Posted On: Monday, August 31st, 2015
Originally posted in the Vancouver Courier, August 19, 2015 by Emily Blake Bradford McIntyre never expected to live to be 63. A year after he was diagnosed with HIV in 1984, he was told he had only six months to live. But he beat the odds and is one of many Canadians now aging with… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, August 17th, 2015
Following the International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention in July 2015 in Vancouver, the Canadian Positive People Network (CPPN)/ Réseau Canadien Des Personnes Séropositives (RCPS) is pleased to announce it is now officially registered as a corporation, a community-based network for and by people living with HIV under the New Canadian… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, August 17th, 2015
The Canadian Declaration by Persons Living with HIV (2015) was developed by PLHIVs and affected community members at IAS 2015 to support the Vancouver Declaration as well as to voice the needs of PLHIVs as we move toward expanded testing and treatment. Please kindly consider signing the Declaration and forward to other networks.
Posted On: Sunday, August 9th, 2015
In the past decade reports have suggested that some HIV-positive people are at heightened risk for aging-related issues including the following: heart attack stroke some cancers severe organ injury and dysfunction fractures This has led some researchers to theorize that perhaps HIV infection is associated with accelerated aging. A team of researchers in Denmark has… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, August 4th, 2015
Working with the Principal Investigator, the Research Coordinator assists in the planning, development, implementation, and coordination of two CIHR-funded studies involving women living with HIV: 1) Canadian HIV Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Cohort Study (CHIWOS) (0.7 FTE) 2) Women Under Surveilllance: Mapping Criminalization’s Creep into the Health and Social Care of Women Living with… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, August 4th, 2015
The Positive Living Society of BC’s Peer Navigators, in conjunction with the member/participant, develop strategies to maintain or improve health and wellness needs and implement self-management skill-sets. Working collaboratively with other health care and wellness providers, the Peer Navigators provide direct health system navigation, health advocacy, education and linkage to relevant specialized health, social and… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, July 27th, 2015
Statement from the People living with HIV and communities affected by HIV in support of The Vancouver Consensus (2015) About the Vancouver Consensus (2015) The Vancouver Consensus (2015) is an urgent call to world leaders, donors, governments, clinicians and civil society to ensure that all people living with HIV have access to antiretroviral (ARV) treatment… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, July 9th, 2015
Posted On: Thursday, July 9th, 2015
Interviews for Positive Living BC’s fall healing retreat start July 21. Healing retreats are an opportunity for people living with HIV from all walks of life, ages and cultures to come on retreat. They provide a personally valuable, fun and relaxing opportunity to be with other PLHIV and know you are not alone. The fall… Read more »
Posted On: Sunday, July 5th, 2015
The Positive Living Society of BC’s Annual General Meeting will take place on Thursday, August 20, 2015, at the Chateau Granville Hotel, 1100 Granville Street, Vancouver. The AGM is being held in conjunction with a Community Forum presented by Jonathan Postnikoff entitled, “Finding the Cure – How Close Are We?”. Registration beings at 5:30 pm… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, June 30th, 2015
“How are you doing?” For people living with HIV (PLHIV), feeling lonely and isolated is common due to the stigma surrounding the virus—so a simple question like this, asked by someone who knows what you are going through and how to help, can mean a lot. It can also start a connection—to peers who can… Read more »
Posted On: Sunday, June 28th, 2015
Interior Health has launched a new campaign to show how advances in HIV treatment and care have improved the lives of those living with the disease. The campaign aims to break down stereotypes that prevent people from being tested and accessing life-saving treatment. The “HIV Then & Now” campaign builds on the momentum of Interior… Read more »
