Posted On: Thursday, July 5th, 2018
Janice Duddy recently sat down with Heather Burgess and Sharyle Lyndon to talk about two research initiatives at the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS related to HIV and Aging in BC: the Stronger Together initiative and the Thrive study. Heather is the Research Coordinator and Sharyle is a Collaborator in this work. Can… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, July 4th, 2018
July 28th is World World Hepatitis Day, a day to raise awareness, educate and advocate. This year we are featuring events and resources to support the movement for better health literacy. Events Scroll down for information about what’s going on in your BC community. If you’re looking for information across the country, check the CATIE… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, June 27th, 2018
Madeline was part of the PAN team from 2018-2022. Madeline is part of the Community Based Research and Evaluation section of the PAN team. In addition to working with PAN, they have worked at Pacific Hepatitis C Network, and is also on staff with YouthCO as the Mpowerment Fraser East Coordinator. Madeline follows in the… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, June 25th, 2018
PAN member groups are located in all regions of BC, and provide services for people living with HIV, HCV, and other health and social issues. Miles, workloads and funding make it hard to get together enough, we know. We also know that one of the things people comment on when we do get together for… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, June 19th, 2018
This is the sixth in a series of monthly blog posts representing perspectives on potential governance changes at PAN. These posts represent voices across the network – staff, Board members, people living with HIV, and community members – sharing their thoughts on these changes. This month we hear from Jesse Brown, Co-Chair of PAN’s Board… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, June 11th, 2018
Several members of the PAN team were welcomed in Prince George for the regional training on June 5-6. A sincere shout out and thank you from the PAN folks that attended (Stacy Leblanc, Janice Duddy, Mona Lee, Jaydee Cossar, Tabitha Steager and myself) to the people from Positive Living North (Prince George and Smithers), Central Interior… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, May 31st, 2018
The criminalization of HIV non-disclosure has long been an issue for people living with HIV and their allies. Research shows that given the threat of prosecution, some people may choose not to test for HIV, increasing public health risk overall, an ironic outcome for laws purportedly created to protect and promote public health. Advocates- including… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, May 24th, 2018
This is the fifth in a series of monthly blog posts representing perspectives on potential governance changes at PAN. These posts represent voices across the network – staff, PAN Board members, people living with HIV, and community members – sharing their thoughts on these changes. One of the proposed changes is to designate a seat… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, May 18th, 2018
With the grim news that March was the second-deadliest month for overdose deaths in BC history, it’s clear that the overdose epidemic is still raging. Awareness, education and advocacy continue to be important, alongside the amazing harm reduction efforts of people across communities in BC. Here, some resources featuring community voices. Sites to Check Out… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, April 30th, 2018
The 2018 Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR) conference was held in Vancouver this year, and representatives from our community-based research team were on hand to share data from some of our work. Information from The BC People Living with HIV Stigma Index Project was presented in two poster sessions. We presented one poster about the experience of the… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, April 30th, 2018
The 2018 Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR) conference was held in Vancouver this year, and representatives from our community-based research team were on hand to share data from some of our work. Data from Positive Living Positive Homes was presented at an oral abstract session and in poster format. To see the the poster in… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, April 20th, 2018
This is the fourth in a series of monthly blog posts representing perspectives on potential governance changes at PAN. These posts represent voices across the network – staff, PAN Board members, people living with HIV, and community members – sharing their thoughts on these changes. This month, Evaluation Manager Mona Lee takes the results from… Read more »
