Category: Hepatitis

Stamina Not Stigma Launches Series of Events

Posted On: Thursday, November 18th, 2021

  Via Stamina Not Stigma: Announcing the launch of Stamina Not Stigma, an important community health project for BC’s Southern Gulf Islands region. Drawing on experiences of a diverse group of islanders who supported each other through the worst days of the AIDS pandemic and evolved with the changing realities of living with HIV, the… Read more »

Reaching the Undiagnosed; Lessons Learned from the Pandemic

Posted On: Wednesday, November 17th, 2021

Date: Thursday, November 25 2021 Time: 10-11 AM Pacific time   The Government of Canada launched a Five-Year Action Plan on Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections (STBBI) in July 2019, following the establishment of Canada’s Framework for Action, Reducing the Health Impact of STBBI in Canada by 2030: A Pan-Canadian STBBI Framework for Action. Coordinated work… Read more »

Joint Letter to Minister Duclos – World AIDS Day and Indigenous AIDS Awareness Week 2021

Posted On: Wednesday, November 17th, 2021

The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, P.C., M.P. Minister of Health Health Canada Sent via email: [email protected] November 17, 2021   Dear Minister Duclos: On behalf of the organizations enumerated above, we write to congratulate you and wish you success as Minister of Health. At this time, our group of community-based and human rights organizations delivering Canada’s… Read more »

Register Now: Free HIV and Hepatitis C Testing Course

Posted On: Monday, November 1st, 2021

PAN is partnering with CATIE and BC Hepatitis Network to deliver a training course for you and your colleagues on HIV and Hepatitis C Testing. This course is being delivered to frontline workers across BC. CATIE’s HIV and Hepatitis C Testing course aims to develop in-depth knowledge of testing technologies, approaches to testing, and how… Read more »

RFP: Development of the National Indigenous Hepatitis C Elimination Roadmap

Posted On: Thursday, October 28th, 2021

Excerpt from Request for Proposals document. Read complete RFP. Issuing Organization: The waniska Centre Partnering Organizations: Canadian Network on Hepatitis C (CanHepC) Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN) Canadian Association of Hepatology Nurses (CAHN) Additional organizations may be included   Deadline for Submissions: Open until filled Budget: $50,000 maximum Introduction Following the momentum created from the national Blueprint to inform hepatitis… Read more »

Action Hepatitis Canada Invites You to Connect

Posted On: Friday, October 15th, 2021

Action Hepatitis Canada says that invitations to present about their Progress Report continue to come in. They have shared the Progress Report at the PAHO Meeting of the World Hepatitis Alliance. They will  present at the ECHO+ Annual Liver Conference in Alberta on October 23, and are preparing for a meeting with an Assistant Deputy… Read more »

The Year in Review, 2020-21

Posted On: Thursday, October 14th, 2021

  Message from PAN Leadership   The theme of this year’s PAN annual report is Doubling Down in Dual Public Health Emergencies.  When talking about the theme for this year’s report and our upcoming AGM. (Register now), we wanted to convey both the challenges facing our sector and communities, but also the strength and resilience of the… Read more »

Community Scholarships for attending the Canadian Conference on Global Health (CCGH 2021)

Posted On: Sunday, October 10th, 2021

  The HIV-HCV Knowledge to Action (K2A) program is offering Community Registration Scholarships for free attendance (virtual or in-person) to this year’s Canadian Conference on Global Health (CCGH 2021). These scholarships are intended to encourage the participation of people with lived experience (HIV and hepatitis C, as well as people working in Community-Based Organizations whose… Read more »

LIVE from INHSU: HepTok series

Posted On: Sunday, October 10th, 2021

LIVE from the International Network on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users (INHSU) conference is  the HepTok series of free events. They will take place from October 13 to 15. You can register to any or all of the events using the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IrsujrzbRe6uscpoM8dsmQ Download poster to share

The Hepatitis C Leadership Pilot Program: Participant Experiences and Impacts

Posted On: Friday, October 1st, 2021

This summer the Hepatitis C Leadership Project moved into the training phase. This pilot project supported people with lived experience of hep C to consider the leadership skills they have, and build towards their visions of growth. Watch this short video to learn how they evaluated their experiences.     For more information about the… Read more »

HIV and Hepatitis C Testing Course with AVI Health and Community Services

Posted On: Friday, July 30th, 2021

via CATIE: CATIE, Canada’s source for HIV and Hepatitis C information, is partnering with AVI Health & Community Services to deliver a training course for you and your colleagues on HIV-Hepatitis C Testing. This course is being delivered to frontline workers across Vancouver Island. CATIE’s HIV and Hepatitis C Testing course aims to develop in-depth knowledge of testing technologies, approaches to testing,… Read more »