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Government of Canada’s Emergency Community Support Fund
Posted On: Friday, May 22nd, 2020
The Government of Canada’s $350 million Emergency Community Support Fund is now open. The Emergency Community Support Fund supports community organizations helping vulnerable people during the COVID-19 crisis. Community organizations may seek funds to undertake a wide range of activities and to serve a wide range of vulnerable groups. Community organizations may apply for funds… Read more »
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Hep C in Focus
Posted On: Thursday, May 21st, 2020
Join us for this special event! Hep C in Focus is a special virtual event featuring presentations, community networking, and resources. Registration provides access to all sessions of the day, which is scheduled to include breaks. You may join any of the sessions using the same registration link. Hep C in Focus is produced in… Read more »
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Changes to PharmaNet: What PLHIV need to know…
Posted On: Wednesday, May 20th, 2020
via AIDS Vancouver. AIDS Vancouver has written a letter to Honourable Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, Antiretroviral (ARV) Prescriptions on Pharmanet—Additional Resources Required. It reads in part, We appreciate that the announcement and some related materials online explicitly reference patient privacy as a key concern for PLHIV. Still, AIDS Vancouver does not believe that such… Read more »
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5 Questions with Leanne Zubowski, REACH Evaluation Coordinator
Posted On: Tuesday, May 19th, 2020
Leanne Zubowski is the newest member of the Pacific AIDS Network team, joining us as REACH Evaluation Coordinator and will be splitting her time between the National Evaluation Department of the REACH Centre and supporting regional REACH work here in BC. Leanne has research and evaluation experience through her Master of Public Health from the… Read more »
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Intersectionality at the CAHR 2020 conference
Posted On: Saturday, May 16th, 2020
Intersectionality is a theory that uncovers interlocking inequalities fueled by racial, gender, class, sexual and other inequities. These inequities cannot be separated from the systems that produce them (e.g. policies, societal attitudes, including stigma, political and economic systems). When applying the intersectional lens to HIV research, we can ask how these inequalities shape the likelihood… Read more »
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Letter to Canadian Government: decriminalize simple possession immediately
Posted On: Friday, May 15th, 2020
This week, PAN signed onto this letter from the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, Pivot Legal Society and the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition – they joined forces to call on the Minister of Health and other key ministers in the federal government to immediately decriminalize the possession of illicit drugs in response to the twin crises… Read more »
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Job Posting: Knowledge Translation and Evaluation Officer
Posted On: Friday, May 15th, 2020
Through its day health, 24-hour care residence and enhanced supportive housing programs, the Dr. Peter Centre provides healthy meals, counselling, therapies, nursing, and a safe place for peer socialization and support. This integrated model of care successfully engages individuals in their health care, improving adherence to HIV treatment and overall health. We are currently looking… Read more »
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Webinar: Fighting stigma and offering support for people who use meth
Posted On: Friday, May 15th, 2020
Date: Thursday June 18, 2020 Time: 10 AM, Pacific time Crystal meth is a commonly used drug in BC, so HIV, hep C and harm reduction organizations and advocates may well work with people using meth. What do we need to know about crystal meth’s affects on health and spirit to best support people using… Read more »
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IMPORTANT Information regarding the Addition of Antiretroviral Therapies in PharmaNet
Posted On: Friday, May 15th, 2020
PAN has become aware of important information we want to share with all people living with HIV in BC and community-based ASOs. The Government of British Columbia recently announced that effective May 4, 2020, the dispensing pharmacies for the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) Drug Treatment Program will begin entering antiretroviral (ARV)… Read more »
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Check It Out – New Resource from the AHA Centre: “CAHR 2020 Virtual – Roadmap to Indigenous Presentations”
Posted On: Friday, May 15th, 2020
A new resource from the AHA Centre, “CAHR 2020 Virtual – Roadmap to Indigenous Presentations” provides a guide to Indigenous presentations (both oral and posters) from CAHR 2020 Virtual. The Roadmap includes presentation titles and links to quickly access these presentations through the CAHR site (all oral presentations are available as Youtube videos and all… Read more »
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Heart and SoLE: Peers gather to share stories, inform and inspire
Posted On: Thursday, May 14th, 2020
On March 11, 2020, 58 people from all parts of the province gathered on the unceded traditional territory of the Semiahmoo, Katzie Kwikwetlem, Kwantlen, Qayqayt and Tsawwassen First Nations in Surrey for the Pacific AIDS Network (PAN) Event entitled “Stories of Lived Experience” (SoLE). The program spanned from learning about leadership, to hearing from… Read more »
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Webinar: Q&A session about Safe Supply with Guy Felicella
Posted On: Wednesday, May 13th, 2020
Updated May 20, 2020 BC has released new guidance on providing safe supply to people who use drugs amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. We have heard from PAN member and allied organizations about uncertainty on how these changes will be implemented, and how people can access safe supply across the province. To help answer these questions… Read more »
