Posted On: Tuesday, October 10th, 2017
The Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR) is presenting the 27th annual conference on HIV and AIDS research in Vancouver from April 26-29, 2018. This conference is an interesting mix of basic and clinical science; epidemiology and public health; as well as social sciences. The call for abstracts has been released and deadline for abstract… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, October 6th, 2017
AIDS Vancouver Island (AVI) is very pleased to announce that the Westshore AVI Health Centre is opening its doors on Tuesday, October 10th, 2017. The centre will be open Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:30am-4:00pm, providing Opiate Substitution Treatment (OST) in a low barrier setting. We will also offer support and referrals to assist our patients to… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, October 3rd, 2017
October 1-7 is Canada’s first HPV Prevention Week, boosted by the Federation of Medical Women of Canada. HPV is one of the most prevalent sexually transmitted infections (STI) and up to 75% of Canadian men and women will have it at some point in their lifetime. Many will clear the infection on their own, but… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, September 15th, 2017
For those who may wish to apply for funding, there will be two Status of Women Canada Call for Proposals in person funding information sessions: Vancouver: October 3rd from 1:30pm to 3:30pm. Registration is limited to 25 people. Kelowna: October 4th from 9am to 11am. Registration is limited to 16 people. Please contact Thea… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, September 5th, 2017
This in from Health Canada: It is with pleasure that the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) announces the launch of the Infectious Diseases and Climate Change Fund. We are currently accepting funding requests from interested applicants to address the impact of climate change on human health by building and increasing access to infectious disease-based… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, August 28th, 2017
As we learned in our Rapid Assessment of community –based programs’ needs for capacity building in the face of the overdose crisis, organizational staff and volunteers doing overdose related care and support don’t necessarily have a background in substance use education. This motivated us to develop our Drug Use and Overdose Response Resource page,… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, August 21st, 2017
The CIHR Institute of Infection and Immunity would like to inform its community of the following funding announcement: Catalyst Grant: HPV Screening & Vaccination in Underserved Populations Human Papillomavirus Screening and Vaccination Implementation in Underserved Populations The Institute of Cancer Research in partnership with the Institute of Infection and Immunity , in consultation with the Institute of Aboriginal Peoples’… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, July 18th, 2017
The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network has released several new pieces that may be of interest to PAN members. If you aren’t aware of the publications or work of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, I highly recommend a visit to their site. The people at the Network do great human rights-based work that reaches across advocacy, research,… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, July 10th, 2017
Our colleagues at CATIE have distributed the following information to remind organizations of resources available for World Hepatitis Day. World Hepatitis Day is coming up on July 28, 2017. Whether you are already engaged in hepatitis C work or if you are looking to build your capacity in this area, CATIE has resources to help you… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, July 5th, 2017
We received an email from the Ministry of Health asking us to share the news that they’ve produced resource material to help with overdose awareness and prevention: We are reaching out to you to ask for your help informing the people in your networks about how to prevent fatal overdoses. To that end, we… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, June 30th, 2017
“Every 4 minutes 1 person who injects drugs becomes infected with HIV.” This statement comes from a newly released policy report from UNAIDS on Harm Reduction. It examines the public health implications of drug policy worldwide and highlights other health issues faced by people who use drugs (PWUD), including a high incidence of hepatitis C… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, June 26th, 2017
The 2017-2018 call for proposals under the Urban Programming for Indigenous Peoples: Programs and services funding stream is now open. About the call As part of the new Urban Programming for Indigenous Peoples program, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) is launching a call for proposals for projects that will support organizations delivering a… Read more »
