Posted On: Monday, January 23rd, 2017
Jennifer Evin Jones (Evin) joined Pacific AIDS Network as the Executive Director (ED) in 2008. Evin has been working in the community-based response to HIV since January of 1996, after obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in History in Women’s Studies at Queens University and the Juris Doctor (or Doctor of Law) degree at University of British… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, January 17th, 2017
Beginning this September, British Columbia will become the latest province to provide the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination to boys, as part of B.C.’s publicly funded immunization program, Health Minister Terry Lake announced on January 6, 2017. “We need to do everything we can to help girls and boys grow up to be healthy adults,” said… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, December 6th, 2016
December 01, 2016 (Ottawa, ON) – Department of Justice Canada The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today issued the following statement: World AIDS Day is a time to reflect on the impact that HIV/AIDS has had on Canadians, and to give thanks to the many dedicated people who work… Read more »
Posted On: Sunday, November 27th, 2016
On October 20 and 21, people living with HIV, community workers, lawyers and academics from across the country met in Toronto to officially launch the new Canadian Coalition to Reform HIV Criminalization. The Coalition was founded by a group of Canadians and representatives of Canadian organizations who met at the HIV Is Not A Crime… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, September 12th, 2016
Hope you will enjoy HepCBC’s SUMMER, 2016 hepc.bull newsletter. This is our LAST NEWSLETTER to you in this format as we are transitioning to sending all of our news out via our website, Facebook site, and You Tube Channel. It’s been over 20 years, and we are so proud of what our bulletin has accomplished and the many lives it has touched,… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, August 23rd, 2016
The victims of Canada’s tainted blood scandal, those involved in the 1986-1990 Hepatitis C Settlement Agreement, have won their court case against the Attorney General of Canada. The settlement claimants will now share the $207 million remaining compensation fund surplus. Instead of being returned to the government, most of the remaining surplus will now go… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, February 15th, 2016
Posted On: Sunday, November 22nd, 2015
Posted On: Thursday, October 1st, 2015
While media headlines focus on individuals prosecuted for alleged HIV non-disclosure, we know that the impacts of criminalizing HIV non-disclosure go far beyond those who are formally charged. I was therefore delighted to learn in April that our 3-year community-based research (CBR) proposal to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research had been approved. Titled “Women… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, July 27th, 2015
Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome (WKS), also called wet brain, is a very dangerous and under-diagnosed condition most commonly seen in in people who chronically misuse alcohol. Korsakoff’s psychosis, and alcoholic encephalopathy is the combined presence of Wernicke’s encephalopathy and Korsakoff’s syndrome. Due to the close relationship between these two disorders, people suffering from both are… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, June 4th, 2015
When: Friday, June 26 at 10-11 am PST. If you are interested in joining the meeting, please register here: https://stacyl.clickmeeting.com/CoP_June_26/register If this is your first time joining the CoP, please send me an email and I can give you a quick overview of how the CoP works and some tips on how to use the technology most… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, June 4th, 2015
For everyone that missed PAN’s February Skills Building Conference, please check out this resource developed by Yvette Perrault. Find the Link to the document by clicking here: When Grief Comes to Work_e
