, but it is not required.

How did the HIV in Motion CoP start?

The HIV in Motion CoP is connected to a CIHR-funded Community-Based Research (CBR) Study. The aim of this study is to gain a better understanding of the use of a patient-reported health questionnaire called the Short Form HIV Disability Questionnaire (SF-HDQ) in community and clinical settings. The SF-HDQ measures the presence, severity and episodic nature of health-related challenges that may be experienced by people living with HIV.  The CoP is a space for sharing knowledge on this research, as well as collaborating in SF-HDQ related rehabilitation interventions. For more information on the research study, click here: https://cihrrc.ca/sample-page/completed-research/

HIV in Motion Website – www.hivinmotion.ca

This is a ‘living website’ that continually builds on research activity by clinicians, researchers, and persons living with HIV. The HIV in Motion Website is a good place to find out about the CoP quarterly online sessions and access links to past podcasts and videos.