Category: PAN News and Events

Substance Use News May 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 use and 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… 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 »

Substance Use News April 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. 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 page for more resources.    In the… Read more »

  Attention PLDI Leaders! PLDI will be hosting an in-person Communications Training Weekend,  Friday June 16th – Sunday June 18th 2023. The training takes place over three days at a pace to support learning and connection. Day 1 Friday will be from 5 PM-8:00 PM. Day 2 Saturday will be from 9 AM-5:00 PM. Day 3… Read more »

Digging into Difficult topics in Stigma Activism

  HIV activists have consistently confronted stigma from the emergence of HIV over forty years ago. A “nothing about us without us” approach, which originated in political activism centuries ago and has been centred in the disability movement, is not only used by disability and HIV activists, it’s also leveraged by people with lived and… 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 »

Job Posting: Financial Manager, PAN

PAN seeks a part time Financial Manager. Under the direction of the Executive Director, the incumbent is responsible for coordinating all aspects of financial administration for PAN. Specific Areas include bookkeeping, payroll and benefits administration, accounts payable/receivable, and monthly and quarterly financial reports. About Us PAN provides a network to support and connect the abilities… Read more »

Substance Use News March 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. 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 page for more resources.    In the… Read more »

New Research and Evaluation Treehouse Resources

While research and evaluation are different, they share many similarities, especially when thinking about participatory methods. We think of research and evaluation like two different trees with different origins, intertwined in methods and analysis, that separate again in what they can tell you and how their information is shared. PAN’s Research and Evaluation department has… Read more »

As part of our ongoing Making it Work project, our team asked ourselves “what can allyship look like in the context of research?” We shared our thoughts and reflections in our commentary, Making Allyship Work: Allyship Perspectives in a Community-Based Research Study, published in the 11th edition of the Journal of Indigenous HIV Research (learn… Read more »