Category: Advocacy, Policy, Public Health

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 »

Update on Advocacy Regarding BC’s New Prosecutorial Guidelines

Posted On: Friday, July 13th, 2018

This spring saw the publication of the updated BC Crown Counsel Prosecution Guidelines including the Sex 2 policy, which indicates how people living with HIV may be charged in cases of non-disclosure of HIV. On May 31st, we posted a blog by PAN’s Executive Director, J. Evin Jones, BC’s New Prosecutorial Guidelines on HIV Non-Disclosure Murky… Read more »

Evaluation Survey Report: PHAC’s HIV and Hepatitis C Community Action Fund (CAF) Processes and Impacts

Posted On: Friday, July 13th, 2018

PAN has recently released a new report, Evaluation Survey Report: PHAC’s HIV and Hepatitis C Community Action Fund (CAF) Processes and Impacts – reported by community-based organizations in BC. The following is from the Executive Summary, which outlines the history of Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) funding and the evaluation of the the new funding process. (Read… Read more »

Becoming a Country that Eliminates Hepatitis C

Posted On: Friday, July 13th, 2018

Many PAN members know Laurie Edmiston of CATIE, or have worked with one of the great staff members there. CATIE is a national organization for HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) information and education. Laurie recently wrote a piece that appeared in the Vancouver Sun:  Nine countries will eliminate hep C by 2030. Why not Canada?   Excerpt:… Read more »

Check it out: What did PHCN’s Hepatitis C Resources in BC Needs Assessment Report Find Out?

Posted On: Friday, July 13th, 2018

In April, the Pacific Hepatitis C Network (PHCN) released “Hep C Resources in BC: what we have – what’s missing – and next steps”. The report outlines the results of their needs assessment, which focused on information and advocacy needs surrounding hepatitis C in the province of BC. This needs assessment was completed as work… Read more »

Update on the Interior Sexual Health Initiative petition & request to boost on your communication channels

Posted On: Monday, July 9th, 2018

Dear Current ISHI Sponsors, We are very appreciative to those who have taken part in the ISHI petition. It would be very much appreciated if you could use your communication platform(s) to help us reach our target of 1000 signatures. There is a digital petition available, and a hard copy. This is the link to the… Read more »

Job Posting: Program Coordinator, Canadian Drug Policy Coalition

Posted On: Wednesday, July 4th, 2018

The Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC) is a coalition of individuals and civil society organizations that envisions a safe, healthy and just Canada in which drug policy and legislation as well as related institutional practices are based on evidence, human rights, social inclusion and public health. Our mission is to facilitate improvement in Canadian and international… Read more »

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

Posted On: Wednesday, July 4th, 2018

Thursday July 12th, 10 AM Pacific time (1 PM Eastern) In advance of World Hepatitis Day on July 28th, the Public Health Agency of Canada is offering an encore presentation on the barriers and facilitators of screening and testing for HCV. In this webinar, officials from the Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control will… Read more »

2018 World Hepatitis Day in British Columbia

Posted On: Wednesday, July 4th, 2018

July 28th is World World Hepatitis Day, a day to raise awareness, educate and advocate. This year we are featuring events and resources to support the movement for better health literacy.   Events Scroll down for information about what’s going on in your BC community. If you’re looking for information across the country, check the CATIE… Read more »