Posted On: Thursday, October 22nd, 2026
PAN’s Annual General Meeting took place on October 19, 2026 and began with a keynote panel followed by the business meeting. The recurring theme across both parts was that lived experience is not a limitation but a leadership asset, and that PAN’s strength lies in its networked, relationship-based, and culturally grounded approach during an… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, August 11th, 2026
On Thursday, September 17th from 9:30 to 11:00 AM PT, PAN and CanHepC will be co-hosting a webinar to share key findings from the BC Hepatitis Elimination What We Heard Report (also available here along with other provincial reports) and create space for dialogue about what those findings mean in practice. The session… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, June 29th, 2026
Happy Pride Season! Across Canada, Pride Season officially takes place from June to September; when 2SLGBTQIA+ people and their allies come together to highlight the resilience, celebrate the talent, and recognize their communities’ contributions. Although special attention is put on the Pride during the summer months, they happen throughout the year in many communities…. Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, May 26th, 2026
Thrive is a project led by PAN in partnership with a team of peer leaders, researchers, service providers, and public health partners. The Thrive project focuses on improving STBBI outcomes for people who use drugs, including those who have experienced criminalization and/or incarceration in smaller urban, rural, and remote (SURR) communities around BC. One of… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, April 27th, 2026
You are invited to join a virtual capacity building event on Thursday, May 21 from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM Pacific Time to hear from community-based and peer-led sex work organizations as well as the HIV legal network to gain a landscape view of sex work in BC in 2026. Registration is at the bottom… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, March 19th, 2026
Grief does not move in stages. It moves in cycles. Building off of the impact of Fall 2025’s Grief Series in demonstrating the value of intential space for conversation, connection and sharing in a supported way, through the leadership of Carlene Dingwall, PAN’s Capacity Building and Leadership team will be hosting a year-long circle which… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, January 9th, 2026
Tools for Organizations to Reduce Stigma and Improve Health Outcomes PAN is excited to host a virtual capacity building event that will showcase two exciting projects designed to help community-based organizations deepen their impact, strengthen culturally safer practices, and support stigma-free services for people with lived or living experience(s) of HIV, viral hepatitis, mental health… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, November 20th, 2025
Thursday, December 4th 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Pacific time Newcomers to Canada often face barriers in accessing culturally relevant sexual health information. This webinar will highlight innovative approaches from organizations leading efforts to address these gaps. The Sex Information & Education Council of Canada (SIECCAN) will share findings from their “Sexual Health Promotion… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, November 18th, 2025
With viral hepatitis, other than getting tested, there may not be any indicators for determining whether you’ve been exposed to or have a current viral hepatitis (hepatitis C (HCV) or hepatitis B (HBV)) infection. As a result, although vaccines and treatment options exist, many people remain undiagnosed with ongoing liver damage and potential to transmit… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, November 5th, 2025
Webinar Tuesday, November 25th, 2025 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM Pacific time Join PHAC and the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases for a webinar discussing the social realities of TB and the importance of a culturally responsive approach to TB care. The first hour of the webinar will focus on TB in First Nations… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, October 23rd, 2025
PAN’s Annual General Meeting took place on October 16, 2025 and Dr. Sofia Bartlett was our keynote speaker: “Let’s Get It On! Working Together to Equitably Eliminate STBBIs in British Columbia by 2030″ Over the past five years, British Columbia has seen major shifts in how sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs) – including… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, October 23rd, 2025
**Please note** We unfortunately had a glitch on our PLDI National site with our PLDI online application form. Any applications filled for the upcoming Online Core Training between Wednesday October 29 – Wednesday Nov 5, were not received in our system… so no info captured. We apologize for the inconvenience and this has since been corrected. The application deadline… Read more »
