Category: PAN News and Events

5 Questions with Researcher Catherine Worthington

Catherine Worthington, Ph.D., is a faculty member in the School of Public Health and Social Policy at the University of Victoria Faculty of Human and Social Development. She has expertise in program evaluation, survey methods, and qualitative methods. Cathy has a long history of collaboration with HIV communities in conducting community-based and participatory research. As… Read more »

February 26 – 28, 2014, Richmond, BC  Registration Deadline: Friday, January 24th @4:00pm The Pacific AIDS Network (PAN) is excited to announce that we will be hosting a two and a half day conference for PAN member organizations and other allied/partner organizations, where frontline prevention, education, harm reduction, health promotion workers and program managers and… Read more »

5 Questions with CBR Practicum Student Joanna Mendell

Joanna is a former practicum student at PAN. Joanna Mendell is a student at the University of Victoria currently working on her Master’s degree in Public Health and she’s conducting her practicum placement at PAN until April. Although public health has been an interest of hers for many years, up until last year Joanna was… Read more »

Christina is a former staff member of PAN. Christina Bielek is the new Positive Living, Positive Homes Project Coordinator at the Pacific AIDS Network. Prior to taking this position, Christina worked in research and teaching in the areas of sociology, community development, poverty alleviation, gender equity and food security in Canada and Latin America. We asked… Read more »

PAN 2013 Fall Conference Update

Meeting Agendas and Related Conference Materials We have posted the Meeting Agendas and Related Conference Material to the PAN website, watch the Enews for more updates. The Following Documents are now available: Draft 2013 PHA Forum Agenda Draft 2012 PHA Forum Minutes Draft 2013 ED Summit Agenda Draft 2013 AGM Agenda Draft 2012 AGM Minutes… Read more »

PAN 2013 Fall Conference & AGM

Conference Dates: October 29th & 30th, 2013 Conference Location: Vancouver Airport Marriott Hotel, 7571 Westminster Highway, Richmond, BC Annual General Meeting: The AGM will take place on Wednesday, October 30th from 9:15 to 10:30 am.   Highlights will include: Keynote address by Carla Rieger, The Power of Laughter A Conversation with Micheal Vonn, of the… Read more »

Positive Living Positive Homes is an innovative community-based research project in British Columbia, born out of the HIV community’s identification of housing as a critical health determinant for people living with, or at risk of, HIV and AIDS. The Pacific AIDS Network and the Positive Living, Positive Homes (PLPH) team are seeking a Project Coordinator… Read more »

PAN’s Strategic Planning Draw Winners!

Back in May, PAN solicited feedback from a wide number of stakeholders, including PAN member organizations and PHAs who have participated in PHA Forums or PLDI trainings, via Fluid Surveys.  We had a great response and a number of people opted to provide their name for a draw for two $50 gift cards from Amazon.ca…. Read more »

Update on PHAC Communicable Disease Funding Model

Dear Executive Director of PAN Member Organizations: I am writing to share with you the latest information that PAN has available regarding PHAC’s transition to a Communicable Disease Funding model, and the changes that are currently being discussed that will impact all funding envelopes within the Federal Initiative on HIV/AIDS – including the AIDS Community… Read more »