Who's involved in ManCount?
ManCount is organized by the following governmental and community organizations:
- Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
- Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)
- BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC)
- BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BCCfE)
- Community Based Research Centre (CBRC)
- Health Initiative for Men (HIM)
The Co-Principal Investigators of the study are Dr. Mark Gilbert (BCCDC), Dr. Reka Gustafson (VCH), and Dr. Bob Hogg (BCCfE). The National Principal Investigators from the Public Health Agency of Canada are Dr. Chris Archibald and
Rhonda Kropp.
The ManCount Study Team coordinates the planning and implementation of the study and is composed of the
following individuals:
- Dr. Mark Gilbert (BCCDC)
- Dr. Reka Gustafson (VCH)
- Dr. Bob Hogg (BCCfE)
- Marissa McGuire (PHAC)
- Dr. Gaya Jayaraman (PHAC)
- Liz Venditti (PHAC)
- Susanna Ogunnaike-Cooke (PHAC)
- Wayne Robert (HIM)
- Dr. Rick Marchand (CBRC)
- Dr. Terry Trussler (CBRC)
- Michael Kwag (BCCDC)
- Warren Michelow (BCCfE)
- Dr. David Moore (BCCfE)
- Arn Schilder (BCCfE)
- Steve Kanters (BCCfE)
- Dr. Paul Gustafson (UBC - Department of Statistics)
- Claudia Rank (BCCDC)
- Meagan Thumath (VCH)
ManCount is being implemented in consultation with a Community Advisory Committee composed of representatives from the following programs and organizations:
- BC Persons with AIDS Society
- Elgin Lim - Boys R’ Us (Vancouver Coastal Health)
- Richard O’Donnell - Qmunity
- Kimothy Shaughnessy - Hustle Men on the Move (P.E.E.R.S.)
- Matthew Taylor - YouthCO AIDS Society
- Jesse Brown - Aboriginal Wellness Program (Vancouver Coastal Health)
- Robbie Hong - Prism - Alcohol and Drug Services (Vancouver Coastal Health)
- Devon MacFarlane - Street Nurse Program (BCCDC)
- Paul Harris - Health Initiative for Men (HIM)
- Jody Jollimore