Category: Resources

Programming Connection Spotlights CATIE’s Hepatitis C Ethnocultural Education, Outreach and Social Marketing Program

Posted On: Sunday, November 22nd, 2015

CATIE’s Hepatitis C Ethnocultural Education, Outreach and Social Marketing Program works with immigrants and newcomers to develop accessible Hep C resources in multiple languages. Learn more about how the program builds partnerships with community-based organizations to offer information in the languages spoken in newcomer communities. Read about CATIE’s hepatitis C awareness program for immigrants and… Read more »

Pacific Hep C Network – Daryl Luster and HepatitisC.net

Posted On: Monday, November 9th, 2015

This fall Daryl Luster, PHCN’s president, has been moonlighting as a blog writer. He has been using his knowledge and experience with hep C to be a strong voice for those with the disease. His blog posts have been published online by HepatitisC.net. Blog Posts Written by Daryl for HepatitisC.net Care, and the Trust in… Read more »

Request for Proposals: Island Health STOP HIV/AIDS Community Grants Program

Posted On: Monday, November 9th, 2015

The STOP HIV/AIDS Program is excited to announce a call for proposals for our Community Grants Program. We will be awarding grants of up to $10,000 each (to a total of $50,000) to communities or groups who are interested in planning and delivering activities addressing HIV prevention, testing and engagement into care and treatment. Special… Read more »

BCCfE – Working Together: Interprofessional Care in HIV – New Online Course

Posted On: Monday, November 2nd, 2015

The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS is happy to announce the launch of a new online course. It is offered free of charge to any clinician, provider or community member interested in learning about HIV testing, treatment, care and support. Please pass this email on to anyone who would benefit from this course. http://education.cfenet.ubc.ca/online-courses/… Read more »

CATIE’s HepCinfo Update 6.21

Posted On: Monday, November 2nd, 2015

New and Noteworthy People who inject drugs should have access to hepatitis C treatment, expert panel recommends New guidelines for the management of Hep C in people who inject drugs encourage offering treatment to people who inject drugs, reported researchers in the International Journal of Harm Reduction Policy. The recommendations were developed by an international… Read more »

Smart Sex Resource – How does WelTel improve HIV+ patient care? Perspectives from care providers.

Posted On: Monday, October 26th, 2015

by MCM Murray, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Infectious Disease Specialist, BC Women’s and St. Paul’s Hospitals, Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia. Background Since its introduction in 1996, combined anti-retroviral therapy (cART) has led to enormous improvements in the health and survival of HIV positive (HIV+) persons. However, the success of cART is intrinsic upon patient… Read more »

BCCfE – Nearly Half of Canadians Living with HIV Start Treatment Late

Posted On: Monday, October 19th, 2015

Vancouver, BC [October 5, 2015] HIV testing in parts of Canada remains based on “perceived risk” and could be keeping people living with the disease from discovering their status. A new study, based on the largest Canadian database of people living with HIV, finds nearly half of those surveyed started antiretroviral treatment (ART) when they… Read more »

CATIE’s HepCinfo Update 6.20

Posted On: Monday, October 19th, 2015

New and Noteworthy High cure rates for people on opiate substitution therapy with Holkira Pak A small, mid-stage clinical trial of participants on opioid substitution therapy (OST) who took Holkira Pak and ribavirin for 12 weeks had a cure rate of 97% reported researchers in the Journal of Hepatology. OST is taken by people who… Read more »

Positive Living North – HIV unMasked: A One Woman Play

Posted On: Tuesday, October 13th, 2015

HIV unMasked is a one-woman play written and performed by Valerie Laub. HIV unMasked is a weaving of  personal stories from Northern BC residents living with HIV and HIV education. Funny, heartbreaking and uplifting, the play is told from the point of view of the HIV virus. Masks represent the people from our communities who… Read more »

Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network: Keeping HIV and human rights on the federal agenda

Posted On: Tuesday, October 13th, 2015

On October 19, 2015, Canada’s voters have an opportunity to decide what kind of government they want — one that will uphold health and human rights for all, or one that will maintain outmoded and ill-informed policies proven to produce devastating consequences for both individual and public health. The Legal Network sent a questionnaire to… Read more »

Wellesley Institute & Upstream Report: Access to Housing: Federal Election 2015 Health Equity Impact Assessment

Posted On: Monday, October 5th, 2015

One in eight Canadian households live in housing that is either unaffordable, in disrepair, or crowded. In large cities such as Toronto, and amongst particular populations such as Aboriginal Peoples and recent immigrants, this ratio is even higher. Affordability is being threatened as the costs of housing increase faster than many incomes. As well, few… Read more »