Category: Hepatitis

  Wednesday October 22, 2025 Syphilis rates are increasing across Canada, and the impacts are being felt throughout communities in British Columbia. This two-part virtual event will provide both foundational knowledge and practical tools to help strengthen the community-based response. Webinar 1: Syphilis Essentials 10:00-11:30 AM Pacific time This webinar will provide a foundational overview of… Read more »

October 29, 2025 9:00-10:30 AM Pacific time CATIE will present this webinar in partnership with the Canadian Network on Hepatitis C (CanHepC) and the Public Health Agency of Canada. This webinar will highlight Canada’s viral hepatitis elimination progress and identify remaining gaps. Speakers will discuss successful implementation of strategies and future programming and policy directions… Read more »

Action Hepatitis Canada workshops for frontline staff

You and your team are invited to take part in an upcoming virtual hepatitis C workshop series delivered by CATIE and Action Hepatitis Canada. Your frontline staff are fierce advocates for people navigating stigma, poverty, and unstable housing, and they do it with skill and heart. This training gives them practical, actionable knowledge to help… Read more »

There’s a hepatitis C testing event coming up in Vernon at the Cammy LaFleur Street and Outreach Clinic. The team is excited about this event, and would love your help spreading the word. Event Details: 📍 Cammy LaFleur Clinic Courtyard @ 2800 33rd street Vernon BC 📅 Thursday, July 31st, 2025.  (closest we could accommodate… Read more »

PAN recommendations for BC Budget 2026

  Below are PAN’s recommendations for Budget 2026, which would support the elimination of viral hepatitis in BC.   Introduction PAN is a provincial network of 40+ community-based organizations joined by a shared vision of an effective, inspired network responding to HIV, viral hepatitis, other STBBIs and promoting access to harm reduction.  We provide training,… Read more »

  Originally designed and released in 2021 as a visual resource for hepatitis C testing technologies, this resource has been updated as of June 2025 and now includes HIV. Available to download as a PDF, it outlines the various testing technologies that exist for HIV and hepatitis C in terms of name & core function,… Read more »

Join us! Taking Action on Viral Hepatitis virtual event

We look forward to welcoming you to Taking Action on Hepatitis. July 23, 2025. 8:30 – 12 Noon Pacific time. World Hepatitis Day (WHD) is an annual day of recognition, education, and advocacy on July 28th.  Let’s break it down is the theme of this year’s WHD: “Let’s break down the barriers holding us back… Read more »

  In anticipation of the upcoming 4th Annual Canadian Viral Hepatitis Elimination Day, Action Hepatitis Canada (AHC) was joined by CanHepC, CanHepC, the Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver (CASL), and Liver Canada in Toronto, Ontario to publicly launch the most recent Progress Report.   2025 Report: Progress Toward Viral Hepatitis Elimination in… Read more »

World Hepatitis Testing Week 2024 Report released

Via World Hepatitis Alliance In response to devastating statistics of low hepatitis diagnosis released in early 2024, WHA launched a new global campaign focused on testing. From November 18 to 24, 2024, the first ever World Hepatitis Testing Week (WHTW) drove momentum around the need to dramatically increase diagnosis if we are to come close… Read more »

Wednesday, January 22nd 2025, 11:30 AM-12:30 PM Pacific time Did you know that there is a revised national hepatitis C case definition from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)? Join us for this informative webinar on the revised definition that came into effect this January. You will learn about 1) the use of national… Read more »