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U Equals U Acknowledged in Statement on behalf of the Council of Chief Medical Officers of Health

Posted On: Monday, December 4th, 2017

Did you hear? In recognition of World AIDS Day last week, the Public Health Agency of Canada released a statement on behalf of the Council of Chief Medical Officers of Health. Doctors Theresa Tam (Chief Public Health Officer of Canada) and Heather Morrison Chief Medical Officer of Health, Prince Edward Island and Chair, Council of Chief of Medical Officers… Read more »

PAN Welcomes BC Government’s Launch of a new Provincial Overdose Emergency Response Centre: A Multi-Sectoral and Region Specific Approach to the Opioid Crisis

Posted On: Friday, December 1st, 2017

PAN welcomes Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Judy Darcy’s announcement of a Provincial Overdose Emergency Response Centre and the potential impact it could have on people living in British Columbia. We hope that this multi-sectoral response that is region-specific and guided by people who use drugs and those with lived experience may shift… Read more »

HIV and Hepatitis C Community Action Fund: List of Funded Projects

Posted On: Friday, December 1st, 2017

The PHAC webpage has recently been updated to show the list of all projects being funded under the Public Health Agency of Canada’s HIV and Hepatitis C Community Action Fund, often referred to as CAF. From the PHAC site: The development of the new integrated Fund was informed following a consultation process with stakeholders… Read more »

Webinar: Findings from a Scoping Review of Barriers and Facilitators for HIV Screening and Testing

Posted On: Friday, December 1st, 2017

Date: Thursday December 7, 10 AM PT HIV can be manageable with early diagnosis and treatment. HIV screening and testing is the first step in identifying those who are undiagnosed, in order to facilitate linkage to care and receipt of appropriate treatment. In Canada, approximately 21% of people living with HIV at the end of… Read more »

Add Your Voice to End the Unjust Criminalization of HIV

Posted On: Thursday, November 30th, 2017

The Canadian Coalition to Reform HIV Criminalization (CCRHC) released its Community Consensus Statement signed by over 150 HIV and human rights organizations across Canada. The statement, which you can read on the CCRCH website, calls on the federal, provincial and territorial governments to take specific actions to end unjust criminal prosecutions against people living with… Read more »

World AIDS Day: Transparency, Accountability, Partnerships

Posted On: Monday, November 27th, 2017

World AIDS Day is traditionally marked by events to gather people together. Together we think about the people who have been lost, and pledge that no more be lost to ignorance of HIV, stigma, lack of medical care, or support. We pledge that no more be lost to despair. We pledge to educate, advocate and… Read more »

World AIDS Day social media campaign on HIV and older adults

Posted On: Monday, November 27th, 2017

Please join the National Coordinating Committee on HIV and Aging’s (NCC) third annual World AIDS Day social media campaign on HIV and older adults! Our goal is to raise awareness of the experiences, needs, assets and care preferences of aging and older adults living with and vulnerable to HIV in Canada. We have prepared… Read more »

CAHR 2018 Red Ribbon Award

Posted On: Friday, November 24th, 2017

from CAHR CAHR is pleased to announce that we are now accepting nominations for the 2018 Red Ribbon Award. Nomination deadline is January 2, 2018. For information, visit our information page. Established in 2001, the Red Ribbon Award is presented annually by CAHR for outstanding service to the cause of research in a way that… Read more »

Conference: Drug User Groups and Community Resilience

Posted On: Friday, November 17th, 2017

December 6, 9:30 AM to 4 PM This day long conference in Abbotsford will help attendees learn about the functions of drug user groups, their outcomes, the evidence behind them, and help plan Abbotsford’s response to the overdose crisis – with a focus on folks with lived experience. What will be explored: Functions that drug… Read more »

Substance Use News November 2017

Posted On: Tuesday, November 14th, 2017

Responding to BC’s Opioid Overdose Epidemic Progress Report The newly established BC Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions has released an update on the opioid crisis with the October edition of Responding to BC’s Opioid Overdose Epidemic Progress Report. The stats remain grim. While deaths from illegal drugs excluding fentanyl have decreased in 2017, fentanyl… Read more »

Respect, Protect, Fulfill: Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network Releases Strategic Plan

Posted On: Monday, November 13th, 2017

As a national champion of human rights and social justice, the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network leads the charge on improving social realities for people living with HIV. With HIV as their unifying theme, their work addresses complex issues that include HIV criminalization; drug policy and harm reduction; the needs and rights of people in prisons;… Read more »

BCCfE ARV Update Part 2: Harm Reduction in Prisons; Opioids; PEP and PrEP

Posted On: Tuesday, November 7th, 2017

I attended the most recent BC Centre for Excellence in HIVAIDS (BCCfE) Antiretroviral update yesterday and left with good information. Presentations covered cancer and HIV; cardiovascular disease risk and management; harm reduction and opioids; PEP guidelines and best practices. Dr. Julio Montaner gave a BCCfE update, including here we stand on publicly funded PrEP, an… Read more »

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