Posted On: Thursday, February 9th, 2012
This issue includes articles on: Managing common side effects of hepatitis C protease inhibitors Patient safety is important as gastroenterology association releases guidelines Guards want compulsory blood tests when prisoners use body fluid as weapon A multi-disciplinary approach to treating hepatitis C with interferon and ribavirin in alcohol-dependent patients with ongoing use – Journal of… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, February 9th, 2012
Posted On: Thursday, February 9th, 2012
In This Issue: REACH Funds Two New Interventions Research Initiatives within REACH: Steph Bell and Sara O’Shaunessy UWW 3.0: Earl Nowgesic Collaborative Match-Making Funding Opportunities Get Involved To view the full newsletter, click here.
Posted On: Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
Check out the newly released Cochrane Collaboration review on “Social marketing interventions to increase HIV/STI testing uptake among men who have sex with men and male-to-female transgender women”. To download the paper, please click here.
Posted On: Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
HepCBC Hepatitis C Education & Prevention Society is pleased to invite you to a Public Interactive Forum about NEW “Consensus Guidelines” for the Management of Viral Hepatitis recommended by the Canadian Assn. for the Study of the Liver (CASL). Set aside Friday, Mar. 2, 2012 in Victoria, BC. All day, no charge. Limited seating so pre-register!… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
AIDS Vancouver and has been operating the Asian Community Outreach program over the past year. This is the only HIV and Harm Reduction program providing direct services to the Asian Community in the Lower Mainland. Yet the BC Centre for Disease Control 2009 Annual Report notes that Asians and South Asians account for the third… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
The STOP HIV/AIDS project has been running since Spring 2010, improving services for HIV, including testing, treatment and support for HIV+ people. There have been many changes in services over the last year or two. Funding for the STOP HIV/AIDS project is finished in March 2013, and Vancouver Coastal Health wants to hear what you… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
Posted On: Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
Here is the list of recipients for the Positive Action Canada HIV/AIDS Innovation Program (PACIP) 2011. Ten community-based HIV/AIDS organizations across Canada shared the $125,000 available. Grant applications were reviewed by ViiV Healthcare Shire Canada in consultation with the PACIP Community Advisory Committee comprised of HIV/AIDS community experts drawn from across Canada. Final project selection and… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
From the Canadian Health Coalition: Dear friends, As you are probably aware, we decided not to release the Call to Care sign-on statement at the First Ministers’ meeting in Victoria last week. After some discussion it was decided it would be better to wait until we get substantially more sign-ons. As of today we have… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
It’s been a depressing few years for people who believe, as the Supreme Court of Canada put it in 1993: “In fostering the underlying values of dignity, integrity and autonomy, it is fitting that s. 8 of the Charter should seek to protect a biographical core of personal information which individuals in a free and… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
Check out CATIE’s latest HepC Info Update! This issues topics include: France: Is more frequent monitoring for liver cancer among co-infected people needed? Crack pipe distribution pilot project in Vancouver Health authority weighs adding more supervised injection sites Researchers identify liver cancer risk factors CDC reminder: Insulin pens are not for use on more than… Read more »
