Webinar Category: Health Determinants

Reshaping the Landscape of Sex Work in BC

Presenter: VSWCA, SWAN, the HIV Legal Network, HIM, and The Loops SWA in partnership with KSACC

Recorded On: Thursday, May 21st, 2026

This virtual capacity building event hosted community-based and peer-led sex work organizations as well as the HIV legal network who offered a landscape view of sex work in BC in 2026.   Sex Work and Health: Strategies and Tools for Inclusive Practices In complement to this virtual event, those living in BC only can still… Read more »

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

Recorded 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 offered foundational knowledge and practical tools to help strengthen the community-based response.    Syphilis Essentials This webinar offered a foundational overview of syphilis for front-line service providers working in community-based organizations, serving priority populations…. 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 »

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 »

HIV and Aging Virtual Event

Recorded On: Wednesday, December 11th, 2024 - 9:00 am

This event put the spotlight on HIV and aging. At one time, people living with HIV (PLHIV) didn’t anticipate the onset of middle and senior years, but treatments have radically changed that possibility. We gathered to learn and talk about the physical, mental, and social aspects of HIV and aging, and how we can support… 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 Blocks for Hepatitis and Sexual Health Literacy

Recorded On: Wednesday, July 17th, 2024 - 10:00 am

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. She also talked about how understanding hepatitis is… 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 »

Supporting interpersonal relationships

Recorded On: Wednesday, February 7th, 2024 - 9:00 am

Our first virtual event of 2024 featured conversation to  build core knowledge for practice and policy development in frontline support work. It featured two different topics embedded in relationships, as providing services to a couple can present intricate layers that differ from working with an individual. Each session offered information to help attendees enhance connections… Read more »