Category: Advocacy, Policy, Public Health

BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Announces New Director of the BC-CfE’s Laboratory Program

Posted On: Monday, August 27th, 2018

Exciting news from the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (excerpt):  The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) announced Dr. Zabrina Brumme has been appointed Director of Canada’s leading HIV laboratory program. Dr. Brumme will be on secondment from her position as Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University… Read more »

PAN’s New Draft Bylaws Released

Posted On: Monday, August 27th, 2018

The story so far… We are pleased to announce that the PAN board is now ready to bring to the membership proposed changes to reflect the needs of our members and to ensure that our governance matches our mission, updated in 2013, to“…lead an inspired, strong, and effective community-based response to HIV/AIDS, HCV, and related… Read more »

Webinar: Estimates of HIV Incidence, Prevalence and Canada’s Progress on Meeting the 90-90-90 HIV Targets, 2016

Posted On: Monday, August 27th, 2018

Thursday September 6th, 10 AM Pacific time. In this webinar, national estimates of the number of new HIV infections, the number of people estimated to be living with HIV and Canada’s progress towards global HIV elimination targets will be presented. Nashira Khalil, the Manager of the HIV Estimates Unit will explain why and how these… Read more »

AIDS 2018: Summaries and Impressions

Posted On: Friday, August 3rd, 2018

The 22nd International AIDS Conference took place July 23-27, 2018 in Amsterdam. Now that the conference is over and people are making their way back to their home countries, the second wave of information is swelling across the internet: summaries, reflections, and calls to action are being published. There are many worth reading; here are… Read more »

Building a Compassionate Approach: Substance Use Harm Reduction and the Public Health Emergency

Posted On: Friday, August 3rd, 2018

  BC is in the midst of a Public Health Emergency. Last year 1422 people died of an unintentional overdose. Every community is struggling with the issue of substance use and overdoses. Join us for two days of expert speakers and workshops on how we can work together to find solutions to support people in… Read more »

Pride on Screen returns to Kelowna with 2 films AND a workshop!

Posted On: Monday, July 30th, 2018

Date: Tuesday Aug 14 5:30-8pm Location: Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society, 442 Leon Ave, Kelowna, BC   A Mile in Our Moccasins is a short film that was co-created by five Indigenous youth. Working together they created an Indigenous Youth Speaker Series, a project developed as a way to provide the information and guidance around HIV and sexual… Read more »

Groundbreaking consensus on HIV Criminalization (HIV/AIDS Legal Network)

Posted On: Wednesday, July 25th, 2018

From the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network “Today, at the 22nd International AIDS Conference underway in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 20 eminent world scientists — including two leading Canadian researchers — released a groundbreaking Expert Consensus Statement providing their conclusive opinion on the low-to-no possibility of a person living with HIV transmitting the virus in various situations, including via sexual… Read more »

Building on our Legacy: Ensuring a Strong and Sustainable Future

Posted On: Tuesday, July 24th, 2018

This is the seventh 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 again from J. Evin Jones, PAN’s Executive… Read more »

Webinar: BCCDC Grand Rounds Update on Hepatitis C

Posted On: Monday, July 23rd, 2018

As part of the World Hepatitis Day Committee Vancouver (BCCDC, HepC BC, Pacific HepC Network, CAHN, patient advocates, healthcare providers, and volunteers), we’d like to invite you to a BCCDC Grand Rounds seminar that will provide recent updates on hepatitis C (HCV) screening guidelines, testing, treatment (and coverage), and linkage to care for their patients… Read more »