Posted On: Wednesday, February 11th, 2015
Andrea is a former staff member of PAN. Andrea Langlois was PAN’s Director of Community-Based Research. What first piqued your interest in HIV research? Previous to working at PAN, I enjoyed a 6 year stint at AIDS Vancouver Island (AVI) as their Manager of Communications, Community Relations and Research. While in that role, I… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015
By: Joanna Mendell You’ve likely heard that HPV (the Human Papilloma Virus) is able to cause cervical cancer… you’ve probably heard that vaccines are available to protect against HPV… and you may even know that HPV is also linked with penile, anal, and oral and head and/or neck cancers… But are you aware that biological… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, January 21st, 2015
For immediate release January 8, 2015 The Honourable Rona Ambrose, P.C., M.P. Health Canada Brooke Claxton Building, Tunney’s Pasture Postal Locator: 0906C Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9 Dear Minister, We are writing to request your leadership and your confirmation that the current levels of funding that have been uniquely designated for community led HIV prevention programs… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, January 14th, 2015
PAN is pleased to announce that all the meeting minutes from our 2014 Fall Conference and photos are now available on the event resource page.
Posted On: Wednesday, December 17th, 2014
PAN is working with a team led by people living with HIV in BC to launch a new community-based research project in 2015 that will be looking at stigma. Speaking My Truth: The HIV Stigma Index is an action-oriented project that will document experiences of stigma and discrimination from the perspective of people living with… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, November 19th, 2014
PAN has been busy collecting details on World AIDS Day AIDS Awareness Week Events happening around the Province. We are very proud of the community response happening in every region around the province and encourage you to read about the events and share them with your communities. PAN will also be sending this list to… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, October 30th, 2014
It has already been a week since we closed our 2014 Fall Conference. Thank you to everyone who attended and made this event a success. We are busy posting all the resources and presentations to our website for all of you who were there and those of you who weren’t. Please remember to check back… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, October 29th, 2014
PAN has had a dynamic and active partnership with the CIHR Centre for REACH in HIV/AIDS since 2011, a partnership that is currently evolving with an exciting new shift to a “program science” approach. REACH is a national partnership of people living with HIV, community-based organizations, front-line service providers, health researchers and federal, provincial and… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, October 29th, 2014
PAN recently sent Dr. Perry Kendall, BC’s Provincial Health Officer, a letter of congratulations on his recently released report: HIV, Stigma and Society: Tackling a Complex Epidemic and Renewing HIV Prevention for Gay and Bisexual Men in British Columbia. PAN notes that: “This is a very significant report in that it highlights the importance of HIV… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, October 16th, 2014
Heather is a former staff member of PAN. Heather Picotte is the Positive Living, Positive Homes study coordinator at the Pacific AIDS Network. She recently graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Ph.D. in interdisciplinary studies, where her research focused on the food security of people living with HIV in the Okanagan Valley…. Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, October 8th, 2014
The Community Report from the Moving Mountains: HIV/AIDS Community Based Research Conference, held in Prince George from June 17-19, 2014, is now available. The report captures the main themes of the event and also outlines the results of the evaluation of the conference, including lists of research and capacity building priorities identified by attendees. The… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, August 6th, 2014
Positive Living Positive Homes (PLPH) is an innovative community-based research project in British Columbia, co-led by Jennifer Evin Jones (Pacific AIDS Network) and Dr. Catherine Worthington (University of Victoria), and a diverse and skilled community-based team. We are seeking a full-time Project Coordinator to be involved in this exciting opportunity to be involved in research… Read more »
