Presenter: Harlan Pruden
Recorded On: Thursday, December 16th, 2021 - 10:00 am
We were pleased to work with Cree Two-Spirit community organizer, researcher and educator Harlan Pruden on Two-Spirit Reconcilation. This two-part event situated Two-Spirit people in Indigenous and colonial histories, looking at how we must work towards decolonizing Two-Spirit realities today. Part 1 : Gender, Sexuality and Two-Spirit Lives Harlan led us through a history of… Read more »
Presenter: Guy Felicella
Moderator: J. Evin Jones
Recorded On: Tuesday, December 7th, 2021 - 1:00 pm
This session in our PAN Presents webinar series concentrates on alternative models of safer supply, something that stirred up interest during the October 2021 webinar with the BCCSU. Guy Felicella expands on his statement “We need to meet substance users where they’re at, and not the medical system. Heroin co-op’s and/or compassion clubs would give… Read more »
Recorded On: Thursday, October 21st, 2021
This was the Special Keynote Presentation from PAN’s 2021 AGM (October 21, 2021). Len talked about how we can mobilize Indigenous knowledge and values to care for one another as teams, organizations, and human beings doing work on the frontlines. Doing the “good work” as Len calls it is really just caring for fellow… Read more »
Presenter: Guy Felicella and Kevin Hollett
Moderator: J. Evin Jones
Recorded On: Thursday, October 14th, 2021 - 11:00 am
This addition to our PAN Presents webinar series focuses on safer supply. More than a year ago, BC introduced the clinical guidance Risk Mitigation in the Context of Dual Health Emergencies. Hear about how the guidance has been updated to reflect lived and clinical experiences as drug poisonings are worse than ever and the… Read more »
Presenter: Health Initiatives for Men team
Recorded On: Wednesday, October 20th, 2021 - 10:00 am
This webinar in our KnowledgeConnect series focuses on men in sex work, who deal with specific needs and challenges, from access to health services, to safety considerations, and dealing with stigma. Join presenters from Health Initiative for Men (HIM) and Peers The HIM and Peers team shared their perspectives and best practices in creating… Read more »
Presenter: Jessica Jacob
Recorded On: Thursday, July 22nd, 2021 - 10:00 am
Hepatitis C is highly treatable, and once a person begins treatment, they can be cured within a few months. Yet starting treatment isn’t as easy as that for many. In this webinar, researcher Jessica Jacob shares findings from a study looking at how youth who use drugs experience hep C related healthcare access. Presenter Jessica… Read more »
Presenter: Dr. Laura U. Marks and Dr. Stephen Makonin
Recorded On: Thursday, May 27th, 2021 - 10:00 am
As a follow up to the Earth Day Special Webinar on Health, Equity and Climate Change, we hosted PAN Presents: Let’s get together with a small carbon footprint. Our work time and meetings have a hidden carbon footprint! Online video, including streaming, videoconferencing, and video embedded in apps, uses a lot of electricity. Since about… Read more »
Presenter: Dr. Maya Gislason
Recorded On: Thursday, April 22nd, 2021 - 10:00 am
April 22 is Earth Day and PAN was pleased to host a PAN Presents… special Earth Day webinar with Dr. Maya Gislason. This webinar presented opportunities to think about an equity approach to climate change – what are some of the impacts of climate change on health equity? How can we understand the relationship between… Read more »
Presenter: Gwen Haworth, Trans Care BC
Recorded On: Thursday, February 25th, 2021 - 10:00 am
“Gwen had a really beautiful way of helping people understand the diversity of transition and experience.” Working within HIV, hep C and harm reduction, you are likely used to working with folks of varied sexual identities, but might not be as experienced working with people along the gender continuum. We partnered with Gwen Haworth to… Read more »
Presenter: Brittany Graham, Dr. Adam Sherk, Dr. Bernie Pauly, Michelle, Dr. Kiffer Card, Meaghan Brown
Recorded On: Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020 - 9:00 am
#AlcoholHarmReductionPAN We were pleased to work in collaboration with the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR) on this day-long virtual event* featuring discussion on alcohol use patterns and harm reduction in British Columbia. Scroll to bottom for resources to read and download after viewing webinars. “Alcohol and tobacco use contributed 89% of… Read more »
Recorded On: Thursday, December 17th, 2020 - 10:00 am
Community-Based Research Centre (CBRC) produces Summit, an annual knowledge exchange and capacity building national conference on gay, bi, trans, Two-Spirit, and queer men’s (GBT2Q) health. This summary shares key highlights from the first-ever virtual Summit, which brought together service providers, researchers, activists, and community members from across Canada around the theme of Resistance and Responsibility…. Read more »
Presenter: Guy Felicella
Recorded On: Thursday, October 22nd, 2020
Presentation ends at 1:03 followed by questions and comments. Keynote Session at AGM 2020 The overdose crisis continues to ravage our province, taking lives, devastating families and forever-changing communities. COVID-19 has only made the situation worse, greatly increasing the unnecessary loss of life and other harms. Now more than ever, there is a need for… Read more »
