Category: Resources

Reconciliation from an Indigenous perspective: 2024 AGM Keynote Presentation

Posted On: Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024

PAN held our Annual General Meeting virtually on Thursday, October 17, 2024 We were pleased to welcome Rachelle Dallaire, Executive Director of Indigenous Perspectives Society as keynote speaker. Since 2021, we have had the privilege of building relationship and learning from Rachelle and the team at Indigenous Perspectives Society (IPS), working on organizational changes that reflect… Read more »

PAN’s Annual Report 2023-24

Posted On: Thursday, October 10th, 2024

As we approach our Annual General Meeting, once again we take this opportunity to reflect on PAN’s work and the state of our sector, and to celebrate the achievements of our members. PAN is privileged to support our members in many ways, including capacity building and leadership training, research and evaluation, and policy change and… Read more »

Substance Use News, September 2024

Posted On: Tuesday, October 1st, 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 »

NEW PAN Resources – Embedding Peer-Delivered Services in CBOs document, and Peer Employment Resource Database

Posted On: Monday, September 9th, 2024

Embedding Peer-Delivered Services in CBOs This piece of work, funded by the PHSA, is valuable for anyone involved in or interested in engaging peers within CBOs, particularly people in leadership roles, program managers, and people who are delivering direct services. The document outlines steps for incorporating the lived and living experiences into operations, and programs and… Read more »

CATIE/PAN HIV and Hep C Testing Course- register now!

Posted On: Thursday, September 5th, 2024

You’re invited to take part in an upcoming online HIV and Hepatitis C Testing course! CATIE is partnering with PAN to deliver a training course for you and your colleagues on HIV and Hepatitis C Testing. Here is a full course outline. so you can find out more. You may register for the course here. CATIE’s… Read more »

Registration for CBRC Summit is now open

Posted On: Thursday, September 5th, 2024

Source: CBRC Summit 2024: Vigilance & Vision Canada is on a precipice. With a federal election on the horizon, harbouring the potential of a massive political regime change, queer and trans communities face the possibilities of harsh funding cuts and renewed debates about what it means for us to live, love, and access health care…. Read more »

Get your tests for International Testing Week!

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 »

Building Team Strength From the Ground Up

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 »

H.E.A.L. Healthcare web site launch

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 »

Fall 2024 BC-CfE Update: Taking the Pulse of the Global HIV/AIDS Pandemic

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 »

Substance Use News, August 2024

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 »

Webinar with CATIE: Previewing Canada’s draft guideline for HIV PrEP and PEP

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 »