Recommendations for Employers, Insurers, Human Resource Personnel and Rehabilitation Professionals on Return to Work for People Living with Long COVID
This is a living document that is continually updated based on emerging evidence in the field. The document includes hyperlinks throughout to additional resources and websites.
Realize Annual Report 2021-2022
Annual Report; Realize 2022
HIV and Chronic Pain in Canada 2022: Think Tank Report
The Think Tank was held virtually over Zoom. To facilitate participant engagement in small and large group discussions, invitees were divided into two groups and the event was held over two afternoons on February 17th and 18th, 2022, 1:00-3:00pm ET. Twelve people attended each day. Attendees included people with living experience of HIV and pain, researchers, clinicians, policy makers, educators and others whose contribution is central to a clearer understanding of the landscape of chronic pain and HIV in Canada. Each person had some connection to the topic of chronic pain, whether through lived experience, education and/or occupation.
A Report on the 2022 Survey of Certified Human Resources Professionals Regarding Episodic Disabilities
This report, and its predecessors in 2020 and 2006, was developed as part of an ongoing
assessment of the existing knowledge of Human Resources (HR) professionals across Canada about Episodic Disability in the workplace; and the gaps in both training and experience that may be barriers to a culture of accommodation in their work environments. Human Resources professionals across sectors are uniquely positioned to both advocate for employees, and to engage leadership to provide appropriate support to their team members living with Episodic Disability. HR professionals play a pivotal role in ensuring that people living with episodic disabilities are recruited, retained, or are able to return to the workplace should they require time away.
The 2022 Episodic Disability Survey for Human Resources professionals (Appendix 1-2), was
designed to gather input on experiences of episodic disability in the workplace, as well as on
activities and tools, that support Human Resource Professionals. This information will assist in
building awareness and will help inform the creation of a National Action Plan on Episodic
Disability and Employment.
The Pandemic Pandora’s Box: Long COVID and Episodic Disability
Project Report; Realize 2021
Executive Summary
The Pandemic Pandora’s Box report analyzes the combined findings of two informal, community-driven surveys shared openly online in February 2021. The first asked adults working or seeking work in Canada about their experiences with Long COVID, while the second asked Canadian employers about their comfort level and preparedness to provide workplace accommodations to COVID-19 long-haulers. Up to 1 in 3 people who contract COVID-19 – regardless of the severity of their acute infection – risk facing Long COVID. Long COVID refers to a multitude of fluctuating, debilitating symptoms that may affect all organ systems and for many cause impairments which last for months.
The Pan-Canadian Research Agenda on HIV, Aging & Older Adulthood
The Pan-Canadian Research Agenda on HIV, Aging and Older Adulthood is a tool created by the National Coordinating Committee on HIV and Aging to guide decision-making by four interested parties:
1) Research Funders and Grant Review Committees
2) Principal Investigators and Research Team Members
3) Policy Makers and Policy Change Advocates
4) Institutions, Residential Care Settings and Community-Based Organizations
The recommendations are relevant to stakeholders engaged in most types of HIV- and aging-related
research and evidence production, including epidemiological studies, community-based research
projects, biomedical and clinical trials, implementation science initiatives and program evaluation.
There are two notable exceptions. The NCC does not have the expertise to make recommendations
regarding priorities for basic science research and drug development.
We Live and Learn Together: The Social Benefits of an Online Symposium on HIV and Aging Well
This virtual presentation, made as a poster to the Canadian Association for HIV Research annual conference in 2022, outlines the social benefits to older adults living with HIV on HIV and aging well.
Environmental Scan of In Process Research on Health, HIV & Aging Sept 2021 – with database
This report authored by Realize and the National Coordinating Committee on HIV and Aging (NCC) and the research database provide a snapshot of the HIV and aging research underway in Canada at a single point in time.
Aging and older people living with HIV, their carers, and representatives of community-based HIV organizations can refer to the database to identify research projects that are currently taking place in their jurisdiction. This information may facilitate increased community participation in the research process, whether through research participation, research team membership, or advocacy for future research on particular topics or with specific communities.
Principal investigators and research teams can use these resources to identify gaps in the HIV and aging research landscape, information which may help them to shape future research questions. They can also use the database to identify potential collaborators who share a mutual interest in researching particular aspects of HIV and aging.
Research funders and policymakers can reference this report and database to better understand how resources are being allocated within this field of research, to inform research priority-setting activities, and to identify projects that may produce evidence needed to inform decision-making.
Application for The Silver Zone at the 24th International AIDS Conference in Montréal 2022
Word document; Realize 2022