Category: Advocacy, Policy, Public Health

Survey:  Rehabilitation and Wellness Services that Support People Living with HIV/HCV/STBBIs

Posted On: Friday, March 16th, 2018

This survey is designed for individuals living with HIV/HCV/STBBIs in Canada who have participated in or may be interested in accessing rehabilitation and wellness services/programs at community-based HIV organizations. Realize would love to hear about your experiences, preferences and needs accessing these services and programs at community-based HIV/HCV/STBBI organizations.  This anonymous survey will help Realize… Read more »

Hepatitis C Treatment Options Expand in BC

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 »

You can take action to make policy change in Canada

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 »

Webinar: U=U Community Perspectives

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 »

Job posting: Research Manager in the Clinical Prevention Services Division at the BC Centre for Disease Control

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 »

Webinar: The Criminalization of HIV Non-Disclosure and Poz Youth Responses Towards it

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 »

Getting Prepped for PrEP! All you Need to Know about Accessing HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in BC

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 »

CTAC Needs Your Help!

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 »

National HIV point-of-care-testing (HIV POCT) Online Survey Invitation

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 »

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

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 »