Posted On: Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024
Via Coalition PLUS (contact info below) This year, International Testing Week (ITW) will take place from 18-24 November 2024. Coalition PLUS has succeeded in getting different companies to donate tests for participating organizations. In Canada, only Biolytical products are approved for use, but there are several different ones. To participate, groups are asked to use… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024
Register now! On October 9th we are hosting a 3-part virtual event to help you strengthen your organization’s roots and growth. Three related sessions will help your team examine your organizational health, centre people with lived and living experiences, and strengthen your community connections. The day will begin with an interactive workshop on Nonprofit Lifecycles… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, August 26th, 2024
Via the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health H.E.A.L. Healthcare website launch: Open-access, no-cost anti-colonial learning resource offers art to transform healthcare systems across Canada The Hearts-based Education and Anti-colonial Learning in Healthcare (H.E.A.L. Healthcare) Project unlocks the potential of arts and humanities to disrupt longstanding and well-established health disparities. Starting from the premise that… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, August 26th, 2024
The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS has sent the following invitation. Dear Colleagues: We are pleased to invite you to attend the 2024 Fall BC-CfE Update on the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. The Update will address the status of the global HIV/AIDS epidemic with an emphasis on regional efforts to accelerate epidemic control. The program… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, August 26th, 2024
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 harm reduction. To get the latest toxic drug safety alerts, visit Info for People Who Use Substances page from Toward the Heart. Subscribe to our newsletter for information weekly- scroll to the bottom… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, August 19th, 2024
September 5, 2024 10- 11 AM Pacific time. Join CATIE for a webinar to get an advance look into the draft update to Canada’s HIV pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP and PEP) guideline. Developed by a diverse team of healthcare and community health professionals, the guideline provides evidence-based recommendations to optimize the delivery of these… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, July 24th, 2024
Research and evaluation both offer opportunities for learning and community building in meaningful ways. We see research and evaluation like two different trees with different origins that are intertwined in methods and analysis yet also separate in what they can tell us. We see this relationship as beneficial to both evaluation and research. Read more about… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, July 24th, 2024
PHSA is now accepting applications for the Innovation Fund. Information about this funding opportunity can be found in the guidelines below, and the application template should be used to apply for funding. Innovation Fund Guidelines The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) Innovation Fund was created as part of the framework for HIV and HCV Prevention,… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, July 24th, 2024
The Making it Work project was an Indigenous-focused, community-based research project that uses an Indigenized ‘realist evaluation’ approach. The study aimed to understand what works best for people living with HIV, hepatitis C, and/or challenges with mental health or substance use, who are accessing community-based services. Realist Evaluation is designed to go beyond asking ‘if’ a program… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, July 24th, 2024
Purposes of Community-based Research: Addressing disparity, inequality, and inequity What does it mean when something serves a purpose? It means it is the reason for which something exists, its intended use, and its importance. When something serves a purpose, it can help people get a job done or achieve a goal if used effectively…. Read more »
Posted On: Monday, July 22nd, 2024
Shared with permission of and thanks to the BCCDC Indigenous Knowledge Translation Working Group The BCCDC Indigenous Knowledge Translation Working Group recently published a new series of Indigenous resources to promote knowledge of Sexually Transmitted and Blood Borne Infections (STBBI) in Indigenous communities. The new series is titled “Let’s talk about sex” In this series… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, July 15th, 2024
We Are Allies website and social media campaign launched at the beginning of July. Developed by researchers and subject matter experts from a broad range of backgrounds, this campaign showcases research-based information and personal narratives from a range of perspectives about gender diversity and gender-affirming care for youth. The campaign builds awareness about the… Read more »
