Posted On: Wednesday, February 4th, 2015
From the Front Lines: Meet the Bloggers A tour of the HIV blogosphere. Chatty CATIE: The Road to Undetectable 4 PHAs offer their perspectives on what it means to have an undetectable viral load. Profile: Crossing the Threshold Murray Jose-Boerbridge reflects on life-changing moments that have shaped the man he is today. … Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, February 4th, 2015
To get Prevention in Focus delivered straight to your inbox, click here. HIV prevention within serodiscordant couples: A changing paradigm Serodiscordant couples are often thought to be at “high risk” of HIV transmission. We explore how new HIV prevention options now make it easier to prevent HIV transmission for couples in serodiscordant relationships. Views… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, January 28th, 2015
This panel will present a look at this recent jargon shift to “undetectable”, in their particular expertise and, what its implications are from multiple perspectives. We also hope to engage the community in a lively Q and A so HIV+ voices on this term can be heard. If you can’t make it in person,… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, January 28th, 2015
January 29, 2015 @12:00 – 1:00pm PST Join this webinar! All individuals 19 years and older have the legal right to consent/refuse health care provided they have the capacity to do so. Nurses who deliver care to clients who misuse substances often find assessing capacity to consent challenging especially if their clients have been using… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, January 28th, 2015
Wednesday, February 4th @1:00pm EST It’s show time! Join the 4th edition of our online talk show “What’s hot with PRAs in Canada” for peer researchers and those who work with them. Our host: James Watson from the Ontario HIV Treatment Network and contributor to the unique online resource The Learning Place where everybody can… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, January 15th, 2015
Are you are Aboriginal living with and or affected by HIV/AIDS and live in Victoria/surrounding area and want to meet and share with other people who understands the struggles that encompass that? Then come to a storytelling/sharing circle hosted in Victoria by the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network for the Family Matters project February 10th and… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, January 14th, 2015
Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation is looking for two Peer Research Associates for their Food as Harm Reduction Project. This project will study the role that food provision plays in mitigating risks faced by people living with HIV/AIDS who use drugs. The study will interview people living with HIV who also use drugs who use the Dr. Peter Centre, and… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, January 14th, 2015
In the Summer and Fall of 2014 PAN recorded a series of videos with a group of women graduates of the PLDI program as part of our Positive Women’s Leadership Training Project. Seven videos were created. We hope you find them as moving and engaging as we do. PAN would like to say a special… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, January 14th, 2015
Study uncovers new ground about when to start HIV therapy A major question that has recurred since the availability of potent combination anti-HIV therapy (commonly called ART or HAART) is when this therapy should be initiated to ensure the optimal health of HIV-positive people. New research has revealed that early therapy may be highly beneficial…. Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, January 7th, 2015
When: Wednesday January 21, 8–9 AM PST Credit: 1.0 Mainpro-M1 credits (College of Family Physicians of Canada, B.C. Chapter) Cost: Free registration By the end of the Webinar, participants will: Be aware of common drug interactions in ARV treatment Understand the process of requesting and refilling ARVs at various locations in B.C. Be aware of… Read more »
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, December 17th, 2014
by Taylor Perry, GPS Research Coordinator, Positive Living BC Last November, Positive Living BC launched its new eight-week Gay Poz Sex (GPS) program as a randomized controlled trial, after previously holding only non-protocol groups. Early results All eight men from the original randomized group have completed the research program in its entirety – a remarkable… Read more »
