Posted On: Friday, June 30th, 2017
“Every 4 minutes 1 person who injects drugs becomes infected with HIV.” This statement comes from a newly released policy report from UNAIDS on Harm Reduction. It examines the public health implications of drug policy worldwide and highlights other health issues faced by people who use drugs (PWUD), including a high incidence of hepatitis C… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, June 30th, 2017
Cam graduated from UBC in the olden days and enjoyed a very interesting career, retiring 6 years ago. Highlights included over 15 years in the airline business where he did everything but the three “f’s”: flying, financing and fixing. After a short stint with an advertising agency where he helped launch Canadian Airlines international, he… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, June 22nd, 2017
A few things of note about hepatitis C (HCV) came out in the news this week, some with global impact and some to connect people on the ground providing care. World Drug Report Released The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime released the World Drug Report 2017 on June 22. Both HIV and… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, June 22nd, 2017
If this is your first visit to the new PAN website (or you haven’t been and are reading about it now in PAN Weekly News) welcome! We’ve taken input from members and staff alike on what to improve and making things easy to find, and are hoping that the revised site works to meet your… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, June 20th, 2017
“I would like to acknowledge that PAN, as a provincial organization, gratefully and respectfully works and partners with BC’s 198 First and Métis Nations.” Within the past couple of months, PAN staff decided to add the territorial acknowledgement above to our email signatures. Although it may seem like a small thing, deciding on… Read more »
Posted On: Sunday, June 18th, 2017
As promised last week, our 2017 KnowledgeConnect webinar series is shaping up. We are happy to announce the first one in the series will be on Wednesday June 28 from 10 AM – 11 AM Pacific Time. We kick off the series with the Pacific Hepatitis C Network (PHCN) and their new hep C… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, June 16th, 2017
Part 2 of a 2-part series | Read Part 1 This post is Part 2 in our two-part series related to Pacific AIDS Network’s (PAN) oral and poster presentations at this year’s Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR) Conference in Montreal, QC. The first post in the series focused on Jaydee Cossar’s oral… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, June 13th, 2017
You don’t often think of the words “data” and “party” in the same context, but at PAN we’re actively pursuing ways to make research exciting and relevant. To that end, we’ve now held two data parties for our community-based research study, Positive Living Positive Homes (PLPH). A “data party” is simply a gathering of people… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, June 9th, 2017
The thing about working in HIV and HCV support and services is you rarely wind down, as many PAN members can attest. Webinars can be a great way to gain knowledge and pause in your everyday of doing. Here are a few you might have missed that are worth a mention. All are about an… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, June 2nd, 2017
The Hurlburt auditorium at St. Paul’s Hospital was packed for BC Addiction Research Day on May 31. Familiar themes were present throughout the day: fentanyl’s hold on BC and stigma’s challenge in providing care. Dr. Mark Lysyshyn began with a keynote followed by oral and poster presentations throughout the day. Fentanyl Changes the Curve… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, May 30th, 2017
Part I of a 2 part series The Pacific AIDS Network (PAN) had the good fortune of presenting several research and evaluation projects at the recent Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR) Conference in Montreal, QC. It was a wonderful opportunity to meet, reconnect, and learn from a diverse group of researchers, people with… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, May 26th, 2017
Bill C-37 Streamlines Application for Safe Injection Sites As PAN’s Executive Director Jennifer Evin Jones wrote last week, Bill C-37 on Safe Injection Sites has passed into law. This will simplify the process of opening safe injection sites; which “now requires 5 conditions be met in applying to open a SIS, rather than the 26… Read more »
