Category: Conferences and Events

Registration is now open for the Fall HIV/Antiretroviral Update. This education event is for healthcare professionals and those with an interest in HIV and hepatitis C research, treatment and care. Date: October 22, 2018 Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM Location: Grand Ballroom-North Tower Sheraton Wall Centre Hotel (located across from St. Paul’s Hospital in Downtown… Read more »

AIDS 2018: Summaries and Impressions

The 22nd International AIDS Conference took place July 23-27, 2018 in Amsterdam. Now that the conference is over and people are making their way back to their home countries, the second wave of information is swelling across the internet: summaries, reflections, and calls to action are being published. There are many worth reading; here are… Read more »

  BC is in the midst of a Public Health Emergency. Last year 1422 people died of an unintentional overdose. Every community is struggling with the issue of substance use and overdoses. Join us for two days of expert speakers and workshops on how we can work together to find solutions to support people in… Read more »

Date: Tuesday Aug 14 5:30-8pm Location: Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society, 442 Leon Ave, Kelowna, BC   A Mile in Our Moccasins is a short film that was co-created by five Indigenous youth. Working together they created an Indigenous Youth Speaker Series, a project developed as a way to provide the information and guidance around HIV and sexual… Read more »

Webinar: BCCDC Grand Rounds Update on Hepatitis C

As part of the World Hepatitis Day Committee Vancouver (BCCDC, HepC BC, Pacific HepC Network, CAHN, patient advocates, healthcare providers, and volunteers), we’d like to invite you to a BCCDC Grand Rounds seminar that will provide recent updates on hepatitis C (HCV) screening guidelines, testing, treatment (and coverage), and linkage to care for their patients… Read more »

Picnic for Women Living with HIV

Please share and spread the word to bring awareness to Oak Tree Clinic groups, and connecting HIV+ women at fun picnic event. All HIV+ women welcome. (Women don’t need to have attended the Oak Tree Clinic groups)   Yoga, Arts & Crafts, Frisbee, & Elder Singing. Relax & Enjoy Yummy food !! Date: Thursday, August 9th Location:… Read more »

Hepatitis C in Primary Care & Drug and Alcohol Settings: Treating hepatitis C in people who inject drugs   People who inject drugs (PWID) represent approximately 90% of newly acquired hepatitis C (HCV) infections. Clinicians working with PWID play an important role in reducing HCV-related morbidity and mortality through early diagnosis and treatment. With the advent of new, well-tolerated,… Read more »

PRICK! Thursday June 28 – Penticton

  PRICK! is a private and confidential on-the-spot STI testing event for all ‘guys who like guys.’ Our definition of ‘guy’ includes: bi, cis, curious, gay, male, non-binary, queer, questioning, straight, trans, two-spirit, and all other guys who like guys. Tests included are for chlamydia, gonorrhea, hepatitis (A,B &C), HIV and syphilis. Nurses can also… Read more »

BC CBR Quarterly at CAHR 2018

The BC Community-Based Research (CBR) Quarterly Meetings (referred to as the CBR Quarterly Meetings hereon) is a community of practice that gathers three to four times a year to share learnings, challenges, and best practices related to CBR, evaluation, and knowledge translation/sharing initiatives. Meetings are organized by Pacific AIDS Network (PAN) staff, hosted by McLaren… Read more »

Regional Training in Prince George: #PANintheNorth18

Several members of the PAN team were welcomed in Prince George for the regional training on June 5-6. A sincere shout out and thank you from the PAN folks that attended (Stacy Leblanc, Janice Duddy, Mona Lee, Jaydee Cossar, Tabitha Steager and myself) to the people from Positive Living North (Prince George and Smithers), Central Interior… Read more »

PRICK! STI Testing Events in Interior BC

PRICK! is a private and confidential on-the-spot STI testing event for all ‘guys who like guys’   Who is PRICK for? Our definition of ‘guy’ includes: bi, cis, curious, gay, male, non-binary, queer, questioning, straight, trans, two-spirit, and all other guys who like guys. Tests included are for chlamydia, gonorrhea, hepatitis (A,B &C), HIV and… Read more »