Posted On: Friday, November 7th, 2014
Do you lead an arts & health project? Get on the map! On The Map: Arts & Health in BC is a province-wide online survey of arts & health activity to uncover the many ways that the arts are contributing to individual, community, and population health, healing and wellbeing. Despite growing interest and activity in… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, November 7th, 2014
Vancouver, B.C. [October 24, 2014]: Dr. Kate Shannon, Director of the Gender and Sexual Health Initiative (GSHI) at the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) whose research on HIV/AIDS, gender, policy, and health equity has been recognized nationally and internationally, has been appointed the prestigious honour of Canada Research Chair in Global Sexual Health… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, October 30th, 2014
by Dr. Jason Wong, Clinical Prevention Services, BCCDC Background Provincial sexually transmitted infection (STI) data was used to describe the number of new STI (i.e., chlamydia, gonorrhea and infectious syphilis) case reports in BC overall (1991-2013) and to describe trends for the past ten years (2004-2013) by regional health authority, gender and age. Findings… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, October 30th, 2014
Participate in a focus group on Saturday, Nov. 1st @3:00 – 5:00pm HIV self-testing would allow you to test yourself at home. Currently, this kind of testing has not yet been approved for use in Canada. However, a group of researchers and community partners is developing a project to evaluate how HIV-testing might be introduced…. Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, October 16th, 2014
Heather is a former staff member of PAN. Heather Picotte is the Positive Living, Positive Homes study coordinator at the Pacific AIDS Network. She recently graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Ph.D. in interdisciplinary studies, where her research focused on the food security of people living with HIV in the Okanagan Valley…. Read more »
Posted On: Friday, October 3rd, 2014
Take this survey It is 36, mostly multiple choice, questions that are divided into 5 sections. Sections that don’t pertain to you can be easily skipped. The survey’s 5 sections ask about: The impact of hep C on your life (8 questions) Your experience with current hep C treatments (9 questions) The impact on caregivers… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, October 3rd, 2014
Canadian Blood Services (CBS), responsible for the management and distribution of the blood supply in Canada is conducting a survey on recent policy changes regarding blood donor eligibility. If you are interested in expressing your opinion on how gay men are affected by this policy change, then follow the… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, October 3rd, 2014
Positive Living BC is looking to increase the number of organizations listed on their online HIV Care Registry, which lists contact information for people and organizations providing care to HIV-positive people. The registry includes listings for doctors, dentists, nurse practitioners, case workers and more. If you are currently accepting new patients or clients with HIV… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, September 16th, 2014
Abstract: Gay and bisexual men experience numerous health disparities relative to heterosexual men, including high rates of HIV and suicidal behavior. Systematic community health assessments could provide direct comparisons of the burden of mortality across diseases and thus facilitate the prioritization of public health activities; however, such assessments have been precluded by the absence of sexual orientation information in vital… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, June 9th, 2014
Research shows SSRIs reduce brain’s capacity to produce serotonin From: Chris Wodskou CBC News Posted:Jun 08, 2014 5:00 AM ET Last Updated:Jun 08, 2014 5:29 AM ET There are pharmaceutical treatments aimed at chemical imbalances for just about every form of mental illness, from schizophrenia to ADHD, and a raft of anxiety disorders. CBC For the past… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, May 7th, 2014
The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network wants your feedback to measure our past successes and direct future efforts to better serve our communities. Please take a few moments to fill out this survey and share with us your ideas for a stronger Legal Network. Please note the survey deadline is May 14 – but we’re already standing… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, April 10th, 2014
A team of health care providers and staff at St. Paul’s Hospital, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS and Positive Living BC and we are conducting a survey of health care providers and other community service providers across BC about their level of comfort and knowledge with respect to HIV prevention, care and treatment. We are also… Read more »
