Toronto HIV/AIDS Network – Housing Working Group - Fife House

Toronto HIV/AIDS Network – Housing Working GroupResearch Support and Knowledge Transfer & Exchange OpportunitiesResearch support orKTE opportunityOHTN Rapid ResponsesServiceOHTN OCASE SystemDetails• The OHTN supports community-based organizations to obtain thelatest and most reliable information about a given topic, through aRapid Response Service. OHTN staff conduct searches of thescientific literature and contact experts in the appropriate field tolocate key information resources, and then develop a summary orfact sheet relating to the requested topic. The guidelines forrequesting a Rapid Response are available on the OHTN website.• The Evidence-based Practice Unit of the Ontario HIV TreatmentNetwork is responsible for maintaining on behalf of the province ofOntario a standardized case management tool to assist AIDS serviceorganizations in documenting the activities of their organization.This is called the Ontario Community-Based AIDS Services andEvaluation Database Project (OCASE). Although primarily forsupport services (counselling, case management, etc.), it alsoincludes features to document brief services such as educationactivities.Report of the Community Roundtable on HIV, Housing, Aging, Complex Care & Cognitive Issues Appendix VII – Page 6