Category: Conferences and Events

Webinar: Moral Panic and the push for Involuntary treatment

Posted On: Thursday, December 5th, 2024

  The BC Drug Policy working group presents Disinformation, Moral Panic and Involuntary ‘care’ in BC Date: December 10th, 2025, 11 AM-12 PM Pacific time. Presented by Patrick McDermott from Hard Law, and Corey Ranger from the Harm Reduction Nurses Association. Presentation Synopsis: part 1. This presentation will facilitate a foundational understanding of misinformation, disinformation, moral panic,… Read more »

CAHR 2025: Registration and Community Scholarship applications are open

Posted On: Thursday, December 5th, 2024

Visit CAHR conference website The Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR) invites the community to attend the upcoming 34th Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research (CAHR 2025), which will take place in Halifax, Nova Scotia from May 1st to 4th, 2025. The annual CAHR conference is the premier gathering in Canada for those working in… Read more »

Apply now for PAN’s Positive Leadership Development Institute ONLINE Core Training

Posted On: Thursday, November 28th, 2024

Applications are welcome for PAN’s Positive Leadership Development Institute ONLINE Core Training, which will take place  (Wednesdays) January 29-February 12, 2025. The Positive Leadership Development Institute (PLDI) Western Canada will be hosting the online Core Leadership Training “Who am I as a Leader?” over 3 weeks starting late January 2025. PLDI trainings are developed by… Read more »

Holiday Grocery and Dinner in Surrey for women living with HIV

Posted On: Monday, November 25th, 2024

We are excited to invite all women living with HIV to our very first Holiday Grocery in Surrey, a special community event hosted by Ribbon Community in collaboration with Afro-Canadian Positive Network. Please join us on December 9th, 2024, for our Surrey Holiday Grocery Pop-Up and Dinner Event. Women living with HIV – whether or… Read more »

Educational Opportunity: Vancouver Liver Forum

Posted On: Thursday, October 31st, 2024

This year the Vancouver Liver Forum has combined with GI and IBD meetings to create the ‘Digestive Health Centre (DHC) Forum’. This forum is taking place on the unceded ancestral territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations in what’s colonially called Vancouver, on November 25 and 26, 2024. Please see attached agenda for the… Read more »

New PAN Project: Collective Impact Network 2.0

Posted On: Thursday, October 31st, 2024

  Overview and Purpose The purpose of the CIN2.0 is to foster collaboration and collective action, share knowledge and identify capacity building opportunities, all directed at the long-standing inequities in accessing health care and/or harm reduction services in small urban, rural, and remote (SURR) communities.  Our efforts will be focused on addressing inequities for people… Read more »

Abstract submission now open for CAHR 2025

Posted On: Thursday, October 24th, 2024

Abstract submissions are now being accepted for the 34th Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research, May 1-4 2025. Topics fall under CAHR’s four tracks: Basic Sciences, Clinical Sciences, Epidemiology and Public Health Sciences and Social Sciences. An additional oral abstract session will once again be offered with a focus on Key Populations. For information on… Read more »

Workshop: Exploring STBBIs and Stigma

Posted On: Thursday, October 24th, 2024

This is an introductory workshop on sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections and stigma for health and social service providers. Thursday November 21, 9 AM-Noon Pacific time ​​Join a facilitated discussion on stigma and discrimination in the context of sexual health and substance use. ​​By the end of this workshop, you will: ​​increase your knowledge of… Read more »

Reconciliation from an Indigenous perspective: 2024 AGM Keynote Presentation

Posted On: Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024

PAN held our Annual General Meeting virtually on Thursday, October 17, 2024 We were pleased to welcome Rachelle Dallaire, Executive Director of Indigenous Perspectives Society as keynote speaker. Since 2021, we have had the privilege of building relationship and learning from Rachelle and the team at Indigenous Perspectives Society (IPS), working on organizational changes that reflect… Read more »

Webinar on Mpox in Canada: Lessons learned and future response strategies

Posted On: Thursday, October 10th, 2024

October 23, 2024 9-10:30 AM Pacific time Presented in partnership with the Community-Based Research Centre (CBRC). Presented in English and French with simultaneous interpretation. This webinar will provide an overview of mpox epidemiology and community-based responses, including key lessons, challenges and successes. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of mpox transmission and the current global… Read more »

PAN’s Annual Report 2023-24

Posted On: Thursday, October 10th, 2024

As we approach our Annual General Meeting, once again we take this opportunity to reflect on PAN’s work and the state of our sector, and to celebrate the achievements of our members. PAN is privileged to support our members in many ways, including capacity building and leadership training, research and evaluation, and policy change and… Read more »