Category: Hepatitis C

6-month Contract Posting Duration: Full time (35 hours per week), 6-month employment contract Location: Hybrid – remote and in-person. Travel within BC may be required. Reports to: Executive Director, BC Hepatitis Network Compensation: $42.35 – $43.95 per hour Start Date: September 15 – March 15 2024   Posting Date: July 24, 2023       … Read more »

World Hep Day 2023

On Friday, July 28th, World Hepatitis Day (WHD) will be recognized to bring awareness and encourage global action on the burden of viral hepatitis. The 2023 World Hepatitis Alliance’s WHD theme is “We’re Not Waiting.” Hepatitis Education Canada defines hepatitis as a general term meaning inflammation of the liver. There are many forms of hepatitis… Read more »

BC Hepatitis Network Needs Your Input!

BC Hepatitis Network (BCHep) needs your input! Could you spare 5 minutes to participate in a hepatitis C (HCV) education content survey? The BCHep Community Education Program is developing new HCV education programming that reduces stigma and increases knowledge of HCV. Broad topic areas include prevention, testing, treatment, and support. Your experience and knowledge will… Read more »

Hep C Diversities

  Wednesday July 19, 2023. 9 AM-2:15 PM Pacific time   World Hepatitis Day is on July 28, and in the lead up we’re offering this virtual event to look at the layers of living with hepatitis C. We’re mixing together the voices of people with lived experience, social science, and academic research to bring… Read more »

Publication of the Second Progress Report on STBBI

Via Public Health Agency of Canada The second STBBI Action Plan progress report is now live on the Canada.ca website and can be accessed here. This is an exciting accomplishment as we work towards our commitment on measuring and sharing our progress with our stakeholders [sic] and people in Canada.  The second Progress Report was… Read more »

Canadian Viral Hepatitis Elimination Day 2023

Today, Thursday May 11th, marks the second annual Canadian Viral Hepatitis Elimination Day. With a global focus on access to testing and equitable access to care, viral hepatitis could be eradicated in modern society. Dating back to 2016, World Health Organization (WHO) issued the first Global Health Sector Strategy on Viral Hepatitis with a goal… Read more »

  Presenter: Shriya Hari, Health Educator at CATIE Moderator: J. Bajgai Date: April 27th, 2023 – 10:00 AM Pacific time   Description: Welcome to PAN Presents Community Discussion Forum on HIV/Hepatitis C Testing Technologies in BC. The webinar will feature a presentation from Shriya Hari from CATIE, who will provide insights on the latest testing… Read more »

  The Preventative Alliance Integration Community Education (PAICE) program started in 2022. One of the main parts of the program is our peer support. The peer committee meets monthly to discuss how the program is going, have a say in changes and meet to support one another. The peer committee can also link you to… Read more »

A PAN Presents webinar   Date: April 3rd, 2023 at 11:00 AM Pacific time Presenter: Monte Strong, COVAXHIV Study Team member Moderator: S. Goff   People living with HIV (PLHIV) have been reported to be at increased risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes. Yet it remains unclear how vaccines work in this population as they were mostly underrepresented… Read more »

  Salary and Benefits: $50,000/year. Enrolment in a comprehensive benefits package and a generous paid time off policy following 3 months of employment Hours of Work: Full Time – 35 hours/week. Hours are generally worked M – F, 10AM – 5PM. Some evening and weekend work is required Location of Work: 555 Burrard Street, Vancouver…. Read more »