Upcoming
Taking Action on Viral Hepatitis
World Hepatitis Day (WHD) is an annual day of recognition, education, and advocacy and this year’s theme is Let’s break it down. To build knowledge and support advocacy towards this goal, we are hosting an online community event on Wednesday July 23, 2025. It will feature information on the picture of viral hepatitis in BC and beyond, plus a peer-based program that is making great strides.
Join us to share, learn, and discuss how we can decrease the stigma of hepatitis and support healthier communities. Let’s take action together!Register
Recent offerings to watch
Virtual event: Harm Reduction
Two sessions in our harm reduction virtual event presented the past and the future. The shifting sands of harm reduction in BC and Canada looked at recent developments in the context of the continuing toxic drug supply catastrophe and Vancouver’s history of innovative responses to drug-related harms. Towards the future, Interior Health currently has the only health authority based harm reduction team focusing exclusively on youth. Lesley Coates and Heather Lee shared their challenges and learnings as the team works to shift how youth serving organizations approach substance use. Learn more.
Virtual event: HIV and Aging
This event presented dimensions of the physical, mental, and social aspects of HIV and aging. Two sessions are available on demand: Introduction to the Science of HIV and Aging, and Obstacles and Pathways to Accessing Home and Community Care by Older Adults with HIV/AIDS in BC. Learn more.
Virtual event: Building Team Strength From the Ground Up
This 3-part virtual event to help strengthen organizational growth, from understanding where you are at now, and potential for change. Presentations: Build Your Capacity through Nonprofit Lifecycles, Equitable practices to centre people with lived and living experience in your organization, and Community-responsive transition and change. Learn more.
Webinar: Using Concept Mapping for Empowerment and Advocacy
People who use substances often experience stigma and discrimination when accessing health and social services. This failing of the system can lead to folks not accessing and/or disconnecting from care and support. This webinar presented concept mapping, a process that supports community people where they are at to brainstorm, sort, and rate important concepts for health care models. Learn more.
Webinar: The numbers that should drive effective, responsive, and equitable HIV and STBBI services
As part of awareness events around World AIDS Day and during Indigenous AIDS Awareness Week, we hosted a free online webinar featuring presenters from the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC). This STBBI surveillance update highlighted the most recent results and trends concerning HIV, hepatitis C and syphilis, and how you can keep track with the latest on the CPS STIBBI and TB dashboard. Learn more.
Webinar: Building Blocks for Hepatitis and Sexual Health Literacy
We were pleased to work with Cherlyn Manderson Cortes to present a session on hepatitis in recognition of World Hepatitis Day. Cherlyn is a Clinical Nurse Educator at the BC Centre for Disease Control. She presented information on the different strains of hepatitis, transmission, prevention, and treatment. Learn more.
Webinar: Understanding and Navigating Long-Acting (injectable) HIV Treatment and Prevention Options in BC
This webinar featured Health Initiative for Men (HIM), and Ribbon Community with an overview of recent changes to the HIV medication landscape in Canada. This presentation provides frontline staff, educators, and community members with information on long-acting HIV treatment and prevention options, advocacy opportunities, and current realities for accessing long-acting medications for priority populations in BC. Learn more.
View full selection of webinar and virtual events on-demand
For general information about any of our training events, please contact Stacy Leblanc, PAN’s Director of Capacity Building Initiatives, at stacy @ paninbc.ca
For more information about webinars, contact Janet Madsen, PAN’s Capacity Building and Digital Communications Coordinator: janet @ paninbc.ca
We greatly appreciate the vision of our government funders and their ongoing commitment to supporting the work of PAN. In particular we gratefully acknowledge the Public Health Agency of Canada – HIV and Hepatitis C Community Action Fund. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the Public Health Agency of Canada.