Posted On: Thursday, March 15th, 2018
The BC government released an announcement about hepatitis C (HCV) treatment options on Tuesday March 13. It reads, in part*: Any British Columbian living with chronic hepatitis C now is able to access treatment, regardless of the severity of their disease, Health Minister Adrian Dix announced today. In addition to expanding coverage to all… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, March 9th, 2018
From the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network From April 19-21, the Liberal Party of Canada is hosting its national convention in Halifax. There, party members will vote on major policy resolutions that they will bring forward as part of the party platform for the 2019 federal election. Right now, 39 policy resolutions are on the… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, March 9th, 2018
CATIE presents: U=U Community Perspectives Date: March 27, 2018 Time: 10 AM PT In addition to improving the health of people living with HIV, research confirms that HIV treatment also has massive prevention benefits. Evidence shows that people living with HIV who are on treatment and maintain an undetectable viral load do not transmit HIV to… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, March 9th, 2018
If you are living on an income below $2,000 per month, please join our community meeting to share your views about living in poverty. When: Monday, March 19 – 12:00 noon – 2:00 PM. Lunch is provided Where: Positive Living BC – 1101 Seymour Street (2nd floor meeting room) All participants must register – please… Read more »
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 »
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 In Canada, those of us living with HIV have the duty to disclose our HIV status to our partners before… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, March 8th, 2018
Substance Use News, March Those that live or work in the Vancouver area have a variety of drug checking options available to them in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES). The added good news is that the province has made drug checking available beyond the DTES too. Drug checking options in the Downtown Eastside In late… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
