Posted On: Monday, December 17th, 2018
From the Public Health Agency of Canada Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is an important contributor to the global burden of disease and continues to be a major public health issue. In 2010, HIV was the leading cause of disability-adjusted life-years worldwide for people in the 30–44 year age group, and the fifth leading cause for… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, December 17th, 2018
The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network is pleased to share with you Overdue for a Change: Scaling Up Supervised Consumption Services in Canada. Our summary brief describes the key findings and recommendations of a research project that was undertaken in 2018 to explore the current state of supervised consumption services (SCS) in Canada, to monitor… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, December 10th, 2018
From Pivot Legal Society Project Inclusion is a comprehensive study into the ways in which specific laws and policies in policing, health care, and the court system directly undermine the health and safety of people who are homeless and living with substance use issues by trapping them in a cycle of criminalization. Pivot travelled to… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, December 4th, 2018
PHAC Webinar Series Date: December 6, 2018 Time: 10 AM Pacific time This presentation will provide an update on the unique situation experienced in Saskatchewan, Canada with sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections and share best practices in responding to HIV, hepatitis C, and STI. The presentation will also provide an introduction to the Big… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, December 3rd, 2018
This past December 1, the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day, federal Minister of Justice Jody Wilson-Raybould and the Department of Justice announced a new directive regarding prosecution of HIV non-disclosure cases– one that “… will reflect the most recent scientific evidence related to the risks of sexual transmission of HIV, as reviewed by the Public… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, November 26th, 2018
Thank you to everyone who took part in this year’s Fall Conference, PLHIV Forum and AGM, which was held on the traditional territories of the Syilx (Okanagan) people October 30-31st. We were gifted with a welcome from Elder Wilfred “Grouse” Barnes and drummer Margaret Manuel who opened the event and set the tone for… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, November 26th, 2018
December 1st will mark the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day, and this year’s theme is “Know Your Status.” It has always been vital to know your HIV status, so that if you are HIV-positive, you can follow up and get the treatment, healthcare and other supports that you need. Knowing your status is all… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, November 26th, 2018
A BC-CfE Education Event Audience: General Public Date: December 4, 2018, 12:00 – 1:00 PM Location: Cullen Lecture Theatre (SPH 1477), Providence Building Level 1, St. Paul’s Hospital Join Dr. Angela Kaida and Peer Research Associate Valerie Nicholoson as they present information from the CHIWOS study on the sexual and reproductive health of women with… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, November 23rd, 2018
HIV in Canada: Surveillance Highlights from 2017, followed by Canadian Perspectives on Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections Date: Thursday November 29, 10 AM Pacific time Program HIV in Canada: Surveillance highlights from 2017 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a global public health issue with an estimated 1.8 million people newly infected in 2017. The… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, November 19th, 2018
This was originally published on SmartSex Resource. by Dr. Zahid Butt, University of British Columbia and BC Centre for Disease Control Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV infection commonly co-occur because of shared transmission routes and risk behaviors. HIV infection among individuals living with HCV is a major predictor of morbidity and mortality. Risk factors… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, November 19th, 2018
This is an excerpt from a longer article that appears in the November 19, 2018 edition of the Canadian Medical Assocation Journal. by Jennifer LeMessurier, Gregory Traversy, Olivia Varsaneux, Makenzie Weekes, Marc T. Avey, Oscar Niragira, Robert Gervais, Gordon Guyatt and Rachel Rodin CMAJ November 19, 2018 190 (46) E1350-E1360; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.180311 Abstract Background:… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, November 16th, 2018
In 2018, the Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (CCDIC) commissioned EKOS Research Associates Inc. to conduct a survey asking Canadians questions about their awareness, knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI). The 2018 survey builds on similar surveys conducted for the Public Health Agency of Canada in 2003,… Read more »
