Category: Advocacy, Policy, Public Health

PAN has recently written a letter of support to Dr. Bonnie Henry, the Provincial Health Officer, thanking her for the Special Report Stopping the Harm: Decriminalization of people who use drugs in BC. The report was released three years after her predecessor Dr. Perry Kendall declared a public health emergency in response to the ever… Read more »

via the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network For those who have supported [or have an interest in] the Community Consensus Statement, the Legal Network has provided some links to some important developments and resources in their work to end HIV criminalization. The biggest development, of course, is the federal Justice Committee’s new report, which was released… Read more »

Via Becky Gormley, research coordinator at CHIWOS Send postcards to Attorney General of BC & Minster of Justice and Attorney General of Canada A recent panel presentation focused on a gendered analysis of the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure. As part of our mobilization efforts, presenters created two postcards; one to the Attorney General of BC,… Read more »

New PrEP resources on SmartSexResource

This comes via SmartSex Resource; some new items to help the community in its work.   Tools for clinicians We’ve created an HIV-PrEP Toolkit specifically for clinicians. This Toolkit provides information for providers to increase their understanding and knowledge of HIV PrEP. The toolkit includes: an overview of provincially-funded HIV PrEP in BC resources to… Read more »

Last month, the Pacific AIDS Network (PAN) promoted the opportunity to unite with almost 100 testing sites, stretching the breadth of our country (‘from sea to sea’) on June 27th, 2019. The Canadian AIDS Society (CAS), in partnership with PAN and many others, is organizing the second annual national HIV Testing Day (see press release)… Read more »

  News release The Sex Information & Education Council of Canada (SIECCAN) is pleased to announce the release of the revised Canadian Guidelines for Sexual Health Education. The development of the 2019 Guidelines, funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada, was informed by an extensive consultation with people working in the field of sexual… Read more »

Date: Wednesday July 24 Time: 10 AM Pacific World Hepatitis Day is on July 28, and this KnowledgeConnect dialogue-based webinar will focus on hepatitis C knowledge and skills that connect people across the country. We’ll talk with Shelley Taylor, the Regional Health Education Coordinator with CATIE. Shelley supports learning on both coasts of the country!… Read more »

PAN has signed onto a joint letter, along with other advocates. June 11, 2019 Honourable Mike Farnworth Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Room 128 Parliament Buildings Victoria, BC V8V 1X4 Copy to: Honourable John Horgan Premier of British Columbia West Annex Parliament Buildings Victoria, BC V8V 1X4   Attn: Hon. Mike Farnworth Dear… Read more »

Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2019 Time: 1:00- 2:30 PM Pacific Time This webinar is in partnership with the Canadian Network on Hepatitis C (CanHepC). How can testing, diagnosis and linkage to care be strengthened to support the elimination of hepatitis C in Canada? Join CATIE and CanHepC for a webinar on important issues and innovative… Read more »

Thanks for checking out our new whiteboard video, “Stigma experiences of people living with HIV in BC”! This whiteboard video was produced so that we could continue sharing findings and engage in knowledge translation for our community-based research study, the BC People Living with HIV Stigma Index. This video will provide a brief overview of… Read more »