Posted On: Thursday, March 12th, 2020
Interviewer/ Outreach Worker – SHAWNA Project Centre for Gender Health & Sexual Equity (CGSHE) Starting wage: $20 – $23/hour Status: Temporary Part-Time, 1-2 days per week Summary of Role Responsibilities Reporting to and supervised by the Project Coordinator, the Interviewer/ Outreach Worker operates as a member of a multidisciplinary, collaborative research team. The Interviewer… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, March 11th, 2020
The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is conducting a survey of stakeholders involved in hepatitis C (HCV) treatment and related services in British Columbia (BC) to yield a snapshot of hep C care and treatment services in BC and identify barriers and facilitators to hepatitis C elimination. Results of the survey will be used… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, March 4th, 2020
Status: The Peer Mentor position will be an hourly position. Working hours are flexible in terms of days and timing, but some evenings and weekend hours may be required. Rate of pay: Hourly rate is $30-32/hour, depending on experience. Location: The Peer Mentor position will ideally be based in Vancouver, BC. If you would prefer… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, February 13th, 2020
CALL FOR PAPERS for Volume XI Special Issue: Navigating Allyship: What does it mean to work together in service to the community? The AHA Centre is a national, Indigenous-led collaborative research centre housed at the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN) that supports HIV and AIDS Community-Based Research (CBR) conducted in Indigenous communities across Canada. We support and… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, February 12th, 2020
Updated March19, 2020. Event recorded March18, 2020 This webinar shared information from the formative research informing the Outside In intervention at Health Initiative for Men (HIM) regarding the health and well-being of less-out GBT2Q. Our literature review and consultations with community members showed that compared to their more-out counterparts, less-out community members access HIV/STBBI… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, January 24th, 2020
CGSHE Speaker Series Date: February 20, 2020 Time: 12:00–1:00 PM Location: Hurlburt Auditorium, Rm 2200, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver Please click here to RSVP. A.J. Lowik is a CGSHE Academic Advisory Committee member and a SSHRC-funded PhD Candidate with the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice at the University of British Columbia… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, January 24th, 2020
Are you interested in HIV research? The Community Advisory Committee (CAC) of the CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network provides community input to the CTN regarding clinical research, and nominations are open. A scientific background is not required and training materials are provided. CAC members also receive a small honorarium. Potential committee members should have:… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, January 15th, 2020
Date: Thursday January 23, 12-1 PM As you may know, rates of infectious syphilis continue to rise in BC. Pacific AID Network (PAN) is hosting Dr. Jason Wong from the BC Centre for Disease Control to briefly talk on the current Syphilis Action Plan, and then lead into discussion that aims to help refresh… Read more »
Posted On: Sunday, January 12th, 2020
From the BC Overdose Emergency Response Centre: In response to the concerns raised by our stakeholders about the unmeasured burden of neurological injury related to overdose and the impacts on individuals, families and communities, a review and preliminary descriptive assessment was conducted by the BC Provincial Overdose Cohort team. While measuring neurological injury in administrative… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, January 10th, 2020
“Why we need an HIV cure and how we are trying to get there? Challenges, opportunities and ways forward for Persons Living with HIV” Date: Friday February 7, 2020 Time: 11:30 AM – 4:00 PM Pacific Time Location: Coast Bastion Hotel, 11 Bastion Street, Nanaimo • What would an HIV cure mean to you? • How does… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, January 10th, 2020
We are pleased to share this summary sheet from the BC People Living with HIV Stigma Index with you! This summary sheet focuses on providing information that could be useful to healthcare providers. We plan to produce more summary sheets like this one for different audiences in the future. We hope you find it useful… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, December 20th, 2019
Casting the traditional fiscal year aside, the calendar shows 2019 was an amazing year with you all. Thank you to everyone who walked through the months, events, and issues with us. PAN and our members continued to do critical social justice work in every corner of the province throughout 2019. Some social change and equity… Read more »
