Category: PAN News and Events

NEW PAN Resources – Embedding Peer-Delivered Services in CBOs document, and Peer Employment Resource Database

Posted On: Monday, September 9th, 2024

Embedding Peer-Delivered Services in CBOs This piece of work, funded by the PHSA, is valuable for anyone involved in or interested in engaging peers within CBOs, particularly people in leadership roles, program managers, and people who are delivering direct services. The document outlines steps for incorporating the lived and living experiences into operations, and programs and… Read more »

CATIE/PAN HIV and Hep C Testing Course- register now!

Posted On: Thursday, September 5th, 2024

You’re invited to take part in an upcoming online HIV and Hepatitis C Testing course! CATIE is partnering with PAN to deliver a training course for you and your colleagues on HIV and Hepatitis C Testing. Here is a full course outline. so you can find out more. You may register for the course here. CATIE’s… Read more »

Building Team Strength From the Ground Up

Posted On: Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024

Register now! On October 9th we are hosting a 3-part virtual event to help you strengthen your organization’s roots and growth. Three related sessions will help your team examine your organizational health, centre people with lived and living experiences, and strengthen your community connections. The day will begin with an interactive workshop on Nonprofit Lifecycles… Read more »

Substance Use News, August 2024

Posted On: Monday, August 26th, 2024

Substance Use News provides a monthly collection of news and resources on the social, medical and political responses to the toxic drug supply crisis and harm reduction. To get the latest toxic drug safety alerts, visit Info for People Who Use Substances page from Toward the Heart. Subscribe to our newsletter for information weekly- scroll to the bottom… Read more »

My participation experience in a community consultation event

Posted On: Thursday, August 22nd, 2024

Monte Strong from PAN shares his experience of being part of a community consultation event hosted by the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) that took place at the Centre for Sexuality in Calgary, AB on July 31st, 2024. In addition to working as a Research Coordinator and PLDI Trainer at PAN, I occasionally participate in… Read more »

Substance Use News, July 2024

Posted On: Thursday, July 25th, 2024

Substance Use News provides a monthly collection of news and resources on the social, medical and political responses to the toxic drug supply crisis and harm reduction. To get the latest toxic drug safety alerts, visit Info for People Who Use Substances page from Toward the Heart. Subscribe to our newsletter for information weekly- scroll… Read more »

New Research & Evaluation Treehouse Resources, July 2024

Posted On: Wednesday, July 24th, 2024

Research and evaluation both offer opportunities for learning and community building in meaningful ways. We see research and evaluation like two different trees with different origins that are intertwined in methods and analysis yet also separate in what they can tell us. We see this relationship as beneficial to both evaluation and research. Read more about… Read more »

The Value of Using a Peer Evaluation Approach

Posted On: Wednesday, July 24th, 2024

The Positive Leadership Development Institute (PLDI) is a leadership development program for people living with HIV. One goal of the PLDI Alliance was to evaluate the program for inclusivity and cultural safety in a deliberate, specialized way. Having this goal resulted in the creation of The Culturally Safer HIV Leadership Training Project. The project took… Read more »

Decolonizing Data Analysis Methods

Posted On: Wednesday, July 24th, 2024

The Making it Work project was an Indigenous-focused, community-based research project that uses an Indigenized ‘realist evaluation’ approach. The study aimed to understand what works best for people living with HIV, hepatitis C, and/or challenges with mental health or substance use, who are accessing community-based services. Realist Evaluation is designed to go beyond asking ‘if’ a program… Read more »

Sampling for program evaluation using surveys: practical tips and resources

Posted On: Wednesday, July 24th, 2024

One of the most common questions an evaluator can encounter is: “Who and how many people should I survey to evaluate our program effectively?” This answer, while seemingly straightforward, involves having a clear understanding of their program evaluation goals, and the methodology applied to achieve those goals. This blog post unpacks some of the complexities… Read more »

The Basics of Community Based Research, Part 2.1

Posted On: Wednesday, July 24th, 2024

  Purposes of Community-based Research: Addressing disparity, inequality, and inequity What does it mean when something serves a purpose? It means it is the reason for which something exists, its intended use, and its importance. When something serves a purpose, it can help people get a job done or achieve a goal if used effectively…. Read more »

Apply for PLDI Core Leadership Training October 31-November 3, 2024

Posted On: Monday, July 22nd, 2024

  Please share this leadership training opportunity for people living with HIV. Positive Leadership Development Institute (PLDI) will be hosting and in-person Core Training “Who am I as a Leader?” Thursday October 31- Sunday November 3, 2024, on the unceded traditional territories of the Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, and Musqueam First Nations in in Vancouver, BC. This training… Read more »