Category: Research

BCCDC Survey on the Development of Online HCV Course

The BCCDC education team is working on the development of an HCV online course for BC health and social care providers. They invite you to complete a 5 minute survey to: ·         help us assess the demand for an online hepatitis C (HCV) course for health and social care providers in BC ·         identify and… Read more »

  Candice is a mother of three beautiful children (2 biological) ages 21, 4, and 3. She is an aboriginal woman from the Cree/Dene nation. Candice happens to be in recovery from substance abuse going on 7+ years. She was diagnosed as being HIV+ 22 years ago when pregnant with her now 21 years old… Read more »

Tell us your thoughts on housing for folks living with HIV!

image by Gabe Boothroyd, The Mainlander, May 31, 2016 The Positive Living, Positive Homes (PLPH) study invites people with experience in the HIV and housing sectors in Greater Vancouver to complete a short online survey. We are particularly interested in hearing from people living with HIV, health and social service providers who work with HIV-positive… Read more »

The Positive Leadership Development Institute (PLDI), a three-module leadership training program led by and for people living with HIV (PLHIV), has delivered 20 sessions of leadership training to over 167 participants in BC since 2009, when PAN’s partnership with the Ontario AIDS Network was established. The purpose of this highly-valued series of three- and four-day… Read more »

On November 2, 2016 Dr. Mark Tyndall, Executive Medical Director of the BC Centre for Disease Control, gave a presentation at AIDS Vancouver Island’s Annual General Meeting outlining the facts about supervised injection sites and what they mean to our communities. His presentation was called Moving Forward with Supervised Injection Sites … Busting the Myths and… Read more »

How could the response to STBBI in Canada be strengthened?  We want to hear from you! The Public Health Agency of Canada would like to invite you to complete the following online questionnaire, on potential concrete actions and promising practices to address sexually transmitted and blood borne infections (STBBI) in Canada. This questionnaire was developed… Read more »

Heather is a former staff member of PAN. Heather was hired as a contractor in October 2016 to support PAN’s Evaluation and Community Based Research Programs, thanks to funding from the CBR Collaborative Centre and REACH. Collaborating with PAN staff and the Peer Evaluators on the Positive Leadership Development Institute’s impact evaluation will be a… Read more »

Do you have an Episodic Health Condition? Participate in our Survey! People with episodic disabilities face significant employment and income support issues. Recurring periods of ill health make it difficult to work, especially full-time. Most people with episodic disabilities must rely on health and disability benefits. And due to the strict definitions and policies that… Read more »

BC Stigma Index is now Recruiting Participants

What does Stigma mean to you? [easy-image-collage id=19124] The BC People Living with HIV Stigma Index (the Stigma Index) is a dynamic research project in British Columbia, born out of a community-identified need to turn the tide against persistent HIV stigma and discrimination. Linked to the international HIV Stigma Index initiative, it is the first… Read more »

Thank you to all who have participated and/or provided support throughout recruitment for the Positive Plus One study. We are writing in order to provide you with a newsletter that summarizes our data collection, preliminary results, and outlines the study’s current direction. We are starting a new push for recruitment. We plan to be in… Read more »

Invitation to participate: Trans Priorities Project

Are you a researcher who conducts research about trans women’s health and/or HIV or a service provider who works with trans women affected by HIV? The Trans Priorities Project would like to hear your thoughts about research priorities and information needs around trans women and HIV. The Trans Priorities Project is a trans-led initiative to… Read more »