[Viva] Fwd: PAN News: Positive Living, Positive Homes Official Launch, PLBC Community Forum on Depression & HIV, PWN Welcomes New ED

Margarite Sanchez margaritesanchez at gmail.com
Fri Oct 23 23:19:28 PDT 2015 

FYI
Vancouver's PWN has hired Donna Tennant (their fund developer) as their new
Executive Director.

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From: Michael Smith <michael at pacificaidsnetwork.org>
Date: Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 9:40 AM
Subject: PAN News: Positive Living, Positive Homes Official Launch, PLBC
Community Forum on Depression & HIV, PWN Welcomes New ED
To: margaritesanchez at gmail.com



*PAN Weekly News*

* October 19, 2015 *
*Dear Margarite,*

Welcome back to PAN's weekly e-Newsletter.

Send us your news, events and postings for future editions by email.
<michael at pacificaidsnetwork.org>



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The PAN Team


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*CBR Musings*
 Positive Living, Positive Homes: Official Launch!
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The Pacific AIDS Network is pleased to announce that the study has been
officially launched in all three of its case study communities. Study site
coordinators in Prince George and Greater Vancouver (Devyn Flesher and Mona
Lee) have been interviewing people living with HIV (PLHIV), as well as
service providers and policy makers, since the summer. In Kamloops, Vicki
Nygaard (our most recent addition to the team) has just begun recruitment
and will be interviewing participants imminently.

*Positive Living, Positive Homes
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(PLPH) is a community-based research study being co-led by Pacific AIDS
Network and the University of Victoria. It is a multi-site case study
exploring the relationship between housing and health for people living
with HIV in Greater Vancouver, Prince George, and Kamloops, and is guided
by a team of more than 40 people, including people living with HIV,
community service workers, academics, and policy makers. PLPH aims to
document people's experiences with housing and health in order to outline
housing successes and challenges in these regions. The ultimate goal of the
study is to support communities in their efforts to improve housing
services, programs, and policies for PLHIV around the province.

We are grateful to our team and local advisory groups for helping get the
data collection phase started by putting up posters in their organizations
and creating a buzz via word of mouth and email. Let's keep the momentum
going! We're still looking to recruit people in these three communities,
particularly from some populations that are harder to engage in research,
including younger PLHIV (19-30 years old), stably housed PLHIV, and those
from immigrant communities. If you know anyone who might be interested in
participating, please direct them to the appropriate contacts, listed below.

*Positive Living, Positive Homes* team contacts:
*Greater Vancouver*, Mona Lee, Site Coordinator: 778-984-1023,
vanplph at pacificaidsnetwork.org
*Prince George*, Devyn Flesher, Site Coordinator: 778-349-7402,
pgplph at pacificaidsnetwork.org
*Kamloops*, Vicki Nygaard, Site Coordinator: 250-320-7184,
kamplph at pacificaidsnetwork.org

Thank you to everyone who helped us get to this point. We'll continue to
keep you updated on our progress in the coming months!

*Community News & Events*
*NEW* Positive Women's Network Welcomes New Executive Director
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The Board of Directors of Positive Women's Network (PWN) is pleased to
announce they have chosen Donna Tennant to be PWN's new Executive Director.
Donna has worked as Positive Women's Network's Director of Fund Development
for ten years, building partnerships to enhance programs and funding
support. She is familiar to many of our partners and allies in the HIV
community.

Donna has been an independent consultant for twenty years, mostly within
non-profit groups, and is dedicated to addressing the barriers to positive
social and health outcomes for individuals and communities. She has worked
with organizations that represent a wide spectrum of society including
Aboriginal health and wellness, social justice, HIV, poverty, children's
groups, and youth services. Donna has a proven understanding of revenue
development, strategic planning and the capacity building process.
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*NEW* PLBC Community Forum - The Hidden Epidemic: Anxiety, Depression and
HIV
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*Thursday, October 29, 2015, 6:00-8:00PM*
Chateau Granville, 1110 Granville St

Great advances have been made in biomedical treatment allowing people
living with HIV to live near normal life expectancies, however, beyond
treating the virus itself there is still much work to be done. PLHIV
continue to experience disproportionate rates of mental health issues
compared to those who are HIV-negative. Anxiety and depression remain key
obstacles to linking, engaging, and retaining people in care yet until more
recently they have been overlooked as key barriers. During this community
forum Dr. Jennifer Wide (Psychiatrist) will provide an overview of these
two conditions and offer potential ways that they can be overcome, while
Glyn Townson (Canadian Working Group on HIV and Rehabilitation) will offer
his lived experience of dealing with their effects.

