Posted On: Friday, February 15th, 2019
The BC Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions recently released a new report, Escalating BC’s Response to the Overdose Emergency. Excerpt from the Executive Summary: The Province of British Columbia continues to respond to a public health emergency that is claiming four lives every day. The province continues to experience the highest number of overdose deaths… Read more »
Posted On: Sunday, February 3rd, 2019
The President’s Dream Colloquium on HIV: From Cell to Society is a high-profile lecture series hosted by Simon Fraser University. Date: Tuesday February 26th, 2019 Time: 6:30 – 7:30 PM Location: SFU Harbour Centre, Room 1300 The speakers for this event are Danita Wahpoosewyan, Carrie Bourassa, and Alexandra King. This event is free, but registration is encouraged… Read more »
Posted On: Sunday, February 3rd, 2019
Date: Tuesday March 5, 2019 Time: 10:00 AM Pacific Time Join Michelle Fortin and Nicole Pasquino of Options for Sexual Health to hear how their work can support PAN members in frontline services, as well as provide professional development for staff and volunteers. Options for Sexual Health provides BC communities with comprehensive sexual health… Read more »
Posted On: Sunday, February 3rd, 2019
The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS will present its Spring HIV/Antiretroviral Update on Monday, May 6, 2019. Time: 8:30 am to 4:45 pm Location: Grand Ballroom – North Tower Sheraton Wall Centre Hotel 1088 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC (located across from St. Paul’s Hospital in Downtown Vancouver) This is an open educational event sponsored by… Read more »
Posted On: Saturday, January 26th, 2019
Via Men’s Health Initiative Date: February 25th, 2019 Time: 6:00 PM Pacific Time / 7:00 PM Mountain Time Be a part of HIVSTORY! Taking it to the next level: Conversations about men’s sexual health (PEP and PrEP) Live broadcast presentation with Dr. Joss De Wet and local panel discussions. Locations: Kelowna, Kamloops, Vernon, Penticton,… Read more »
Posted On: Saturday, January 26th, 2019
PRICK! is a private and confidential on-the-spot STI testing event for all ‘guys who like guys’ and the rainbow community. Our definition of ‘guy’ includes: asexual, bi, cis, curious, gay, male, non-binary, queer, questioning, straight, trans, two-spirit, and all other guys who like guys. Tests included are for chlamydia, gonorrhea, hepatitis (A,B &C), HIV and… Read more »
Posted On: Saturday, January 26th, 2019
Date: Thursday February 7, 2019 Time: 10:00 AM Pacific Time In 2018, the Public Health Agency of Canada released the Mycoplasma genitalium chapter for the first time as part of the Canadian Guidelines on Sexually Transmitted Infections. Mycoplasma genitalium is an emerging sexually transmitted pathogen that can cause non-chlamydial/non-gonococcal urethritis. This webinar will provide information on… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, January 18th, 2019
Since the then federal Minister of Justice’s Jody Wilson-Raybould’s World AIDS Day announcement, advocacy has continued apace with BC’s Attorney General David Eby – with strong efforts by Positive Living BC, the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation and PAN, to name but a few. There was definitely much to be encouraged by… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, January 14th, 2019
Updated Janaury 21,2019: Dear members, The Public Health Agency of Canada has called a meeting of the STBBI stakeholders for January 31, which includes many of our members and almost all of the members of our AHC Executive Committee. As a result, we are rescheduling our Annual Members Meeting to February 5, 2019 at 9:30… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, January 11th, 2019
by Emily Sollows, Nurse Educator, Clinical Prevention Services, BCCDC Harm Reduction Services at the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is in search of transgender, Two-Spirit, and/or gender diverse folks to participate in a series of two 2-hour focus groups to inform changes to our service delivery. Our goal is to create relevant resources based… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, January 4th, 2019
BC remains at the forefront of the Canada’s opioid crisis. What directions might the response take in 2019? Here are some recent pieces marking developments in approaches and continued harm reduction. Public Health and Advocacy City of Vancouver Opioid Emergency Task Force The City of Vancouver launched an Opioid Emergency Task Force in mid-November 2018,… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, December 18th, 2018
“I want to be reminded about PrEP follow-up” is the newest addition to a series of STI testing and vaccination reminders available on The BC Centre for Disease Control’s provincial sexual health website, SmartSexResource where clients can sign-up to receive PrEP testing reminders by email or text. With this testing reminder, clients continuing on PrEP… Read more »
