Category: Conferences and Events

  Join OPEN in its final meeting together for presentations and acknowledgement of the cumulative impact of five years of community overdose prevention, education and response. May 25: 11 AM – 2 PM Pacific time OPEN’s goal was to activate mental health and substance use (MHSU) service providers across British Columbia to respond to opioid… Read more »

  This free online event will gather members of the Fraser Salish Indigenous health research community to learn and share knowledge. Keynote speakers include Dr. Charlotte Loppie, Director of University of Victoria’s Centre for Indigenous Research and Community-led Engagement and Harlan Pruden, Knowledge Translation Lead at Chee Mamuk (BCCDC) and co-founder of the Two-Spirit Dry… Read more »

Register for the HIV in Motion Community of Practice

We invite you to participate in the HIV in Motion Community of Practice (CoP) on Tuesday May 4, 2021 from 9 AM to 11 AM Pacific time. The topic for this session is “May the Fourth Be with You – HIV, Physical Activity and Chronic Pain” If you would like to attend this third HIV in Motion Community of… Read more »

Sex Work, Health and Human Rights book launch April 28

From Centre for Gender and Sexual Health Equity   Please join us for the international book launch of Sex Work, Health, and Human Rights: Global Inequities, Challenges and Opportunities for Action on Wednesday April 28 at 9:00 AM Pacific time. Sex Work, Health, and Human Rights is the first global textbook co-written by sex workers and academics about… Read more »

Which provinces are on track to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030? Be the first to see the results of the Progress Toward Viral Hepatitis Elimination In Canada: 2021 Report. For the last several months, the team at Action Hepatitis Canada has been working to produce this report, the first of its kind in Canada. Using… Read more »

For a Life Beyond HIV

For a Life Beyond HIV is a non-promotional and educational virtual congress funded and organized by Gilead Sciences. This 7-week event will bring world-leading HIV specialists, nurses and other healthcare professionals together with members of the community from across the globe to share and learn in the same environment. The sessions include a mix of… Read more »

Uncovering Brilliance, Transforming Racism (UBTR3)

FREE 10 Week Mindfulness Meditation Group for Trans BIMPoC * (*Black, Indigenous, Métis, Inuit, multi-ancestral and/or racialized, people of colour, visible minorities who are also Two-Spirit, Indigiqueer, trans, non-binary, gender diverse experience) UBTR3 will run 10 Mondays. March 1- May 17, 2021 6:30-9:30 PM (no group April 5, 12)   Mindfulness Facilitator: Lu Lam, M. Ed…. Read more »

2021 Indigenous Health Conference

The Indigenous Health Learning Lodge and  the McMaster Indigenous Health Movement are proud to present the 2021 Indigenous Health Conference:   Date: Saturday February 27 Time: 5:30 AM – 1 PM Pacific time   The theme of the conference is centered on combating anti-Indigenous racism through institutional and individual allyship. Conference attendees will hear from… Read more »

Real Talk with Realize and DAWN-RAFH Canada Virtual Townhall Series: Black Women with Disabilities in Canada: Going Forward, Guided By The Past In commemoration of Black History Month February 24th, 2021 from 10 -11 AM Pacific time Panelists include: Larissa Crawford, Future Ancestors Services Laverne Jacobs PhD, University of Windsor Sophia Sahrane, DAWN-RAFH Canada Tammy C…. Read more »

CAHR 2021: “Maintaining Our Focus”

This year’s the Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research (CAHR 2021) is going virtual. CAHR 2021 Virtual is scheduled for May 5-7, 2021. The theme of the Conference this year is “Maintaining Our Focus”. The annual CAHR conference is the premier gathering in Canada for those working in the field of HIV, as well as policy… Read more »