Posted On: Monday, December 10th, 2018
From Pivot Legal Society Project Inclusion is a comprehensive study into the ways in which specific laws and policies in policing, health care, and the court system directly undermine the health and safety of people who are homeless and living with substance use issues by trapping them in a cycle of criminalization. Pivot travelled to… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, November 26th, 2018
A BC-CfE Education Event Audience: General Public Date: December 4, 2018, 12:00 – 1:00 PM Location: Cullen Lecture Theatre (SPH 1477), Providence Building Level 1, St. Paul’s Hospital Join Dr. Angela Kaida and Peer Research Associate Valerie Nicholoson as they present information from the CHIWOS study on the sexual and reproductive health of women with… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, November 19th, 2018
This was originally published on SmartSex Resource. by Dr. Zahid Butt, University of British Columbia and BC Centre for Disease Control Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV infection commonly co-occur because of shared transmission routes and risk behaviors. HIV infection among individuals living with HCV is a major predictor of morbidity and mortality. Risk factors… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, November 16th, 2018
In 2018, the Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (CCDIC) commissioned EKOS Research Associates Inc. to conduct a survey asking Canadians questions about their awareness, knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI). The 2018 survey builds on similar surveys conducted for the Public Health Agency of Canada in 2003,… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, November 9th, 2018
The Fall 2018 SHAPE Study update (Newsletter #4) has been released. SHAPE is a longitudinal cohort study, currently in the follow-up phase. The study aims to find out what affects individuals’ transitions through the HIV cascade of care. Recruitment for the SHAPE Study closed on August 31st, 2018. The study team was successful in enrolling… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, November 9th, 2018
Abstract deadline updated December 21, 2018 Abstract submissions are now being accepted for the 28th Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research (CAHR 2019) Topics fall under CAHR’s four tracks: Basic Sciences, Clinical Sciences, Epidemiology and Public Health Sciences and Social Sciences. An additional oral abstract session will once again be offered with a focus on… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, October 22nd, 2018
Please find attached a recruitment poster for the PEIRS (Patient Engagement In Research Scale) study. The study is focused on validating PEIRS as a tool. The study is looking to recruit patient partners who are able to communicate in English for an online survey. Please feel free to share with your contacts. Want to take part… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, October 22nd, 2018
This year we are presenting our Annual Report online. The Executive Summary follows, and other summary reports can be found below. Visit our Annual Reports page for reports from past years. Collaborating with Strength: Executive Summary As we look back on another successful year, we appreciate, as ever, our collaborations and shared work with the… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, October 19th, 2018
This content was originally published by CATIE, Canada’s source for HIV and hepatitis C information. By Tara Marie Watson and Carol Strike Supervised injection services (SIS) provide safer spaces for people to inject drugs and help reduce the risk of overdose and behaviours linked to HIV and hepatitis C. Now more than ever, as Canada… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, October 15th, 2018
Summit 2018: How’s your Head? Sexual Identity, Mental Health and Substance Use Date: November 8 – 9 Location: SFU: Vancouver Campus, 515 West Hastings Vancouver, BC Don’t miss this opportunity for capacity building, training, and education initiatives designed to strengthen the network of those working and volunteering in GBT2Q men’s health. Local, national and international activists… Read more »
Posted On: Saturday, October 13th, 2018
The STI & HIV 2019 World Congress will be held July 14 – 17, 2019, in Vancouver, in the Vancouver Convention Centre. This Congress represents the joint meeting of the International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research (ISSTDR) and the International Union Against Sexually Transmitted Infections (IUSTI). This biennial meeting is one of the largest… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, October 5th, 2018
by Megan Deyman Life is often said to be defined by a series of choices. Day after day, month after month, year after year, we make choices about every detail of our lives. We make choices about what to eat, what to wear, what to say and how to say it, how to react, who… Read more »
