Posted On: Monday, December 2nd, 2024
Via the HIV Legal Network World AIDS Day is traditionally a day for us to look back at an epidemic now entering its fifth decade, with love and an ever-lingering sadness for the lives lost, and a commitment to advocate for the rights of people who often experience poorer health outcomes because of stigma, inequitable… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Posted On: Thursday, October 10th, 2024
PAN has collaborated with Vikki Reynolds over the years to support members in their work. Vikki works from a Decolonizing and Justice-Doing framework. She works as a Consultant, Facilitator and Supervisor in Team Development, Resisting Burnout and Sustainability, ‘Trauma’ and Witnessing Resistance to Violence and Oppression, and a Supervision of Solidarity. Her workshops often fill up… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, October 7th, 2024
You are invited to the upcoming International Network on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users (INHSU) HepTok, consisting of discussions on key information presented at INHSU 2024 and how it can be applied to the Canadian landscape. Friday, October 11 at 9am Pacific Time Register here: https://gilead.zoom.us/webinar/register/5017238392649/WN_4GADoh4hTEubfnwwvgJQUQ#/registration
