Posted On: Friday, September 29th, 2017
From the September 29 First Nations Health Authority Media Release: First Nations in British Columbia will join the province’s drug insurance program, PharmaCare, on October 1, 2017. The change will see drug benefits services for First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) clients move from Health Canada’s longstanding federal system to a new made-in-BC PharmaCare plan… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, September 29th, 2017
Are you an Indigenous woman, who is aged 45 years or older, and live in Metro Vancouver or the Fraser Valley of British Columbia? We want to know your experiences on aging well with HIV. If you are, you might be able to participate in our research study if you fit the following criteria: Self-identify as… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, September 29th, 2017
PAN is happy to join the celebration of the work of YouthCO’s Yúusnewas Program under the leadership of Kayla Mitchell and her team of Educators. Their 2017 First Directions Workshop led to the creation of the following 3 new short films which were written and directed by Indigenous youth from across the province: Revive Breaking… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, September 22nd, 2017
Treatment Successes It’s getting better: AIDS Map’s Roger Pebody wrote about findings from here in BC that show that among the populations of people with HCV, an analysis found that older people, those co-infected with HIV, those who have cirrhosis and those who use drugs are more likely to receive direct-acting antiviral HCV treatment… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, September 22nd, 2017
Join the Community Based Research Centre for our most ambitious Gay Men’s Health Summit yet. This year’s Summit will focus on optimizing HIV combination prevention strategies for gay, bi and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM). This unique conference experience will give members of the community, government representatives, academics, and health care providers a… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, September 12th, 2017
From Dr. Nathan Lachowsky This is an invitation for gay, bisexual, queer, two-spirit and trans men across British Columbia who have personal experience using crystal meth and are comfortable discussing this topic among peers. We are building a Community Advisory Board (“CAB”) for a new pilot research study focused on crystal meth interventions. The study… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, September 11th, 2017
from Men’s Health Initiative The next PRICK! testing event will be on September 28th, from 6-8 PM. PRICK! is a private and confidential on-the-spot STI testing event for all ‘guys who like guys.’ Our definition of ‘guy’ includes: bi, cis, curious, gay, male, non-binary, queer, questioning, straight, trans, two-spirit, and all other guys who like… Read more »
Posted On: Thursday, September 7th, 2017
From the Crisis Centre Join us in Building a Suicide-Safer Queer Community! “We know that as many as 1 in 5 LGBT people have attempted suicide,” says Dr. Travis Salway, a post-doctoral fellow with the BC Centre for Disease Control/UBC School of Population and Public Health. “Thus it is essential to build a network… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, August 30th, 2017
A message from AVI’s Executive Director, Katrina Jensen Dear community members, We are pleased to share The Overdose Crisis- Where To Next? report from the May 10th symposium on community response to the overdose crisis, as well as invite you to join us in the creation of a local Overdose Crisis Community Response Network for… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, August 29th, 2017
As you may know, the Canadian Positive People Network (CPPN) has been working collaboratively with the Public Health Agency of Canada to establish a Contribution Agreement for project funding under the HIV and Hepatitis C Community Action Fund. It is anticipated that an Agreement will be in place in the coming weeks. Work is underway to establish… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, August 21st, 2017
Tabitha is a former staff member of PAN. Tabitha joined the PAN team in April as the Making It Work Research Project Coordinator. Tabitha has a PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies from UBC and has worked as a communications consultant and notable as a Senior Researcher with the Firelight Group a consulting group that works with… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, August 21st, 2017
This was shared by CHIWOS The Canadian Webinar Series on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights would like to invite you to ‘Save the Date’ for the first of a multi-phase series of webinars focused on key aspects regarding the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women living with HIV in Canada: Trauma and… Read more »
