Posted On: Wednesday, January 10th, 2018
Thursday, January 18, 2018 – 5:30 pm Chateau Granville Best Western – 1100 Granville Street (at Helmcken) Join us at the Chateau Granville Best Western conference level to meet community members living with HIV, share a delicious meal and discuss topics that are important to Members of Positive Living BC, their friends and… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, January 5th, 2018
You may know CATIE as a great source for resources from across the country (it is), but are you familiar with the online courses that CATIE provides through eduCATIE.ca? Their current offerings are designed to build knowledge of HIV and hepatitis C science. Make learning work for your schedule Courses are self-directed and are designed for service… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018
If you talk to people about evaluation, it’s not unusual to hear some frustration with the process. Evaluation can prompt responses that run from love to hate: people appreciate the information evaluations can provide, or they don’t see the benefits of them at all. As we started to envision our upcoming 3-part professional development… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, December 18th, 2017
PAN is very excited to announce that we will be hosting a Positive Leadership Development (PLDI) training: Bored? Get on Board! February 23 – 25, 2018 in Richmond. This training is only open to graduates of the Core Leadership Training (formerly known as “Level I”). The Bored? Get on Board governance… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, December 15th, 2017
Register now to learn about BC’s online STI testing program, GetCheckedOnline. Dr. Mark Gilbert of the BC Centre for Disease Control will be presenting on Wednesday January 17 at 10 AM Pacific Time. GetCheckedOnline is an easy way to test for sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections in British Columbia, Canada. In a few steps, you… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, November 27th, 2017
PAN’s first regional training took place this past week in Kelowna. PAN worked in partnership with Interior Health on this project, and send our thanks to Kate Fish and Maja Karlsson at IH for working with us on this event. We couldn’t ask for better partners. We met on the traditional territory of the Syilx (Okanagan)… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, November 24th, 2017
from CAHR: Registration is now open for 27th Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS (CAHR 2018). The premier HIV/AIDS research conference in Canada, CAHR 2018 will take place from April 26-29, 2018 at the Westin Bayshore Hotel, in Vancouver, British Columbia. For those who will be travelling to Vancouver, reserve your accommodation now at the Westin Bayshore… Read more »
Posted On: Saturday, November 18th, 2017
AIDS Vancouver Island’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday November 27th from 6:00 to 8:00 PM in the Victoria City Hall Antechamber (doors at 5:30 PM).
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 »
Posted On: Friday, November 17th, 2017
From CAHR: With the generous support of ViiV Healthcare, CAHR is pleased to re-launch for 2018 the HCP Travel Awards Competition, which supports travel awards for Canadian health care professionals (HCPs) – working in the realm of HIV – to attend international continuing health education events. The first event supported will be CROI 2018! For… Read more »
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 »
Posted On: Tuesday, November 7th, 2017
I attended the most recent BC Centre for Excellence in HIVAIDS (BCCfE) Antiretroviral update yesterday, and as usual, had lots to think about once the day concluded. Presentations covered cancer and HIV; cardiovascular disease risk and management; harm reduction and opioids; PEP guidelines and best practices. This post summarizes the morning’s information and community takeaways… Read more »
