Dr. Priscilla Medeiros
Postdoctoral Fellow, Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital
Dr. Priscilla Medeiros is a leader in community-based, HIV, and women's health research. Her focus on societal and cultural dimensions of health and use of implementation science frameworks sets her apart from all the others in this field.
Media
CTN Postdoctoral Fellow: Dr. Priscilla Medeiros
Dr. Medeiros presents her project on CHIWOS and the Women-Centred HIV Care Toolkit pilot study in the Maritimes.
Guest Blog: Dr. Priscilla Medeiros
CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network, October 16, 2021Online
URL: https://www.hivnet.ubc.ca/news/2019/10/guest-blog-dr-priscilla-medeiros/
Interview with Dr. Medeiros about her work with the Canadian HIV Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Cohort Study and research focus on women's HIV health.
Biography
Dr. Priscilla Medeiros is a trained medical anthropologist and received her PhD in anthropology from McMaster University in 2019. Her methodologic expertise are in geospatial analyses, qualitative research methods, community-based research, and implementation science. She is currently a second-year postdoctoral fellow at the Women’s College Research Institute in Toronto under the supervision of Dr. Mona Loutfy. Her research centers on optimizing care models relevant to the unique needs of women living with HIV. She has been carrying out two funded studies using data from the Canadian HIV Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Cohort Study (also known as CHIWOS). Her first study and goal is to determine the gaps in care using an innovative spatial technique to map the geographical barriers to care among women living with HIV in Ontario. The second study uses implementation science to expand the multi-provincial reach of CHIWOS to the Maritime Provinces to study the readiness, acceptability, and feasibility of implementing the Women-Centred HIV Care model for women living with HIV, who are really overlooked in these provinces. All of this work is contributing to her ultimate goal of building a research program, The Canadian Women and HIV Implementation Network, that will use implementation science to optimize the care and health outcomes of women living with HIV in Canada.
Additional Titles and Affiliations
CTN Postdoctoral Fellow
Currently a second-year postdoctoral fellow . The CTN Postdoctoral Fellows Program offers prospective researchers with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the HIV clinical research setting, under supervision of experienced Canadian researchers.
Research Grants
CTN Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards Program
Organization: CIHR Canadian HIV Trials NetworkDate: February 1, 2019
Grant amount: $50,000/year
Details:
This award provides funding to candidates who wish to write a trial protocol, research program, and develop and run their own trial. It supports two-years of my studies in the geospatial analysis of barriers to care among women living with HIV in Ontario.
CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network Pilot Study Award
Organization: CIHR Canadian HIV Trials NetworkDate: October 18, 2019
Grant amount: $100,000
Details:
The CTN Pilot Study Funding Program provides funding for pilot or proof-of-concept studies. It supports piloting the CHIWOS Women-Centred HIV Care Model and Toolkit in the Maritime Provinces.
The Canadian HIV Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Cohort Study (CHIWOS) Scholars Award
Organization: CIHR Canadian HIV Trials NetworkDate: September 1, 2021
Grant amount: $50,000
Details:
This unique funding opportunity will support training and mentorship opportunities for
emerging academic scholars who are interested in building their capacity in the field of women and HIV.