Webinar Category: KnowledgeConnect

Outside In: An Initiative to Reach gbMSM at All Levels of ‘Outness’

Presenter: Kiarmin Lari, Health Initiative for Men; Darren Ho Community-Based Research Centre

Recorded On: Wednesday, March 18th, 2020 - 10:00 am

This webinar shared information from the formative research informing the Outside In intervention at Health Initiative for Men (HIM) regarding the health and well-being of less-out GBT2Q. Our literature review and consultations with community members showed that compared to their more-out counterparts, less-out community members access HIV/STBBI testing services less frequently, are less familiar with… Read more »

CBRC Sex Now Survey

Presenter: Ben Klassen, Research Manager, Community-Based Research Centre

Recorded On: Wednesday, February 26th, 2020 - 10:00 am

This webinar focused on CBRC’s Sex Now survey, Canada’s largest and longest-running survey of gay, bi, and queer men’s health (inclusive of trans and Two-Spirit people). Presenter Ben Klassen provided an overview of the survey’s history, questionnaire design and consultation process, and recruitment methods, using the in-person Sex Now 2018 survey (conducted at 15 LGBTQ2+… Read more »

The Ins and Outs of Getting on Hepatitis C Treatment

Presenter: Deb Schmitz and Daryl Luster

Recorded On: Wednesday, February 12th, 2020 - 10:00 am

 Hep C treatment is now short term, highly effective, and has minimal side effects for most people. What do you need to know for yourself or the people you support about getting treatment?  Pacific Hepatitis C Network team members Deb Schmitz and Daryl Luster  explain the road to treatment here in BC. They also… Read more »

Harm Reduction and Healing in Indigenous Communities

Presenter: Andrea Medley

Recorded On: Wednesday, February 5th, 2020 - 10:00 am

This dialogue-based webinar featured Andrea Medley in conversation with Janet Madsen of PAN. Andrea is one of the Indigenous Wellness Educators with the First Nations Health Authority’s Indigenous Wellness team. When Andrea and her teammates are invited into BC First Nations communities, they’ve found that harm reduction can mean many different things. Hear about different… Read more »

Queering Healthcare Access and Accessibility: CBRC Summit Round-Up

Presenter: Darren Ho and Jose Patiño-Gomez

Recorded On: Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020 - 10:00 am

Interview ends at 35:50, followed by Q/A period. This webinar recapped highlights of last year’s Summit, a conference for Queer Men’s health hosted by Community Based Research Centre. In its 15th iteration in 2019, the theme was ‘Queering Healthcare Access and Accessibility’ which meant that the Summit was dedicated to talking about what is and… Read more »

What’s Happening in Digital Sexual Health

Presenter: Devon Haag and Heather Pedersen

Moderator: Janet Madsen

Recorded On: Wednesday, December 4th, 2019 - 10:00 am

This dialogue-style webinar explores some digital sexual health services available in BC. Digital sexual health programs help people learn about, monitor and enhance their sexual health and knowledge by engaging online. They have the potential to connect with people in hard to reach areas, and reach populations that may face stigma or challenges in accessing… Read more »

Special Presentation by Dr. Christy Sutherland

Presenter: Dr. Christy Sutherland

Recorded On: Thursday, October 24th, 2019 - 12:00 pm

Presentation ends at 58:01 followed by questions and comments. We were pleased to welcome Dr. Christy Sutherland, Medical Director of PHS Community Services, as the keynote speaker  to precede PAN’s Annual General Meeting. She spoke on the topics of a safer drug supply and the question of decriminalization. Dr. Christy Sutherland is a family doctor… Read more »

Working With Peer Research Associates

Presenter: Paul Kerber and Peer Research Associates from the Stigma Index study

Recorded On: Wednesday, October 16th, 2019 - 10:00 am

Run time: 35:11. Please complete the evaluation after viewing. In this KnowledgeConnect webinar, Peer Research Associates (PRAs) from the BC People Living with HIV Stigma Index reflected on their  experiences working on the project, and offered their thoughts on best practices to teams which include or are thinking of including PRAs in their work. These… Read more »

Near and Far: the Harm Reduction Landscape in the Interior

Presenter: Cheryl Dowden

Recorded On: Wednesday, September 18th, 2019 - 10:00 am

Each region in BC is facing its own overdose crisis within this public health emergency. Each region has its own layout of services, and the sheer land area of each region can make it difficult to support everyone who needs harm reduction services. ANKORS has been providing community care and support in the East and… Read more »

Making Connections for Cultural Safety and Humility

Presenter: Andrea Derban, Cherlyn Cortes

Recorded On: Wednesday, September 11th, 2019 - 10:00 am

For groups that are non-Indigenous but work with Indigenous people, there may be some gaps in knowledge about how to best provide culturally sensitive and appropriate support. In this KnowledgeConnect dialogue the topic was how to advance cultural safety through humility, sensitivity, and skills development. Andrea Derban and Cherlyn Cortes of the First Nations Health… Read more »

Hepatitis C Schooling That Connects: Dialogue with Shelley Taylor of CATIE

Presenter: Shelley Taylor

Recorded On: Wednesday, July 24th, 2019 - 10:00 am

World Hepatitis Day is honoured every year on July 28, and this year we presented a KnowledgeConnect dialogue webinar will focus on hepatitis C knowledge and skills that connect people across the country. Shelley Taylor, the Regional Health Education Coordinator with CATIE, shared what brought her to working in hepatitis C and what her work… Read more »

Measuring Reductions in STBBIs: Your Input Matters

Presenter: Dr. Jason Wong and Jennifer (Evin) Jones

Recorded On: Tuesday, June 18th, 2019 - 11:00 am

Help Shape how Canada evaluates its success in addressing HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C and other STBBIs!  Reducing the health impact of sexually transmitted and blood borne infections (STBBIs) is a key goal for British Columbia, for Canada, and globally. To support this goal, the Public Health Agency of Canada released a Pan-Canadian STBBI Framework for Action and… Read more »