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 »
Posted On: Monday, October 21st, 2019
We are happy to present the 2018-19 Year in Review, our annual report. We thank our members, allies, and stakeholders for their roles in the work we have accomplished over the past year, and encourage people to contact us if they would like more information. Message from the Executive Director Dear Friends, Looking… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, October 9th, 2019
We first introduced realist evaluation in 2017 with an introductory post on the PAN blog. Since then we’ve done a bit more thinking and planning for our own realist evaluation in the Making it Work Community-Based Research Project. In short, realist evaluation is an approach that aims to answer not only if a program works,… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, October 7th, 2019
We are excited and proud to share our new logo for the Making it Work Community-Based Research (CBR) Study. Making it Work is an Indigenous-focused, community-based research project in British Columbia co-led by PAN, Sherri Pooyak at the Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Community-Based Research Collaborative Centre (AHA Centre) and Dr. Nancy Clark at UVIC. This study is… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, October 7th, 2019
Our _ Community Health Initiative (O_CHI): O_CHI is a multi-year, BC-wide Community-Based Participatory Research Project that is investigating what systemic change would be for the T2NBY (Trans, Two-Spirit, and Non-Binary) Community. O_CHI is a mixed methodology research project that establishes ongoing community resources to accomplish its objectives, while maintaining a commitment to equitable access by… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, September 19th, 2019
PAN is delighted to announce the launch of its HIV Housing Toolkit! Explore the HIV Housing Toolkit by visiting www.hivhousingtoolkit.ca This Toolkit was developed as part of knowledge translation for the community-based research study Positive Living, Positive Homes. Many people who participated in this study expressed a need for this kind of tool as it… Read more »
Posted On: Sunday, September 8th, 2019
Updated December 17, 2019: In this KnowledgeConnect webinar, Peer Research Associates (PRAs) from the BC People Living with HIV Stigma Index reflected on their experiences working on the project, and shared their thoughts on best practices to teams which include or are thinking of including PRAs in their work. These experiences will illuminate and expand… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, September 5th, 2019
A new commentary by Francisco Ibáñez-Carrasco, James R. Watson and James Tavares published in September in Harm Reduction Journal provides learnings and recommendations for teams working with and supporting peer researchers (PRs). This commentary discusses “implicit tasks” that PRs must undertake, in addition to the work that is laid out for them on paper: “disclosing… Read more »
