Category: Resources

Substance Use News June 2023

  Substance Use News provides a monthly collection of news and resources on the social, medical and political responses to the toxic drug supply crisis and information about alcohol harm reduction. Info for People Who Use Substances: get the latest alerts, and tips on how to stay safe from Toward the Heart. Visit our Substance Use and Harm… Read more »

  via: Public Health Agency of Canada Emergency Preparedness and Response June 2023 Newsletter: Wildfire and Smoke As the summer progresses, it’s important to prepare for wildfires. Wildfires produce dense smoke that can be a major source of air pollution. This pollution contains gases and fine particles that penetrate deep into our lungs and bloodstream,… Read more »

BC Hepatitis Network Needs Your Input!

BC Hepatitis Network (BCHep) needs your input! Could you spare 5 minutes to participate in a hepatitis C (HCV) education content survey? The BCHep Community Education Program is developing new HCV education programming that reduces stigma and increases knowledge of HCV. Broad topic areas include prevention, testing, treatment, and support. Your experience and knowledge will… Read more »

Updated recommendations on prenatal screening for STBBI

  via PHAC: The National Advisory Committee on Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections (NAC-STBBI) Statement titled Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Pregnancy has been published on Canada.ca and the recommendations have been incorporated within the existing Gonorrhea Guide and the Chlamydia Guide.   Highlights of the updates include: Recommendation to screen all… Read more »

Hep C Diversities

  Wednesday July 19, 2023. 9 AM-2:15 PM Pacific time   World Hepatitis Day is on July 28, and in the lead up we’re offering this virtual event to look at the layers of living with hepatitis C. We’re mixing together the voices of people with lived experience, social science, and academic research to bring… Read more »

Publication of the Second Progress Report on STBBI

Via Public Health Agency of Canada The second STBBI Action Plan progress report is now live on the Canada.ca website and can be accessed here. This is an exciting accomplishment as we work towards our commitment on measuring and sharing our progress with our stakeholders [sic] and people in Canada.  The second Progress Report was… Read more »

Substance Use News May 2023

  Substance Use News provides a monthly collection of news and resources on the social, medical and political responses to the toxic drug supply crisis and information about alcohol use and harm reduction. Info for People Who Use Substances: get the latest alerts, and tips on how to stay safe from Toward the Heart. Visit our Substance Use… Read more »

PAN Presents and Connects at CAHR 2023

  The 32nd Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research (CAHR) was held in person in Quebec City April 27th – 30th, 2023. The annual CAHR conference is the premier gathering in Canada for those working in the field of HIV, as well as policy makers, persons living with HIV and other individuals committed to ending the… Read more »

  Via Gilead Sciences Canada The Connexion Program is developed to bring emerging and relevant scientific information on HIV management to the HIV Community. This year, we are focusing on the theme, ‘Long-Term Success’ and will be offering 4 webinar sessions.   Register for Long-Term Management of HIV (Friday, May 19, 9-10 AM Pacific time)… Read more »

Camp Moomba for Kids and Youth

Join YouthCo for the 25th anniversary of Camp Moomba! YouthCO HIV & HepC Society runs a camp program every year in the spring and summer. Camp Moomba is for children and youth aged 6-17 yr olds who are living with or affected by HIV. This is a completely FREE program for families. Dates this summer… Read more »

Digging into Difficult topics in Stigma Activism

  HIV activists have consistently confronted stigma from the emergence of HIV over forty years ago. A “nothing about us without us” approach, which originated in political activism centuries ago and has been centred in the disability movement, is not only used by disability and HIV activists, it’s also leveraged by people with lived and… Read more »

  From the HIV Legal Network In 2022, The HIV Legal Network released our latest strategic plan — Rights Within Reach — which outlines our goals and priorities for the next five years. One of the key priorities that emerged for us was the need to centre the lived experience and needs of Indigenous people,… Read more »