Category: Hepatitis

The Digital Determinants of Health (DDoH) study — recruitment for focus groups launched! 

Posted On: Monday, December 8th, 2025

The Digital & Sexual Health Initiative (DiSHI) is now recruiting community-based organization employees and volunteers who provide services to populations more likely to experience STBBIs. They are interested in learning how the increasing digitalization of health and social services impact your work in helping people access services.   Currently they are focusing the recruitment on… Read more »

PHAC’s STBBI Partners Meeting Speaker Presentations

Posted On: Monday, December 1st, 2025

At the end of October 2025, the Public Health Agency of Canada held their Community Partner’s Meeting. During the meeting, they shared epidemiological updates and PHAC’s progress on the STBBI Action Plan. They have shared speaker presentations from this meeting.    Supporting Decentralized STBBI Diagnostics: Lowering barriers without compromising quality PDF of presentation available here: Supporting… Read more »

World Hepatitis Testing Week Continues

Posted On: Tuesday, November 18th, 2025

With viral hepatitis, other than getting tested, there may not be any indicators for determining whether you’ve been exposed to or have a current viral hepatitis (hepatitis C (HCV) or hepatitis B (HBV)) infection. As a result, although vaccines and treatment options exist, many people remain undiagnosed with ongoing liver damage and potential to transmit… Read more »

It’s World Hepatitis and International Testing Week!

Posted On: Friday, November 14th, 2025

November 17, 2025 marks the start of the World Hepatitis Alliance’s World Hepatitis Testing Week. This week also happens to be International Testing Week in Canada coordinated by CoCQ-SIDA in Quebec. Both organizations offer promotional tools and invite you to take part by organizing activities related to testing.   In British Columbia, the growing burden… Read more »

Webinars: Building Knowledge and Using Data for a Community-Based Response to Syphilis

Posted On: Monday, September 29th, 2025

  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 »

Webinar: Canadian viral hepatitis elimination: Where are we now?

Posted On: Monday, September 29th, 2025

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

Posted On: Wednesday, August 13th, 2025

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 »

Hepatitis C Testing Event in Vernon at the Cammy LaFleur Street and Outreach Clinic

Posted On: Thursday, July 10th, 2025

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

Posted On: Friday, July 4th, 2025

  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 »

Resource Update: HIV and Hepatitis C Testing Technologies Summary

Posted On: Monday, June 30th, 2025

  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

Posted On: Thursday, June 12th, 2025

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 »