Posted On: Thursday, April 10th, 2025
In 2014, GetCheckedOnline set out to improve sexually-transmitted and blood-borne infection (STBBI) testing and treatment by removing barriers to sexual health care. It is British Columbia’s (BC) digital testing service for STBBIs operated by the BC Centre for Disease Control and the BC Public Health Laboratory. It was first launched in Vancouver and is now… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, April 10th, 2025
The Positive Leadership Development Institute (PLDI) is a leadership development program for people living with HIV. One goal of the PLDI Alliance was to evaluate the program for inclusivity and cultural safety in a deliberate, specialized way. Having this goal resulted in the creation of The Culturally Safer HIV Leadership Training Project. The project took… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, April 10th, 2025
Purposes of Community-based Research: Supporting communities driving change In general, community-based research can help drive meaningful change by actively involving those directly affected by the issues in the research process. To name a few examples, active involvement can include being a part of: What needs researching How to conduct the research and what methods to… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, April 3rd, 2025
Community Action Initiative wants to hear from BC’s community-based Mental Health and Substance Use (MHSU) sector. The goal? To build an evidence base for the sector’s needs and ensure CAI’s work reflects the realities on the ground. The survey takes 20–25 minutes and includes a mix of multiple choice and open-ended questions. Respondents can enter… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, March 3rd, 2025
The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS is pleased to invite you to the BC-CfE Update. The focus of this event will be on HIV and syndemic conditions, including substance use, mental health, and comprehensive care clinical models. This is an open educational event sponsored by the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS. The event… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, February 27th, 2025
On behalf of the STOP HIV/AIDS Program Evaluation (SHAPE) 2.0 study team at BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, you are invited to participate as a community partnering site in the new phase of the SHAPE study. About the study The SHAPE study is a longitudinal cohort study of people living with HIV (PLWH)… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, February 20th, 2025
Monday March 3, 2025 10:00-11:30 AM Pacific time Presented by the Public Health Agency of Canada in partnership with CATIE. This webinar explores the rapid increase in syphilis cases among women in Canada over recent years, examining the social determinants of health, systemic barriers to care and intersecting forms of discrimination that drive the… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, January 27th, 2025
Making It Work is a research project that looked at integrated community-based services provided for people living with HIV, hepatitis C, and/or challenges with mental health and/or substance use. The study considered an Indigenous worldview to focused on how organizations deliver programs and services and create cultural safety for their clients. Multiple data collections methods… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, January 16th, 2025
We are happy to welcome Emily to the PAN team. Emily is a nurse who has a long working relationship with Cool Aid. Emily is pursuing a Masters in Public Health at University of Victoria and will be working with the Research and Evaluation department at PAN. Read about other members of our team in… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, January 13th, 2025
As part of creating some knowledge mobilization material about the research findings of PAN’s Making it Work Project, we interviewed Alexandria West, Executive Director of Positive Living North in Prince George. As a Making it Work study team member, Alex shares her thoughts on some themes of cultural safety and harm reduction in the following… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, January 6th, 2025
PAID RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY: AGE-HIV Study: Imaging, Molecular, and Clinical Biomarkers of Accelerated Lung Aging in People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus 2024 AGE-HIV-2024 is a multi-year study investigating the effect of HIV infection on lung aging. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a virus that attacks the body’s immune system. Over the past two decades, new antiretroviral treatments… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, December 18th, 2024
Substance Use News provides a monthly collection of news and resources on the social, medical and political responses to the toxic drug supply crisis and harm reduction. To get the latest toxic drug safety alerts, visit Info for People Who Use Substances page from Toward the Heart. Subscribe to our newsletter for information weekly- scroll to the bottom… Read more »
