Posted On: Thursday, February 7th, 2013
CATIE’s HepCInfo Update 4.2. Read on to learn more about new and updated scientific findings in hepatitis C prevention, care, treatment and support. Women co-infected with HIV and Hep C more likely to develop severe liver damage than men. Canadian women co-infected with Hep C and HIV are more likely to develop severe liver damage… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, January 31st, 2013
From the Department of Health: Public Health, adult social care and the NHS EAGA has worked with the British HIV Association (BHIVA) to prepare this position statement to help clinicians and health promoters translate the evidence on HIV treatment as prevention and thus support patients to make an informed decision about starting treatment based on… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, January 24th, 2013
Poverty, isolation, and stigma all present barriers to HIV health care. To help address these concerns CTN (Canadian HIV Trials Network) has partnered to offer an online CME course called: Community-based and culturally appropriate HIV and AIDS diagnosis and treatment. The course is geared towards health care professionals, particularly those that treat Aboriginal and First… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, January 18th, 2013
The Ministry of Health (the Ministry) launched ThinkHealthBC on April 4, 2012, to engage British Columbians in a new way of thinking about our health care system. Through ThinkHealthBC, the Ministry is moving forward online with its focus on citizen engagement and open dialogue. Since its initial launch, the ThinkHealthBC team has… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, January 18th, 2013
An invitation to join Peggy Frank on her cross Canada trip with a 7 foot cocktail glass made from empty pill bottles. It has been announced by the organizers of Canada’s largest outdoor sculpture competition that Peggy Frank of Victoria, BC is one of 16 finalists that have been selected from across Canada to compete… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, January 18th, 2013
Would you like to improve the global response to HIV among gay men and other men who have sex with men? The MSMGF is looking for new, highly motivated members to serve on our global Steering Committee. Applicants should have: Strong links with the their communities at the country and/or regional levels;… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, January 18th, 2013
BC’s strategic framework for the provincial STOP HIV/AIDS program, From Hope to Health: Towards an AIDS-free Generation, is now available on the Ministry of Health website. From Hope to Health provides strategic guidance for regional health authorities and their partners, drawing on the successes and lessons learned during the STOP HIV/AIDS pilot. It also outlines… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, January 18th, 2013
Women-specific HIV/AIDS services: identifying and defining the components of holistic service delivery for women living with HIV/AIDS. The increasing proportion of women living with HIV has evoked calls for tailored services that respond to women’s specific needs. The objective of this investigation was to explore the concept of women-specific HIV/AIDS services to identify and define… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, January 18th, 2013
Xtra! article: Long-time HIV-positive activist Bradford McIntyre is dedicating his new Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal to others infected and affected by the virus. “All the people who aren’t here with us, those we have lost, I feel like I carry them with me,” the 60-year-old tells Xtra. “I feel like they are my support, and… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, January 18th, 2013
In order to highlight the importance of HIV positive Peer Educators, the Vancouver Island Persons Living with HIV/AIDS Society (VPWAS) has initiated a peer educator award though the Positive Living Peer Support Program and generous donations to the Rob Greenwood Memorial Fund. The ‘Rob Greenwood Memorial Fund Peer Educator Award’ will be granted to a… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, January 16th, 2013
As John Voelcker writes a moving tribute about the death of AIDS activist, Spenser Cox, he draws some notable parallels between military veterans and survivors of HIV/AIDS. He speaks about the need for, and the barriers to, research related to post-traumatic stress and HIV/AIDS. There are the hundreds of thousands of men and women who survived the worst of the… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, January 10th, 2013
The Canadian Public Health Asociation (CPHA) and AIDS Vancouver would like to incie you to a one day consultations on the factos that impace vulnerability to HIV and other sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs). This consultation is part of a wider project entitles “The Development of Core Competencies for HIV Prevention: funded by the… Read more »
