Webinar Category: Advocacy, Policy and Public Health

Building Knowledge and Using Data for a Community-Based Response to Syphilis

Webinar On: Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025

Syphilis rates are increasing across Canada, and the impacts are being felt throughout communities in British Columbia. This two-part virtual event will provide both foundational knowledge and practical tools to help strengthen the community-based response.     Syphilis Essentials  Webinar 1: 10:00-11:30 AM Pacific time This webinar will provide a foundational overview of syphilis for front-line… Read more »

The Landscape of Grief: Coping, Connection, and Care

Webinar On: Thursday, October 30th, 2025 - 9:00 am

In sexual health and harm reduction, grief is woven into our daily work. We experience it, we witness it, and we walk alongside our communities as they navigate it. We strive to offer compassion and care to others—but how often do we pause to offer the same to ourselves? This virtual series explores how grief… Read more »

Taking Action on Viral Hepatitis

Presenter: Sofia Bartlett (BC Centre for Disease Control) and Mo Korchinski (Unlocking the Gates)

Recorded On: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025 - 8:30 am

World Hepatitis Day (WHD) is an annual day of recognition, education, and advocacy on July 28th. The 2025 theme was Let’s break it down. “Let’s break down the barriers holding us back from a hepatitis-free world. The World Hepatitis Alliance, our partners, allies, and our 400 members in 120 countries are calling for action to… Read more »

Is BC going to be able to eliminate viral hepatitis?

Presenter: Jennifer van Gennip

Recorded On: Wednesday, June 18th, 2025 - 10:00 am

  Canada committed to the World Health Organization’s goal of eliminating viral hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030. Each province and territory is responsible for their own health services, and Action Hepatitis Canada (AHC) is tracking how each area is doing.  AHC Executive Director Jennifer van Gennip took us through national information and… Read more »

Peer-led models for STBBI testing and linkage to care: a case study series

Presenter: Dr. Sofia Bartlett

Recorded On: Wednesday, April 30th, 2025 - 11:00 am

  In this presentation, Dr. Sofia Bartlett discussed various strategies for improving access to prevention, testing, and linkage to care for sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections. She highlighted four case studies: linkage to care without testing; dry blood spot (DBS) collection; peer phlebotomy, and mobile testing and treatment. For each case study, she looked at… Read more »

Harm Reduction themed virtual training

Recorded On: Monday, March 17th, 2025 - 9:00 am

We had great discussion at this virtual training on Monday March 17, 2025. Thank you to all who attended! The sessions were recorded and will be on this page once they are edited.   The shifting sands of harm reduction in BC and Canada   “A new ‘fentanyl czar’ in Ottawa, plans for so-called involuntary… Read more »

Using Concept Mapping for Empowerment and Advocacy

Recorded On: Wednesday, December 18th, 2024 - 10:00 am

  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. Concept mapping is a process that supports community people where they are at to brainstorm, sort, and rate important concepts for health… Read more »

PAN World AIDS Day webinar: The numbers that should drive effective, responsive, and equitable HIV and STBBI services

Recorded On: Monday, December 2nd, 2024 - 12:00 pm

  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… Read more »

Reconciliation from an Indigenous Perspective: 2024 AGM Keynote

Recorded On: Thursday, October 17th, 2024 - 12:00 pm

We were pleased to welcome Rachelle Dallaire*, BSW/MSW/RSW, Executive Director of Indigenous Perspectives Society as keynote speaker at our Annual General Meeting virtually on October 17, 2024.  Since 2021, we have had the privilege of building relationship and learning from Rachelle and the team at Indigenous Perspectives Society (IPS), working on organizational changes that reflect… Read more »

Building Team Strength From the Ground Up

Recorded On: Wednesday, October 9th, 2024 - 9:00 am

We hosted a 3-part virtual event to help strengthen organizational growth, from understanding where you are at now, and potential for change.   Build Your Capacity through Nonprofit Lifecycles   This simple but powerful framework offers a straightforward approach for determining the current stage of growth of your organization. It provides a rapid method for… Read more »

Understanding and Navigating Long-Acting (injectable) HIV Treatment and Prevention Options in BC

Recorded On: Wednesday, July 10th, 2024 - 10:00 am

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… Read more »

Making data work for YOU: a new tool for support, education, outreach, and advocacy

Recorded On: Wednesday, April 10th, 2024 - 10:00 am

  Meet the team, see the vision, and learn how BC’s new STBBI dashboard can support your work. The dashboard team includes community members and BC Centre for Disease Control (BC CDC) staff. This webinar shares their vision for a tool that is easy to use and understand. The dashboard information can help you in… Read more »