Posted On: Thursday, September 15th, 2011
Health Initiative for Men (HIM)’s Hottest at the Start campaign continues through online video. Having debuted at this year’s Vancouver Out On Screen Film Festival, this attention-grabbing video campaign speaks to gay men in a frank way about Acute HIV infection. The campaign explains that HIV is “hottest,” or most transmissible at the start of… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
CATIE’s HepCInfo Updates – what’s new and newsworthy in hepatitis C policy, science, programs and more! CATIE’s bi-weekly HepCInfo Updates aim to make hepatitis C scientific findings more accessible by highlighting links to key prevention, harm reduction, treatment, support and epidemiology information in a single easy-to-use and regular e-mail. For more information, including how to… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
Join the Richmond Health Advisory Committee and senior leadership of Vancouver Coastal Health Richmond Tell us what you think could make health care services better in your neighbourhood for: Seniors Youth Children Families Others WHEN? Thursday, October 6, 2011 @ 6:30pm WHERE? City Centre Community Centre (#140 – 8279 Saba Road, Richmond, BC) WHO? All… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
The August edition of the CIHR Centre for REACH Newsletter is out! Find out how things went at the REACH10, 2nd Edition meetings in Toronto in June as well as updates on Universities without Walls and a REACH scholarship opportunity. For more information, click here.
Posted On: Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
National Digital Repository of HIV and Hepatitis C Resources: HIV Sector Community Consultation The National Digital Repository of HIV and Hepatitis C Resources Project Team are looking for people to take part in HIV Sector Community Consultation. WHAT The community consultation will seek to gain input from community stakeholders in order to inform the development of… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, July 28th, 2011
World Hepatitis Day is an annual event that each year provides international focus for patient groups and people living with hepatitis B and C. It is an opportunity around which interested groups can raise awareness and influence real change in disease prevention and access to testing and treatment. The World Hepatitis Alliance first launched World Hepatitis… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, July 28th, 2011
Hello all! In time for and in honour of World Hepatitis Day, we are very pleased and excited to announce the launch of our new website! You can find us at www.pacifichepc.org Be sure to check the News page for our just launched “Living with Hepatitis” video, featuring people living with hepatitis C from Nelson… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, July 21st, 2011
World Hepatitis Day is being marked around the world on July 28 to raise public awareness about hepatitis B and C, two forms of life-threatening liver disease. Today, approximately 500 million people – one in 12 worldwide – are infected with chronic viral hepatitis B or C. In Canada, an estimated 600,000 people have hepatitis, with… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, July 18th, 2011
Check out PWN’s Newsletter for July – September, 2011! CLICK HERE
Posted On: Monday, July 18th, 2011
Take a look and see what is new with STOP. In the update find information on China adopting Treatment as Prevention, the launching of the new STOP website (www.stophivaids.ca), the expanded HIV testing guidelines, and more. To view the update please click here.
Posted On: Monday, July 11th, 2011
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Posted On: Tuesday, July 5th, 2011
As mentioned in a previous post, Norm Letnick, MLA, has put forward a private members bill that could potentially force people to have their blood tested if their bodily fluids come in contact with an emergency service provider. Living Positive Resource Centre has sent an open letter to Mr. Letnick opposing this bill and stating "We… Read more »
