Category: Resources

Request for Proposals – HIV & HCV Prevention, Care and Treatment Services for Women

Posted On: Wednesday, March 28th, 2018

The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) has issued an RFP for HIV & HCV Prevention, Care and Treatment Services for Women. There are 3 Components: Component 1.    System Navigation and Support, maximum annual budget $150,000 Component 2.    Network Mobilization and Peer Navigation Services for Women Living with HIV, maximum annual budget $75,000 Component 3.    Peer-led… Read more »

StopOverdoseBC Print Resources

Posted On: Friday, March 2nd, 2018

The Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions has recently launched an overdose awareness campaign across BC: www.stopoverdosebc.ca The campaign aims to challenge the way people think about people who use drugs, humanize the overdose crisis, and call on all British Columbians to get informed, get help, and get involved by having courageous conversations. We are reaching… Read more »

Resources to Learn About and Fight Stigma

Posted On: Friday, March 2nd, 2018

As those living with HIV and /or working in the HIV and HCV communities know, stigma remains a large and challenging issue. PAN’s BC People Living with Stigma Index Project is currently in the data analysis phase and the reality of stigma experienced by people in BC is clear. Even as we are almost 40… Read more »

Oral and Dental Care Now Available at Positive Living BC

Posted On: Wednesday, February 14th, 2018

Positive Living BC’s new Dental Clinic is dedicated to providing comprehensive oral and dental care to PLHIV while extending our outreach to include other under-serviced individuals in the community.

Webinar: Addressing stigma related to sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections

Posted On: Saturday, February 10th, 2018

During this webinar, the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) will share key findings from their work and elucidate the individual and organizational factors that contribute to stigma, and the strategies that can be used to reduce stigma and ultimately improve health outcomes for those affected by or living with sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs)…. Read more »

PLBC/CATIE Webinar: Peer health navigation in HIV services

Posted On: Thursday, February 8th, 2018

          Peer health navigation is a person-centred approach to guide, connect, refer, educate and accompany people living with HIV through systems of care. This webinar will unpack diverse peer health navigation models and introduce participants to the new CATIE resource Practice Guidelines in Peer Health Navigation for People Living with HIV…. Read more »

Webinar: Chlamydia, Gonorrhea and Syphilis in Canada: National Surveillance Data, 2006- 2015

Posted On: Friday, February 2nd, 2018

  Thursday February 15, 10 AM PT Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to be an important public health issue, both in Canada and worldwide. This webinar will present the three STIs (gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis) featured in the Canada Communicable Disease Report (CCDR) issue released on February 1st, and highlight the trends and findings of… Read more »

BCCDC Peer Payment Standards

Posted On: Thursday, January 25th, 2018

For Charlene Burmeister, a peer leader with Quesnel, B.C.’s Opening Doors to Harm Reduction project, people with lived experience, or peers, are capable of providing expertise and knowledge, but that expertise necessitates appropriate payment. “Knowledge has value and valuable insight deserves recognition and compensation,” said Burmeister. The BC Centre for Disease Control’s (BCCDC) new Peer… Read more »

Canadian Webinar Series on Implementing the WHO Consolidated Guideline on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Women Living with HIV

Posted On: Monday, January 15th, 2018

  The Canadian Webinar Series on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights would like to invite you the third of a multi-phase series of webinars focused on key aspects regarding the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women living with HIV in Canada: Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice: Canadian Webinar Series on Implementing the WHO… Read more »

Can We Eliminate HIV?

Posted On: Friday, January 12th, 2018

A Canada Communicable Disease Report from last month asked the heavy question, “Can we eliminate HIV?” The report included a number of resources that covered surveillance (disease information), testing and screening information, and editorial perspectives on the status of HIV progression and treatment in Canada.   Resources that PAN members might helpful include: HIV in… Read more »

Interior Health Peer Program Community Grants

Posted On: Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018

Interior Health is pleased to announce that the Interior Health STOP HIV program is now accepting applications for the IH Peer Program Community Grants Program. This program is designed to fund projects and initiatives focused on supporting/hosting/implementing peer support programs or activities to reduce isolation and provide support to individuals who live with HIV and/or… Read more »