Category: Webinars and Online Learning

Date: March 21, 2019 Time: 10:00 – 11:00 Pacific Time As part of their Reducing stigma related to sexuality, substance use and STBBIs, the Canadian Public Health Association presents The effect of public health policies on stigma and innovations in HIV case management nursing This interactive webinar presented by Linda Juergensen from York University and… Read more »

This the final webinar in the  series on Peer Navigation Program Development. It is  a partnership between CATIE and Positive Living BC.   Date: Thursday, March 21, 2019 Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Pacific Time Peer health navigation is a person-centred approach to guide, connect, refer, educate and accompany people living with HIV through systems of… Read more »

YouthCO has been working to reduce the impact of stigma related to HIV and hepatitis C since 1994. YouthCO’s Yúusnewas program is an Indigenous peer-led program. Their work includes workshops on HIV, sexual health and harm reduction in urban and rural communities; Culture is Healing events by and for Indigenous youth in downtown Vancouver; First… Read more »

Webinar: Gonorrhea Update from Public Health Agency of Canada

  Gonorrhea Update: Treatment Guidelines, AMR Surveillance, Ceftriaxone-Resistant Gonorrhea Case Study Date: Thursday February 28th, 2019 Time: 10 AM Pacific Time Gonorrhea is the second most commonly reported bacterial STI in Canada. Reported cases of gonorrhea have more than doubled between 2010 and 2016 with 23,708 reported cases in 2016. This webinar will provide an update on… Read more »

Webinar: Options for Sexual Health: Partners for Impact

  Date: Tuesday March 5, 2019 Time: 10:00 AM Pacific Time Join Michelle Fortin and Nicole Pasquino of Options for Sexual Health to hear how their work can support PAN members in frontline services, as well as provide professional development for staff and volunteers. Options for Sexual Health provides BC communities with comprehensive sexual health… Read more »

Webinar: Canadian Guidelines on STIs – Mycoplasma Genitalium

Date: Thursday February 7, 2019 Time: 10:00 AM Pacific Time In 2018, the Public Health Agency of Canada released the Mycoplasma genitalium chapter for the first time as part of the Canadian Guidelines on Sexually Transmitted Infections. Mycoplasma genitalium is an emerging sexually transmitted pathogen that can cause non-chlamydial/non-gonococcal urethritis. This webinar will provide information on… Read more »

  Shared Vision; Regional Action: Using Collective Impact to Strengthen Services for Women Date: Wednesday February 27, 2019 Time: 10:00 AM Pacific Time Join Molly Bannerman, Provincial Director  of the Women and HIV/AIDS Initiative (WHAI) in Ontario as she shares the WHAI’s work to strengthen communities. The WHAI builds capacity in organizations that provide services… Read more »

Date: Thursday January 31st, 2019 Time: 10:00 AM, Pacific Time Sexuality and sexual health are integral to wellbeing throughout our lives. Everyone, no matter the age, is entitled to information, support and affirming health care, and that includes sexual health. In this webinar, Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights‘ health promotion team will present… Read more »

Join the UBC Learning Circle on Jan 10, 2019 for this critically important session on the Opioid Public Health Emergency and its impact on Indigenous peoples in BC. Andrea Medley from the First Nations Health Authorities’ Indigenous Wellness Team, as well as Indigenous partner organizations working in harm reduction, who will hold discussion on: The… Read more »

Webinar: HIV surveillance in Canada: 2017

  Date: Thursday December 13, 2018  Time: 10 AM Pacific / 1 PM Eastern Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a global public health issue with an estimated 1.8 million people newly infected in 2017. The Public Health Agency of Canada monitors newly diagnosed cases of HIV through a national HIV Surveillance System, in partnership with all… Read more »

Webinar: Big River First Nation- Know Your Status Program

PHAC Webinar Series Date: December 6, 2018 Time: 10 AM Pacific time   This presentation will provide an update on the unique situation experienced in Saskatchewan, Canada with sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections and share best practices in responding to HIV, hepatitis C, and STI. The presentation will also provide an introduction to the Big… Read more »

Webinar : HIV in Canada AND Canadian Perspectives on STBBIs

HIV in Canada: Surveillance Highlights from 2017, followed by Canadian Perspectives on Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections Date: Thursday November 29, 10 AM Pacific time   Program HIV in Canada: Surveillance highlights from 2017 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a global public health issue with an estimated 1.8 million people newly infected in 2017. The… Read more »