Posted On: Friday, November 17th, 2023
via the HIV Legal Network HIV self-testing is a powerful tool, particularly if delivered through an approach that meets people where they are. Making self-tests available can promote uptake by offering people privacy, independence, and control as they decide when and where to take an HIV test. It can also be an opportunity to… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, November 16th, 2023
This year, the Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver (CASL) hosted a single topic conference from September 29th to Oct 1st, bringing together a group of national and international experts in Hepatitis B research and practice in Calgary to discuss the Progress towards Hepatitis B elimination in Canada. Acute Hepatitis B is… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, November 10th, 2023
World AIDS Day (WAD) is recognized officially on December 1, with events and advocacy campaigns. If you’re planning an event around or on World AIDS Day, and are looking for some resources, there are several great places to look. Read about the UNAIDS’ campaign this year, Let Communities Lead. UNAIDS has additional resources, including… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, November 7th, 2023
This year’s theme for World AIDS Day is “Let Communities Lead“. We intend to uphold the theme, and expand the vision to all the communities we support with this training on December 6th. Join us for shared learning driven by people with lived and living experience (PWLLE). This day of three sessions will feature discussions… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, October 27th, 2023
Substance Use News provides a monthly collection of news and resources on the social, medical and political responses to the toxic drug supply crisis and information about alcohol harm reduction. Please check Info for People Who Use Substances to get the latest alerts, and tips on how to stay safe from Toward the Heart. New to… Read more »
Posted On: Saturday, September 30th, 2023
Substance Use News provides a monthly collection of news and resources on the social, medical and political responses to the toxic drug supply crisis and information about alcohol harm reduction. Please check Info for People Who Use Substances to get the latest alerts, and tips on how to stay safe from Toward the Heart. New to… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, September 29th, 2023
PAN will hold our Annual General Meeting virtually on Thursday, October 19, 2023 REGISTER HERE AND JOIN US FOR ONE OR BOTH PARTS 12 – 1:45 PM AGM Keynote (All welcome!) Keynote Panel on “Safer Supply – what needs to change?” Presentation by Charlene Burmeister (Coalition of Substance Users of the North) and Kurt… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, September 8th, 2023
The Positive Leadership Development Institute (PLDI) will be hosting an in-person Core Training “Who am I as a Leader?” Thursday October 26th – Sunday October 29th, 2023, on the unceded traditional territories of the Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, and Musqueam First Nations in in Vancouver, BC. Please share this leadership learning opportunity widely so that people living with… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, September 5th, 2023
Substance Use News provides a monthly collection of news and resources on the social, medical and political responses to the toxic drug supply crisis and information about alcohol harm reduction. Info for People Who Use Substances: get the latest alerts, and tips on how to stay safe from Toward the Heart. Visit our Substance Use and Harm Reduction… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, August 21st, 2023
International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) is August 31, and is “the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose, remember without stigma those who have died from overdose, and acknowledge the grief of the family and friends left behind.” The theme of IOAD this year is “Recognizing those people who go unseen”, the folks who… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, August 17th, 2023
Do you want to participate on a provincial level regarding HIV, hepatitis C, and harm reduction? Are you looking for a big picture experience as opposed to hands-on opportunity? Do you want to support the frontline agencies at PAN? If the answer is yes, then read on… This year, looking towards our virtual AGM on… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, August 1st, 2023
Substance Use News provides a monthly collection of news and resources on the social, medical and political responses to the toxic drug supply crisis and information about alcohol harm reduction. Info for People Who Use Substances: get the latest alerts, and tips on how to stay safe from Toward the Heart. Visit our Substance Use and Harm… Read more »
