Interior Health and PAN were thrilled to partner on a capacity building event that brought together people working in HIV, hepatitis C, STIBBI health promotion and harm reduction.
The event was held on the traditional territory of the Syilx people of the Okanagan Nation, in what is often referred to as Vernon. It was an opportunity for capacity and community building. Significant discussion was devoted to perinatal substance use.
The program included the following sessions:
Introduction to Ethics in the context of perinatal substance use care
Presenter: Alexandra Olmos-Perez, PhD, Clinical Ethicist with PHSA Ethics
Attachment, brain development and substance use
Presenter: Jan Ference, BEd, MS, IPMHF
HIV Rapid Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) Initiation
Presenters: Jennifer Hoy, High Acuity Support Program Coordinator, Central Interior Native Health and Natalie Howe, Health Outreach Nurse, Interior Health.
Understanding the Impact and Prevention of HIV drug resistance
Presenter: Carolyn Klassen, Sr Medical Scientist – HIV – Western Canada,
Gilead Sciences Canada
Acknowledgements
We gratefully acknowledge the Public Health Agency of Canada – HIV and Hepatitis C Community Action Fund, Interior Health and Gilead Sciences Canada for their financial support for this event. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the Public Health Agency of Canada or any of our funders.
