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 »
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 »
Recorded On: Wednesday, July 19th, 2023 - 9:00 am
World Hepatitis Day is an annual day of recognition, education, and advocacy on July 28th. In the lead up, we hosted this virtual community event Wednesday July 19, 2023 to look at some of the layers of living with hepatitis C. The recordings of the sessions are available below. Program Micro-elimination of hep C… Read more »
Presenter: Shriya Hari, Health Educator at CATIE
Moderator: J. Bajgai
Recorded On: Thursday, April 27th, 2023 - 10:00 am
Our Community Discussion Forum on HIV/Hepatitis C Testing Technologies in BC featured a presentation from Shriya Hari from CATIE, who provided insights on the latest testing technologies available for HIV and Hepatitis C in Canada. Following Shriya’s presentation, Daniel Boyle from HIM shared the organizational experience in implementing HIV Self-Testing. Suggested audience: The… Read more »
Presenter: Monte Strong, COVAXHIV Study Team member
Moderator: S. Goff
Recorded On: Monday, April 3rd, 2023 - 11:00 am
People living with HIV (PLHIV) have been reported to be at increased risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes. Yet it remains unclear how vaccines work in this population as they were mostly underrepresented in the early vaccine trials that determined vaccine approvals. We utilized a population-level data platform which links COVID-19 data on testing and… Read more »
Presenter: Sofia Bartlett, Senior Scientist in sexually transmitted infections and blood borne infections (STIBBI) at the BC Centre for Disease Control.
Recorded On: Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023 - 10:00 am
In this KnowledgeConnect webinar, Sofia Bartlett presented information about different kinds of hepatitis; hepatitis C testing and what different methods can tell us; hepatitis C prevalence in BC, and where we are at in meeting health outcome targets. She also talked about treatment, what a “cure” means; reinfection, and more. Presentation slides This webinar… Read more »
Presenter: Venessa Ryan, Senior Practice Lead in Epidemiology for Clinical Prevention Services at the BC Centre for Disease Control
Recorded On: Wednesday, March 15th, 2023 - 12:00 pm
KnowledgeConnect events help frontline organizations build their skills, health literacy, and community connections. We were pleased to host Venessa Ryan, who is the Senior Practice Lead in Epidemiology for Clinical Prevention Services at the BC Centre for Disease Control, supporting provincial surveillance of STIBBIs and TB. Venessa provided an update on current trends in… Read more »
Presenter: Elizabeth Racz, National Research & Program Officer, Realize
Moderator: Melissa Egan, National Lead Episodic Disabilities, Realize
Recorded On: Thursday, January 19th, 2023 - 12:00 pm
Join us for a webinar with the Canadian HIV and Disability Project (CaNHDis) of Realize: A National Environmental Scan of HIV and Disability Resources Register Summary: Systemic ableism is increasingly being identified as a major barrier in Canada’s HIV Response (PHAC, 2020). Realize’s ongoing dialogues across the HIV and Disability sectors have flagged systemic ableism… Read more »
Recorded On: Thursday, October 20th, 2022 - 12:00 pm
As part of our Annual General Meeting, we welcomed Trevor Stratton, Indigenous Leadership Policy Manager for CAAN as keynote speaker: The key to ending HIV/AIDS: Meaningful Engagement with Indigenous peoples Trevor Stratton is a 57-year-old, two-spirit citizen of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation near Toronto, Canada with mixed English and Ojibwe… Read more »
Presenter: Theodora B. Consolacion, Ph.D., Epidemiologist, Clinical Prevention Services, BCCDC
Moderator: J. Evin Jones
Recorded On: Thursday, June 16th, 2022 - 10:00 am
This webinar in our PAN Presents series focused on an epidemiological snap-shot of STI and blood-borne Infections (STBBI) across 5 years. Testing for STBBIs fell in 2020 coinciding with the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn about changes in test positivity and cases compared to previous years. Suggested audience: HIV and hepatitis C organization… Read more »
Presenter: Mary Clare Kennedy, PhD and Michelle Olding, MPH
Moderator: J. Evin Jones
Recorded On: Thursday, February 24th, 2022 - 10:00 am
This webinar in the PAN Presents webinar series focuses on research and evaluation of overdose prevention sites. Mary Clare Kennedy, PhD and Michelle Olding, MPH of the BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) and the University of British Columbia present research examining benefits and challenges of overdose prevention sites, including studies examining health impacts… Read more »
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 »
