Webinar: Safer sex and drug use through vending machines and backpacks

Date: Thursday, July 22 2021
Time: 10-11:30 AM Pacific time

Vending machines that dispense sterile needles, condoms, HIV self-test kits and more, and peer workers with backpacks stocked with critical supplies have been helping to promote safer sex and drug use during the pandemic. During this webinar, you will hear about Ensemble Moncton and Saskatchewan Health Authority’s vending machine and peer backpack programs, including the impact that they have had in their communities to prevent HIV, hepatitis C and other sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections, and the key learnings from the implementation of these programs.

To attend the webinar you need to follow these three steps:

Step one

Register in advance by using this link
Event password: JUL22

Step Two

You will receive an email confirmation with a personalized link for you to join the webinar. Save that email until the day of the webinar.

Step Three

On the day of the webinar, click the link on the confirmation email to watch the webinar. It will take you to the zoom.us site. Click “join from your browser”.

You will need internet connection to participate in Zoom webinars through the web-based interface. You may also join audio by phone for the English presentation. Please note: French interpretation is not available by phone at this time. To hear the French interpretation audio you will need to join Zoom via the web-based interface and select computer audio.