Category: Advocacy, Policy, Public Health

Connexion: Emerging science on Undetectable=Untransmittable (U=U)

Posted On: Friday, February 2nd, 2024

The Connexion is a non-promotional and non-product-focused learning program by Gilead, developed to bring relevant and up-to-date scientific information on HIV to the Canadian HIV community. Topics for this program are selected based on the community learning needs assessment we conducted. It is our pleasure to invite you to participate in our educational program. This… Read more »

BC Substance Use Conference | May 31 – June 1 2024

Posted On: Friday, February 2nd, 2024

Via BC Centre on Substance Use Early Bird registration is now live for this year’s BC Substance Use Conference.   The 2024 conference theme is “From Idea to Implementation: Putting Evidence, Experience, and Ways of Knowing into Action.” This year’s conference will be held May 31 and June 1, 2024. To enable province-wide participation, we… Read more »

HIV Prevention course in partnership with CATIE

Posted On: Tuesday, January 30th, 2024

HIV Prevention in partnership with CATIE begins February 12, 2024 Registration link: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7622928/PDV-PAN-0224 We’re looking forward to CATIE’s HIV prevention course which supports frontline service providers to accurately and meaningfully discuss HIV transmission risk and prevention strategies with people accessing their serives. This course includes approximately six hours of online instruction delivered over four weeks,… Read more »

Love Positive Women: live in the moment

Posted On: Monday, January 29th, 2024

  Love Positive Women happens each year between February 1st–14th. It is a global project, conceptualized in 2012 and implemented in 2013, raising awareness about women and girls living with HIV using social media to link local grassroots gestures of love. Using Valentine’s Day as a backdrop, Love Positive Women creates a platform for individuals… Read more »

Substance Use News, January 2024

Posted On: Monday, January 29th, 2024

Substance Use News provides a monthly collection of news and resources on the social, medical and political responses to the toxic drug supply crisis and information about alcohol harm reduction. Please check Info for People Who Use Substances to get the latest alerts, and tips on how to stay safe from Toward the Heart. New to this work? Visit… Read more »

Job posting: Program Development Project Lead, Indigenous Perspectives Society

Posted On: Friday, January 26th, 2024

  Via Indigenous Perspectives Society Are you eager to work in a positive and welcoming environment where the results of your efforts translate into healthy, happy Indigenous families and communities? We are a charitable not-for-profit organization dedicated to strengthening the lives and voices of Indigenous people, and we are looking for a Program Development Lead… Read more »

Sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections: Indicator framework

Posted On: Friday, January 26th, 2024

  Need a national overview of STBBI stats for a report, funding proposal, or presentation? The Government of Canada hosts a site with STBBI indicators based on the latest data available grouped in 4 categories: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Bacterial sexually transmitted infections Hepatitis C virus Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and hepatitis B virus   To see… Read more »

Webinar on PrEP 201: Prevention for Every Body

Posted On: Friday, January 26th, 2024

Date: February 21, 2024 Time: 10-11:30 AM Pacific time   Please join PAN and two community educators from Freddie for PrEP 201: Prevention for Every Body. On the registration page you can submit questions in advance (your name won’t be mentioned in webinar). This webinar will be presented by Thomas Iglesias Trombetta and Grant Picarillo,… Read more »

6th annual BC Substance Use Conference: Call for Abstracts

Posted On: Wednesday, January 24th, 2024

For the complete outline of Abstract Submission process, visit this posting on BC Centre on Substance Use site. If you have any questions about the Abstract submission process, please contact [email protected] with “Conference Research Abstract Submission” or “Conference Community/Programmatic Abstract Submission” in the subject line.   Conference Dates: May 31st and June 1, 2024  For… Read more »

Request for Proposals HIV & HCV Prevention, Care and Treatment Services (PHSA 13482)

Posted On: Monday, January 15th, 2024

The Provincial Health Services Authority oversees contract funding for community-based organizations who provide HIV and Hepatitis C services. These contracts support a range of service areas including education and awareness programs, improving treatment outcomes, increasing access to services for priority populations, reducing stigma and discrimination, and fostering collaboration among service partners. Requests for proposals for… Read more »

Virtual Event: Supporting interpersonal relationships

Posted On: Monday, January 15th, 2024

Date: February 7th, 2024 Time: 9 AM- 1:30 PM Pacific time Our first virtual event of 2024 is designed to build core knowledge that can be used for practice and policy development in frontline support work, offering two different topics that are embedded in relationships. We invite you to attend one or both sessions. Providing… Read more »