HIV/AIDS Special Interest Group
Mission:
To connect, advance practice, accelerate knowledge translation and improve the health and welling being of people living with HIV/AIDS
Objectives:
- Provide accessible networks
- Provide regular education
- Support research engagement and outputs
HIV/AIDS Special Interest Group Leadership:
Special Interest Group Lead
Matthew Harville (USA)
Matt Harville is a physiotherapist at Duke University Health System in the USA where he works with clients with pelvic health, lymphedema, oncology, and HIV/AIDs impairments. He is also a Faculty Development Resident at Duke University School of Medicine where he lectures in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program. He has a passion for healthcare diversity, equity, and inclusion. He is involved with the American Physical Therapy Association and is on multiple boards in the association.
Contact Information
Email Matthew Harville
Special Interest Group Education Facilitator
Saul Cobbing (South Africa)
Saul Cobbing is a qualified Physiotherapist and Biokineticist, and currently is an associate professor in the Discipline of Physiotherapy at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa and a visiting professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Toronto, Canada. His research is focused on developing and implementing interventions for the rehabilitation of people living with HIV and other chronic diseases, in under-resourced communities. He also has a passion for health education and advancing curricula that forefront decoloniality, health advocacy and equity. He has published over 30 peer-reviewed articles to date. He is married and has two children, Daniel (11) and Lola (9).
Contact Information
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Special Interest Group Research Facilitator
Tunde Ajidahun (South Africa)
Dr. Adedayo Tunde Ajidahun is currently a research coordinator at the British Columbia Center for Excellence in HIV/AIDS research and a visiting lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand. His research is focused on HIV-related disability, health promotion, service delivery, and rehabilitation.
Contact Information
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