Posted On: Friday, September 23rd, 2022
The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) and Centre for Sexuality (C4S) are looking for interested individuals to participate in a virtual focus group to provide input into training, education and tools that will be used by health and social service organizations across the country to make sexual health and harm reduction services more inclusive, respectful… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, September 16th, 2022
Join the Community Action Initiative for an online knowledge exchange with presentations and facilitated discussions hosted by the Overdose Prevention and Education Network (OPEN). Date: October 3, 2022 Time: 9:30 AM Pacific time. Register here
Posted On: Friday, September 16th, 2022
The Canadian Lung Cancer Screening Initiative (CLCSI), the sister organization of the American Lung Cancer Screening Initiative is a team of over 200 doctors and students working to raise awareness for lung cancer and lung cancer screening with the hopes of helping high-risk individuals get screened for lung cancer. Lung cancer is the leading cause… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, September 16th, 2022
CGSHE Speaker Series presents Dr. Sofia Bartlett Date: Wednesday September 21 Time: 12 PM Pacific time via Zoom. Register In this talk, Dr. Sofia Bartlett (she/her) will explore the evidence for sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection (STBBI) testing and linkage to care interventions in correctional centres, and discuss the need to provide person-centred, culturally… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, September 14th, 2022
Last spring, we committed to providing our members and allies with an update in September on our workplace practices and policies, with a view to the ongoing COVID-19 situation. Here then is that update! Communicable Disease Prevention Plan Our communicable disease prevention plan, designed to reduce the risk of workplace transmission of COVID-19 and… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, September 2nd, 2022
You are invited to the upcoming HIV in Motion Community of Practice (CoP) Session “Poz Women Exercise!” which will be on Tuesday, September 13th from 9 AM to noon Pacific time. The keynote speaker will be Nora Sahel-Gozin. She is a 2022 graduate from the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, August 30th, 2022
Info for People Who Use Substances: get the latest alerts, and tips on how to stay safe from Toward the Heart. Substance Use News provides a monthly collection of news and resources on the social, medical and political responses to the toxic drug supply crisis. Visit our Substance Use and Overdose Response page for more information… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, August 29th, 2022
via PHAC Dear colleagues, As you may be aware, on August 1, 2022 at the 24th International AIDS Conference, the Honourable Minister of Health, Jean-Yves Duclos, announced a new investment of $8 million (link to announcement). This funding will make HIV test kits available through community-based organizations to the populations they serve. HIV self-test… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, August 29th, 2022
Via Canadian Drug Policy Coalition Job title: Executive Director Reports to: Governing Council The Opportunity: Canadian Drug Policy Coalition seeks a skilled organizational leader and advocate to lead our expanded team to meet this important moment in Canadian drug policy development. The Executive Director will bring insight and skills for strategic drug policy advocacy processes, organizational development and change leadership, fundraising,… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, August 5th, 2022
On International Overdose Awareness Day this year we’re shouting out to Moms Stop the Harm, a group that was started with love and fury and continues on with the same grace and grit. Moms Stop the Harm is urging everyone to support International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) and has a list of suggestions. Wear and… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, August 5th, 2022
BC-CfE HIV Care Rounds presents: The Monkeypox 2022 Outbreak is declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. What are the implications? Date: Wednesday, August 24th, 2022 Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM Pacific time. On completion of this webinar, attendees will be able to: Identify the presentation of Monkeypox (MPX) associated with the 2022… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, August 5th, 2022
In early April, the BC legislature empowered the Select Standing Committee on Health to examine the urgent and ongoing illicit drug toxicity and overdose crisis. This is a non-partisan, all party committee comprised of ten MLAs that have been tasked to come up with recommendations with respect to what reforms and initiatives the province and… Read more »
