Category: Advocacy, Policy, Public Health

Job posting: Research Manager in the Clinical Prevention Services Division at the BC Centre for Disease Control

Posted On: Friday, March 9th, 2018

The Clinical Prevention Services Division at the BC Centre for Disease Control is looking to welcome an experienced Research Manager into our motivated, enthusiastic and collaborative team to kick-start and lead a new divisional applied research program. The research the Clinical Prevention Services Division conducts and services we provide is in the areas of tuberculosis, sexually… Read more »

Webinar: The Criminalization of HIV Non-Disclosure and Poz Youth Responses Towards it

Posted On: Friday, March 9th, 2018

The Community-Based Research Centre for Gay Men’s Health (CBRC) presents: The Criminalization of HIV Non-Disclosure and Poz Youth Responses Towards it (Webinar) Date: Thursday, March 22nd, 2018 Time: 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET Register now. In Canada, those of us living with HIV have the duty to disclose our HIV status to our… Read more »

Getting Prepped for PrEP! All you Need to Know about Accessing HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in BC

Posted On: Monday, February 26th, 2018

Webinar March 14 HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (prevention) medication, which is also known as PrEP,  is available free of charge to those considered high-risk.  If you’re uncertain what PrEP is and how it is used, the BC Centre for Excellence will be presenting a free webinar to introduce the main concepts.   At the end of… Read more »

CTAC Needs Your Help!

Posted On: Saturday, February 17th, 2018

Dear CTAC Friends, Partners and Stakeholders, In a press release dated February 6, the Canadian Treatment Action Council  (CTAC) announced it has published a white paper entitled, “The time has come to eliminate hepatitis C in Canada,” which summarizes the increasing gaps in Canada’s response to the hepatitis C epidemic and identifies seven calls-to-action. CTAC… Read more »

National HIV point-of-care-testing (HIV POCT) Online Survey Invitation

Posted On: Saturday, February 17th, 2018

  Researchers from  Dalhousie University and Nine Circles are working on a CIHR-funded study,  Moving Beyond Piloting POCT: A Social Ecological Exploration of Barriers and Facilitators to Scaling up HIV Point-Of-Care Testing (HIV POCT) in Canada. Dr. Jacqueline Gahagan (Dalhouise) and her team devised this study to determine the number of HIV Point-Of-Care (POCT) pilots that were created… Read more »

Webinar: Barriers and Facilitators to Hepatitis C Virus Screening and Testing

Posted On: Friday, February 16th, 2018

Thursday March 1st, 2018.  10 AM PT In this webinar, Tujuanna Austin, Shalane Ha, and Karen Timmerman will be discussing a scoping review on the barriers and facilitators to the screening and testing of HCV, as reported by patients and healthcare providers. Hepatitis C is a blood-borne infection that is characterized by an inflammation of… Read more »

The Value of an Integrated Approach to Frontline Care

Posted On: Wednesday, February 14th, 2018

  This is the second in a series of monthly blog posts representing perspectives on potential governance changes at PAN. These posts represent voices across the network – staff, Board members, people living with HIV, and community members – sharing their thoughts on these changes. This month we hear from Kira Haug. Kira is the… Read more »

Webinar: Addressing stigma related to sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections

Posted On: Saturday, February 10th, 2018

During this webinar, the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) will share key findings from their work and elucidate the individual and organizational factors that contribute to stigma, and the strategies that can be used to reduce stigma and ultimately improve health outcomes for those affected by or living with sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs)…. Read more »

GNP+ Calls for Researchers to Acknowledge the Role of People Living with HIV in Their Work

Posted On: Friday, February 2nd, 2018

The Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+) is calling out to researchers and advocates to acknowledge the essential role that people living with HIV play in research work. In the post, Inclusion and Respect – appreciating the role people living with HIV have with our research partners, the relationship of researchers and PLHIV is… Read more »

Webinar: Chlamydia, Gonorrhea and Syphilis in Canada: National Surveillance Data, 2006- 2015

Posted On: Friday, February 2nd, 2018

  Thursday February 15, 10 AM PT Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to be an important public health issue, both in Canada and worldwide. This webinar will present the three STIs (gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis) featured in the Canada Communicable Disease Report (CCDR) issue released on February 1st, and highlight the trends and findings of… Read more »

Positive Living BC Lunch & Learn: The BC People Living with HIV Stigma Index Project

Posted On: Friday, February 2nd, 2018

  Positive Living BC Lunch & Learn The BC People Living with HIV Stigma Index Project Presented by Antonio Marante, Stigma Index Project, Knowledge Translator Pacific AIDS Network Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2018 Time: 12:30 – 1:30 PM Location: Positive Living BC – 2nd floor Multi-purpose Meeting Room 1101 Seymour Street, Vancouver Seating is LIMITED…. Read more »