Webinar Category: Advocacy, Policy and Public Health

Project Inclusion: A Human Rights Approach to HIV, Hepatitis C and Overdose Prevention

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 »

KnowledgeConnect Dialogue: Mobile Harm Reduction and the Stimulus Conference

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 »

Understanding the Intersections of HIV and TB in Indigenous Communities

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 »

Hep C in BC Resources Project

Presenter: Madeline Gallard

Recorded On: Friday, May 11th, 2018

This 15 minute presentation shares the results from a BC-based research survey to better understand the hepatitis C resource needs of people throughout BC. After viewing, please fill out the evaluation, as evaluation is an important part in creating interesting and relevant material. A prompt will appear at the end of the video. Thank you for… Read more »

Drug Substitution Therapies and Community Health

Presenter: Dr. Christy Sutherland and Wendy Stevens

Recorded On: Tuesday, February 27th, 2018 - 10:00 am

  The overdose crisis continues in BC, a public health crisis that continues to unfold. Meet two people at the front lines of this epidemic: Dr. Christy Sutherland and Wendy Stevens.  In this webinar from February 2018, they presented information on treatment options and had a great discussion about the importance of  wraparound care and… Read more »

GetCheckedOnline: STI Testing Made Easy

Presenter: Dr. Mark Gilbert, BC Centre for Disease Control

Recorded On: Wednesday, January 17th, 2018 - 10:00 am

  GetCheckedOnline.com is an easy way to test for sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections in British Columbia, Canada. In a few steps, you ​can print a lab form, then go to a participating LifeLabs site to give your samples and get your results online or over the phone. GetCheckedOnline is operated by the BC Centre… Read more »

Bringing Research Home: Findings from Positive Living Positive Homes and BC Stigma Index

Presenter: Antonio Marante, Dan Wilson, Mona Lee and Janet Madsen

Recorded On: Tuesday, January 30th, 2018 - 10:00 am

Community-based research (CBR) is a circular process designed to empower and inform change. It starts with community-identified needs, explores research questions, then brings findings back to community for decisions about the most important pieces learned through research and how to communicate them to a wider audience. This communication part of the CBR process is called knowledge… Read more »

What Do You Need to Know About the Amended Controlled Drugs and Substances Act?

Presenter: Richard Elliott

Recorded On: Wednesday, November 8th, 2017 - 10:00 am

  Richard Elliott, Executive Director of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, presented a webinar about the changes to the Act and how this could impact harm reduction frontline work and advocacy on November 8, 2017. The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network addresses human rights and social justice issues that impact people living with HIV. They produce research… Read more »

What Do You Need to Know About the Good Samaritan Overdose Act?

Presenter: Caitlin Shane

Recorded On: Wednesday, September 13th, 2017 - 10:00 am

The Good Samaritan Overdose Act became law in May 2017 to encourage people to call 911 in the case of a drug overdose without the fear of charge or arrest. This webinar will provide attendees with information about what the Good Samaritan Act does and doesn’t cover in terms of protection. Presenter: Social justice advocate… Read more »