Posted On: Monday, January 7th, 2019
Join the UBC Learning Circle on Jan 10, 2019 for this critically important session on the Opioid Public Health Emergency and its impact on Indigenous peoples in BC. Andrea Medley from the First Nations Health Authorities’ Indigenous Wellness Team, as well as Indigenous partner organizations working in harm reduction, who will hold discussion on: The… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, December 10th, 2018
Date: Thursday December 13, 2018 Time: 10 AM Pacific / 1 PM Eastern Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a global public health issue with an estimated 1.8 million people newly infected in 2017. The Public Health Agency of Canada monitors newly diagnosed cases of HIV through a national HIV Surveillance System, in partnership with all… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, December 4th, 2018
PHAC Webinar Series Date: December 6, 2018 Time: 10 AM Pacific time This presentation will provide an update on the unique situation experienced in Saskatchewan, Canada with sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections and share best practices in responding to HIV, hepatitis C, and STI. The presentation will also provide an introduction to the Big… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, November 23rd, 2018
HIV in Canada: Surveillance Highlights from 2017, followed by Canadian Perspectives on Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections Date: Thursday November 29, 10 AM Pacific time Program HIV in Canada: Surveillance highlights from 2017 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a global public health issue with an estimated 1.8 million people newly infected in 2017. The… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, November 19th, 2018
This the 4th webinar in a series on Peer Navigation Program Development and is a partnership between CATIE and Positive Living BC. Date: Wednesday, December 12th, 2018 Time: 9 AM (Pacific standard time). Peer health navigation is a person-centred approach to guide, connect, refer, educate and accompany people living with HIV through systems of care…. Read more »
Posted On: Friday, November 9th, 2018
Join the Canadian Public Health Association for the webinar Experiences of fighting sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection (STBBI) related stigma in African newcomer communities. It will be presented by Simret Daniel and Babou Kinkumba from Sexuality Education Resource Centre. During this interactive webinar, gain insight on the stigma related to STBBIs experienced by African newcomer communities,… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, October 22nd, 2018
Learn what your organization can do to act on the findings of Project Inclusion, a human rights approach to HIV, HCV and overdose prevention in BC. Pivot traveled to communities in BC to speak with people coping with poverty, homelessness, and substance use about how programs and policies affect their health. Pivot’s Darcie Bennett will… Read more »
Presenter: Darcie Bennett
Recorded On: Tuesday, November 20th, 2018 - 10:00 am
Learn what your organization can do to act on the findings of Project Inclusion, a human rights approach to HIV, HCV and overdose prevention in BC. Pivot traveled to communities in BC to speak with people coping with poverty, homelessness, and substance use about how programs and policies affect their health. Pivot’s Darcie Bennett shares… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, October 1st, 2018
Join us for a dialogue-based webinar with AIDS Vancouver Island’s Kim Toombs and Ivan Fletcher. Ivan does mobile harm reduction and Kim is on the Overdose Outreach team. We will talk about lessons from their work and Kim will share knowledge from the Stimulus conference on drugs, policy and practice in Edmonton (October 3-5). We encourage… Read more »
Presenter: Kim Toombs and Ivan Fletcher
Moderator: Janet Madsen
Recorded On: Wednesday, October 17th, 2018 - 10:00 am
We hosted a dialogue-based webinar with AIDS Vancouver Island’s Kim Toombs and Ivan Fletcher on October 17, 2018. Ivan works in mobile harm reduction and Kim is on the Overdose Outreach team. Ivan and Kim talked about lessons from their work and Kim sahred her experiences from the Stimulus conference on drugs, policy and practice, which took… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, October 1st, 2018
Join us for a webinar on the intersections of HIV and TB in Indigenous communities. This webinar will be presented by Isa Wolf, Clinical Nurse Specialist in tuberculosis (TB) with First Nations Health Authority. Health and cultural factors play roles in how to best support people facing HIV, TB, or both. Isa will help attendees… Read more »
Presenter: Isa Wolf
Recorded On: Wednesday, October 24th, 2018 - 10:00 am
This webinar was presented by Jennifer Sammartino of the First Nations Health Authority, and Jannie Leung of the BC Centre for Disease Control on October 24, 2018. Health and cultural factors play roles in how to best support people facing HIV, TB, or both. Jennifer and Jannie talked about the layers of HIV and TB… Read more »
