Category: Resources

CATIE’s Programming Connection Spotlights the HIV Disclosure Policy & Practice Toolkit

Posted On: Tuesday, March 29th, 2016

  The Policy & Practice Toolkit for Ontario AIDS Service Organizations on Clients’ HIV Disclosure Decisions and Process was developed for organizations that want to develop policies and practices that support their clients to make decisions about HIV disclosure. Although developed for Ontario, the toolkit is relevant for any AIDS service organization (ASO) that wants to… Read more »

PHAC – At a glance: Prevention of sexually transmitted and blood borne infections among ethnocultural communities

Posted On: Tuesday, March 29th, 2016

The Programs and Partnerships Division is pleased to announce the release of a new resource entitled At a glance: Prevention of sexually transmitted and blood borne infections among ethnocultural communities. The goal of this resource is to provide public health professionals, researchers, staff in provincial/territorial governments and community organizations with a synthesis of the evidence… Read more »

CATIE TreatmentUpdate 213

Posted On: Sunday, March 20th, 2016

ANTI-HCV AGENTS Zepatier for hepatitis C approved in Canada Zepatier is a fixed-dose combination of elbasvir and grazoprevir. This story first appeared in CATIE News and we include it here as part of a package on Zepatier-related information. Zepatier in hepatitis C virus genotype 1a There are several strains, or genotypes, of hepatitis C virus… Read more »

HepCBC’s hepc.bull Newsletter 20th Anniversary Edition!

Posted On: Monday, March 14th, 2016

Happy 20th Birthday, hepc.bull! Hope you will enjoy HepCBC’s 20th Anniversary hepc.bull Newsletter! Pages 9-12 of this issue are a reprint of the original March 1996 issue! We can hardly believe it ourselves…the hepc.bull is 20 years old? YES! GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT: Much of the March, 1996 issue shows the awkward beginnings of what became an… Read more »

CWGHR – Launch of HIV & Aging: A 2013 Environmental Scan of Programs and Services in Canada Community Report

Posted On: Monday, March 14th, 2016

This report summarizes the results of a national survey of programs and services which address the needs of older people living with HIV in Canada. It is accompanied by a companion document which provides brief descriptions of each of the 21 unique HIV and aging-related programs and services identified by the scan. To access the… Read more »

SmartSexResource – Making sense of HIV window periods

Posted On: Monday, March 7th, 2016

by Darlene Taylor, Research Manager, BC Women’s Health Research Institute Testing for HIV can create anxiety for many individuals, especially those who want to know as soon as possible whether or not they are HIV positive. There are a variety of tests that are used to detect HIV; some test for antibodies against HIV while… Read more »

PHAC HIV and Hepatitis C Community Action Fund – Solicitation of Letters of Intent

Posted On: Sunday, February 21st, 2016

We are pleased to announce the launch of the solicitation of Letters of Intent for the Public Health Agency of Canada’s HIV and Hepatitis C Community Action Fund (Community Action Fund). Thanks to your continued engagement and valuable input over the past year, we have developed our approach to the Community Action Fund by considering… Read more »

Resource Toolkit for Service Providers Working with Mothers Living with HIV

Posted On: Monday, February 15th, 2016

The Supporting Mothers in Ways that Work forum was held in Vancouver, BC in September 2014. The purpose of this forum was to bring together health and social service providers, women living with HIV and researchers from across BC to discuss issues and strengthen regional networks to enhance services for mothers living with HIV. Rather than… Read more »

On Point: Recommendations for Prison-Based Needle and Syringe Programs in Canada

Posted On: Monday, February 15th, 2016

The Department of Criminology at Ryerson University, the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, and PASAN (Prisoners with HIV Support Action Network) have released a research report entitled ‘On Point: Recommendations for Prison-Based Needle and Syringe Programs in Canada’. This report is the culmination of a multi-phase, multi-year undertaking that involved broad consultation and primary research to create… Read more »

PHSA HIV & HCV Prevention, Care and Treatment Services RFP

Posted On: Tuesday, February 9th, 2016

Thank you for your continued patience and input throughout the public procurement process. For your information the PHSA HIV & HCV Prevention, Care and Treatment Services request for proposals has now been posted on BC Bid. Please follow the steps below to download the RFP: ·         Go to http://www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca/open.dll/welcome?language=En ·         Click on ‘Browse for Bid… Read more »

Positive Living BC – Positive Seniors University: Evaluation & Final Report

Posted On: Tuesday, February 9th, 2016

Positive Seniors’ University proposed to engage older adults living with HIV from across British Columbia. Positive Seniors’ University developed and strengthened the capacity of older adults (55 and over) living with HIV to reduce their isolation by expanding their social networks, and experiencing positive examples of living well with HIV. Read the report.

Final Engage Study Newsletter (Issue #5)

Posted On: Tuesday, February 9th, 2016

*** WE DID IT! *** Thank you for your help recruiting participants! This will be our last Engage newsletter. To see our study results once they are published please visit our website.  We have wrapped up recruitment for the Engage Study and would like to thank all of you for your help identifying participants. In total, we enrolled 90 individuals in the… Read more »