Working within a harm reduction model, Case Managers deliver services to agency clients by supporting the development of personalized health care plans which contain, as appropriate, strategies for improved medical support, housing, income, psycho-social needs and individual capacities as well as avenues to establish linkages with other community resources.
Deadline for Applications: February 17, 2012
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Check out the newly released Cochrane Collaboration review on “Social marketing interventions to increase HIV/STI testing uptake among men who have sex with men and male-to-female transgender women”. To download the paper, please click here.
HepCBC Hepatitis C Education & Prevention Society is pleased to invite you to a Public Interactive Forum about NEW “Consensus Guidelines” for the Management of Viral Hepatitis recommended by the Canadian Assn. for the Study of the Liver (CASL). Set aside Friday, Mar. 2, 2012 in Victoria, BC. All day, no charge. Limited seating so pre-register!
5 physician-researchers will present their ideas about viral hepatitis management guidelines. Public Q/A session will follow each presentation. Target audience: Medical professionals, Pharmaceutical reps, Patients & caregivers, Policy-makers, Media, anyone with an interest in new treatments and protocols for viral hepatitis, access to treatment, or Pharmacare coverage policies. We think a very interesting time will be had by all!
Click on the link below to pre-register. Remember, seating is limited! We cannot guarantee seating unless you pre-register
If you have any questions about this event, please visit www.hepcbc.ca or contact the Events Coordinator at email or phone below. Our organization is run primarily by HCV+ people who are volunteers, but we strive to answer all inquiries within 48 hours or less.
If you cannot make it, note that event Powerpoints and video will be online at www.hepcbc.ca as soon as possible following the forum. We will be happy to take your email questions and ask them on your behalf as well.
HepCBC Events Coordinator: cherylreitz.hepcbc@gmail.com or 250-595-3892
AIDS Vancouver and has been operating the Asian Community Outreach program over the past year. This is the only HIV and Harm Reduction program providing direct services to the Asian Community in the Lower Mainland. Yet the BC Centre for Disease Control 2009 Annual Report notes that Asians and South Asians account for the third largest group who are being newly diagnosed with HIV in British Columbia following Caucasians and First Nations people. There is a serious lack of services to the Asian community which is clearly an “at risk” community for HIV infections.
AIDS Vancouver strongly believes in the need to provide services in an outreach capacity to higher risk people and specific ethnic communities, in particular the Asian communities, here in the Lower Mainland. This is of particular concern following the closure of a key AIDS Service Organization (ASO), targeted to this population.
We are seeking a consultant to undertake a short term project to:
a) Develop and conduct an environmental scan of HIV education and prevention services to the Asian community in the lower mainland
b) Identify gaps and opportunities for volunteer services to provide prevention education workshops to at risk populations within the Asian community within the Lower Mainland.
c) Provide recommendations around gaps and opportunities to expand prevention and education services to at risk populations within the Asian community.
Term of Service: To March 31, 2012
Proposal Process
Interested consultants are invited to submit a proposal outlining: your proposed methodology and approach; project steps, deliverables and timelines; relevant qualifications of your team; and budget expectations. The maximum budget for the full scope of this project is $10,000.
Deadline for proposals is 5:00pm on Friday, February 10, 2012. Proposals may be submitted by email to: brianc@aidsvancouver.org. Please include “Asian Outreach Project” in the subject line.
