Posted On: Monday, December 16th, 2019
On the eve of the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, the Centre for Gender and Sexual Health Equity (CGSHE) published a new report based on nine years of research evaluating the impact of Canada’s end-demand sex work laws on sex workers’ safety, health and human rights. December 2019 marks five years since… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, December 13th, 2019
To our valued community partners, Over the past 30 years, the CTN has built a world-class national infrastructure that ensures Canadian HIV researchers collaborate locally and internationally to improve health outcomes for people living with HIV, train the next generation ofHIV researchers, and lead cutting edge clinical research in HIV, hepatitis C (HCV) and… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, December 13th, 2019
The Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Community-Based Research Collaborative (AHA Centre) has released the Journal of Indigenous HIV Research, Volume 10. This volume includes: A Culturally Specific Approach: Developing A Métis Methodology for HIV Research Graphic Facilitation as a Tool to Guide Community-Based Research on Indigenous Boys’ and Men’s Sexual Health The WoW Gathering: A Land-Based Positive Action… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, December 13th, 2019
“Changing Practice, Changing Policy” – BC Substance Use Conference 2020 Date: June 4 – 6, 2020 Location: JW Marriott Parq Vancouver Hotel, 39 Smithe Street, Vancouver, on the unceded traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh people. From the conference posting: We are in the midst of a longstanding crisis of drug-related… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, December 11th, 2019
This webinar was recorded on Wednesday January 22, 2020, on the unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish people, which includes Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, and Musqueam First Nations. This webinar recapped some of the highlights of last year’s Summit, a conference for Queer Men’s health hosted by Darren Ho and and Jose Patiño-Gomez of Community Based… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, December 2nd, 2019
If you’re hoping to attend next spring’s Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR) Conference in Quebec City April 30 – May 30, 2020, you might want to see if you qualify for any of the scholarships or awards available. These are some of the options. See Scholarships and Awards page for complete information Community Scholarships… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, November 29th, 2019
Please add your voices! The CIHR Institute of Infection and Immunity (CIHR-III) and the CIHR HIV/AIDS Research Initiative are both in the process of developing new strategic plans for the next five years. As part of the engagement efforts for these strategic planning processes, online surveys have been launched to seek your advice on research… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, November 27th, 2019
Dr. Nancy Clark is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Human and Social Development, School of Nursing at the University of Victoria, British Columbia. She is a PAN Affiliated Researcher and is the Co-Principal Investigator on the Making It Work Study Nancy is an alumna of the Liu Institute for Global Issues at UBC and Intersections in… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, November 6th, 2019
New study on the use of cannabis for HIV symptom management is looking for participants! Are you a person living with HIV in BC? Do you use cannabis to help with your symptoms? How is cannabis legalization impacting you? Want to share your experience? You may be a good candidate for this three-year study –… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, November 6th, 2019
Since 2002, Sex Now has provided a critical source of data on the health of our communities, first in BC, then expanding nationally in 2010 across Canada in order to inform innovative responses to our health needs. Our approach to this work is simple: nothing about us, without us. To this end, we’re thrilled to… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, October 28th, 2019
Sherri Pooyak is the Community-Based Research Manager, Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Community-Based Research Collaborative (AHA Centre), Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network. She is a PAN Affiliated Researcher and is the Co-Principal Investigator on the Making It Work Study Sherri is of Cree ancestry from Sweetgrass First Nation, Saskatchewan and currently resides in Victoria, BC. Sherri Graduated with a… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, October 21st, 2019
A new report illustrates gender inequities within BC’s healthcare system. In Her Words shares the stories of women across the province, highlighting concerning information, including: • One third of the women surveyed do not feel their needs are being met or treated effectively by the current healthcare system. For Indigenous women, it was nearly… Read more »
