Dr. Hart presented at the Canadian Association of HIV Research in Halifax on how PrEP use and changing attitudes to HIV are associated with increases in bacterial STIs over a 4-year period.

Dr. Trevor Hart presenting at CAHR's 2025 Conference

The Canadian Association of HIV Research (CAHR) 2025 in Halifax brought together nearly 700 participants from across the country to share the latest scientific advances in the field of HIV. The event also explored the interaction between biological and social variables, such as mental health, houselessness, gender, food insecurity, and addiction.

Dr. Trevor Hart's session was titled: "HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and HIV Treatment Attitudes Predict Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Urban Gay and Bisexual Men (GBM)". He discussed cross-sectional differences in HIV-treatment attitudes (i.e., beliefs in whether treatment is effective at reducing transmission) and PrEP use being associated with differences in condomless anal sex (CAS) and STI acquisition.

Dr. Shayna Skakoon-Sparling, a HOPE Centre-affiliated researcher, at CAHR's 2025 Conference