Posted On: Monday, October 2nd, 2017
Today the Global Commission on Drug Policy released a position paper, The Opioid Crisis in North America. As the Commission site notes, the position papers are developed to “address specific and urgent situations involving drug policy around the world. These Papers do not aim to be comprehensive reports.” Sections within the paper are broken down into… Read more »
Posted On: Saturday, September 23rd, 2017
Hope for Healing: Treatment Close to Home Residents of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, had to travel hundreds of miles from home to enter treatment programs for substance use problems, and being so far from home posed challenges for people. There are no plans to develop a permanent program in the near future, so what’s the answer?… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, September 18th, 2017
Position: Knowledge Translator: Positive Living, Positive Homes study (two positions available) Status: Temporary, Part-time: 2-4 hours per week, depending on the demands of the project. Compensation for training will also be provided. Time Period: 24 weeks (Oct 2017 – March 2018), with possibility of a short extension dependent on performance and project resources. Location: To… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, September 18th, 2017
Opioid Stats Needed for Indigenous Communities Missing from information and discussion on the national opioid crisis is specific data on how the crisis is affecting people of Indigenous heritage. Earlier this summer, BC’s First Nations Health Authority produced Overdose Data and First Nations in BC: Preliminary Findings, but this is hardly the case across the… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, September 18th, 2017
Position: Knowledge Translator, BC People Living with HIV Stigma Index Project Status: Temporary, Part-time – 2-4 hours per week Time Period: 23 weeks (October 23, 2017 – March 31, 2018) Location: To be negotiated – Most of this job can be accomplished from candidate’s home provided the candidate has a computer, access to… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, September 15th, 2017
How PAN’s values impact research and evaluation The GIPA/MIPA principles of inclusive and meaningful involvement are part of Pacific AIDS Network’s (PAN) core values, as described in our strategic plan and organizational values and approaches. We try our best to embed these values in all of our work, including all stages of PAN-facilitated participatory research and… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, September 11th, 2017
I came across an article last week that voiced something that has very much been on my mind in the past few months: the language of drug use stigma. As those in peer communities, support services, and health care fight against the tide of fentanyl’s force, we not only see the impacts on individuals, but… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, September 8th, 2017
People living with HIV can feel confident that if they have a sustained undetectable viral load, they will not pass on HIV to their sexual partners. For some it seems like a bold statement, but the science is clear. In June, the PAN Board of Directors passed a unanimous motion to join the Prevention Access… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, September 7th, 2017
Part 2: Impact of Overdose Care on Frontline Peers Over the past several months, several of PAN’s staff have been sitting down to consult with Candice Norris about her observations and experiences with the opioid overdose public health emergency. Candice is an Aboriginal woman from the Cree/Dene nation who has been in recovery from substance… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, September 7th, 2017
PAN’s research and evaluation work is based on the principles of community-based research, which place community partnerships front and center. Researchers work with community to explore issues and decide what research questions to ask for the benefit of the community. CBR is by nature: Collaborative: The communities in which the research is taking place are full… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, September 5th, 2017
Part 1: The Who, What and How of Drug Use that Impact Overdose Outcomes Over the past several months, several of PAN’s staff have been sitting down to consult with Candice Norris about her observations and experiences with the opioid overdose public health emergency. Candice is an Aboriginal woman from the Cree/Dene nation who has… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, September 1st, 2017
Concerns about HIV and aging are something that people with HIV in their 50s, 60s, and 70s may not have imagined they would ever have. Successful HIV treatment can potentially mean a long life, so aging is something many consider these days. In a recent post What is Successful Aging for People Living with… Read more »
