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WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!  Complete our 8 minute survey and be entered to WIN 1 of 3 Visa Cards—to be used anywhere that accepts Visa.  If you are HIV + and living in British Columbia we would love your opinion.  There is a new vaccine recommended and free for people living with HIV in… Read more »

Researchers at the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (CfE) in Vancouver have amassed extensive health-related data collected from HIV-positive people. These data have been stripped of information that could be used to identify individual patients. From time to time this data is analysed to produce reports. Recently, researchers at the CfE sought to… Read more »

To date in CHIWOS, we have enrolled and surveyed over 320 (of our target 350) women living with HIV across BC (and over 1,250 nationally). We have developed a 1-page BC recruitment summary, with stats broken down by region and priority populations which may interest you / your organization. We’d like to recruit at least another 30 participants by March including 17… Read more »

Thursday, February 12 @1:00pm EST In commemoration of Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Awareness Week, the Public Health Agency is pleased to host this webinar featuring two new resources for the prevention and control of sexually transmitted infections. First, we will be highlighting the launch of this year’s SRH Awareness Campaign led by Action Canada… Read more »

TORONTO, Jan. 28, 2015 /CNW/ – Canada’s first-ever African, Caribbean and Black Canadian HIV/AIDS Awareness Day will take place on Saturday, February 7, 2015. The event will raise awareness that the risk of HIV infection among African, Caribbean and Black Canadians is higher than among other Canadians.1 “Although anyone can be at risk, the reality is… Read more »

The Pacific AIDS Network and the Positive Living, Positive Homes (PLPH) study are seeking a Research Site Coordinator for Kamloops to be involved in an exciting opportunity to be involved in research that will create social change. The Site Coordinator will coordinate research activities in the Kamloops area for this community-based research study. The Coordinator… Read more »

PAN is saddened to learn of the passing of Ed Steele on January 9, 2015 in Victoria, BC. Ed was active in our community for many years; his warmth and friendly face will be missed. Ed’s obituary can be found here.

The Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network’s Aboriginal HIV and AIDS Community-based Research Collaborative Centre (AHA Centre)’s Wise Practices Research Gathering brings together diverse stakeholders in Aboriginal community-based HIV & AIDS research to share their knowledge and research findings. The Wise Practices Gathering provides opportunities for multi-directional learning, capacity building, networking, reflection, and sharing innovative integrated and… Read more »

Vancouver, BC [December 26, 2014] The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) is proud to announce Dr. Julio Montaner, director of the BC-CfE, has been recognized by His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, as an Officer of the Order of Canada. The honour is in recognition of Dr. Montaner’s contributions to establishing the global standard of… Read more »

By Kevin Griffin, Vancouver Sun January 1st, 2015 Within a span of four years, Rhonda went from nearly dying from AIDS to giving birth to a healthy baby girl. Her story illustrates the challenges of AIDS in 2014. Science has made incredible advances in treatment and prevention but the social stigma associated with the disease… Read more »

The Fourth Annual WEGO Health Activist Awards are in full swing, and we wanted to invite you to nominate a leader in your health community for a Health Activist Award. Click here to nominate! The WEGO Health Activist Awards were created to embody the mission of WEGO Health: to empower Health Activists, those patient influencers… Read more »