Category: PAN News and Events

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 »

Substance Use News, September 2025

Posted On: Monday, September 29th, 2025

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 harm reduction. To get the latest toxic drug safety alerts, visit Info for People Who Use Substances page from Toward the Heart. Get weekly substance use news by subscribing to our newsletter: scroll… Read more »

Canada Must Show Leadership for Global Fund’s 8th Replenishment – Organizational Sign-on Letter

Posted On: Monday, September 22nd, 2025

Via HIV Legal Network PAN has signed on in support, and we encourage member groups to consider doing so. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria (the Global Fund) has saved 70 million lives since 2002 and reduced death rates from these diseases by 63%. However, with several donor governments significantly reducing… Read more »

Substance Use News, August 2025

Posted On: Monday, August 25th, 2025

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 harm reduction. To get the latest toxic drug safety alerts, visit Info for People Who Use Substances page from Toward the Heart. Get weekly substance use news by subscribing to our newsletter: scroll… Read more »

PAN-PLDI’s Inspiring Return to Loon Lake

Posted On: Wednesday, August 13th, 2025

From Thursday, June 19 to Sunday, June 22, 2025, the Positive Leadership Development Institute (PLDI) proudly hosted an uplifting four-day, in-person leadership training at the serene retreat setting of Loon Lake in Maple Ridge, BC. This immersive experience supported participants in uncovering their leadership potential while fostering deep connections within a vibrant network of peers…. Read more »

Substance Use News, July 2025

Posted On: Wednesday, July 30th, 2025

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 harm reduction. To get the latest toxic drug safety alerts, visit Info for People Who Use Substances page from Toward the Heart. Get weekly substance use news by subscribing to our newsletter: scroll… Read more »

Register now for the Peer Research Summit on August 12th

Posted On: Thursday, July 24th, 2025

  We are hosting a peer-exclusive Research Summit to connect with people who have experience of community-based research and/or have future ideas for it. We invite you to attend a virtual session over Zoom today. We’ll ask about how your work connects with STBBI (sexually transmitted and blood borne infections) research in services for people… Read more »

Lenacapavir (LEN) offers new hope in HIV prevention

Posted On: Monday, July 21st, 2025

Update: Lenacapavir has received Health Canada approval for use as pre-exposure prophylaxis Written by PAN’s Executive Director, J. Evin Jones on April 20th, 2026   On April 14th Gilead Sciences announced that YEYTUO™ (lenacapavir or LEN) has received Health Canada approval for use as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for sexually acquired HIV-1 in at-risk adults and adolescents… Read more »

Sharing the Stigma Reduction Cycle at CAHR

Posted On: Wednesday, July 16th, 2025

  While at the Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR) conference in May, we hosted an ancillary event prior to the official opening to provide a hands-on introduction to the Organizational Stigma Assessment Cycle project we’ve been working on. In addition, we wanted to share OSAC  via a poster presentation, allowing the PAN team to… Read more »

Debunking bad science and statistics with Doctors for Safer Drug Policy

Posted On: Thursday, July 10th, 2025

In March 2025, an article was published with open access in JAMA – looking at BC as a case study to examine safer opioid supply and decriminalization policies. Its summarized findings say “Using the synthetic difference-in-differences method, this cohort study found that the safer opioid policy was associated with a statistically significant increase in opioid… Read more »