While both anxiety and depression can have detrimental effects on a person
with unknown consequences it doesn't have to be the case. Join us to learn
more about these conditions in the context of HIV. Dinner will be served.

Please RSVP to shellyt at positivelivingbc.org to reserve your spot.

CALL Out! Film Preview and Eva's Initiative Award Ceremony
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*October 21, 4-5:30pm *Trout Lake Community Centre, Lakewood Room
3360 Victoria Drive, Vancouver BC

CALL Out! has received a *2015 Eva's Awards  for Ending Youth Homelessness*.
In addition to national recognition of our program, Vancouver Coastal
Health Authority will also receive a prize of $25,000.
*Please RSVP <Kyle.Shaughnessy at vch.ca> by October 16th, 2015*
At this event we will be screening the preview of our film project,
featuring interviews with LGBT2Q+ youth, their parents & caregivers,
service providers and educators from across BC. Light refreshments will be
served.

Cdn HIV/AIDS Legal Network Documentary Screening - Consent: HIV
Non-Disclosure and Sexual Assault Law
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Thursday, October 22, 2015, 7:30PM
Fletcher Challenge Theatre, 515 W Hastings St, Vancouver
Tickets: $5
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Please join the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network and Goldelox
Productions for the Vancouver premiere of the ground-breaking new
documentary film, *Consent: HIV Non-Disclosure and Sexual Assault Law. *
*Consent* discusses why HIV non-disclosure has been prosecuted as sexual
assault and how, together with feminist scholars and those working to end
violence against women, we can challenge this problematic legal framing
which affects all people living with HIV.

CATIE Needs Assessment: Living with HIV? What information do you need?
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CATIE is Canada's source for up-to-date, unbiased information about HIV and
hepatitis C. CATIE is reaching out to people living with HIV to find out
what kinds of information they need and how well CATIE is doing at meeting
these needs.
If you are living with HIV, please take a few minutes and answer the
questions in an anonymous online survey. The information you provide will
be used to improve CATIE's print and online publications for you and other
people living with HIV across Canada.

*Conferences, Trainings & Webinars*
*NEW* Universities Without Walls: What's hot with PRAs in Canada part 9
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*Wednesday, October 28th, 2:00 PM EST*
REGISTER NOW
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*9th Edition : "High & Hired: PRAs with lived experience using drugs." *hosted
by James Watson

"*Nothing About Us, Without Us*" is an often used harm-reduction mantra
calling for the full participation of the drug using community in decisions
that affect their lives. Health research often includes people with lived
experience using drugs as PRAs. But how do we navigate the complexities of
this involvement? Stigma, boundaries and power- sharing are all issues that
need to be addressed. People who use drugs are criminalized in our society;
how can we engage in ethical research equitably and safely? Could the role
of PRA be developed as a harm reduction strategy?

To help us discuss the issues, challenge stereotypes and identify ways of
working we are bringing together two exciting guests to offer their unique
perspectives on PRAs with lived experience using drugs. Terry Howard the
Director of Community-Based Research at Positive Living BC as well as Sean
Le Blanc the Chair of the Drug User Advocacy League and Co-Principal
Investigator of the Participatory Research Understanding Drugs study
(PROUD).

*NEW* CARBC - Nursing Care with People Who Use Drugs-Creating Culturally
Safe Spaces in Healthcare
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*Friday, October 23, 2015, 10:00am - 11:00am PST*
Patient Care Centre Room S169, Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria
(also available via VIHA Videoconference at: VGH DT2810 ER; CDH Lecture;
OHC 205 Lasqueti; PHH Boardroom; WCGH 2335A; PMH Admin Boardroom; NRGH G076

Speakers: Dr. Bernie Pauly, Centre for Addictions Research of BC
Jane McCall, St. Paul's Hospital, UBC School of Nursing

While many healthcare outlets pride themselves on having a harm-reduction
philosophy, their substance-use policies sometimes tell a different story.
Dr. Bernie Pauly partnered with clinical program leads at a large urban
hospital to look at ways to reduce barriers to hospital care for people who
use illicit substances. Pauly and her team worked closely with hospital
staff and people who use drugs to design research questions, collect data
and examine relevant policies. Dr.Pauly and Jane McCall will speak about
this project, how it resulted in the hospital changing its substance-use
policies, and what that looks like today.

*NEW* CIHR Webinar: Implementation Science for the Prevention of HIV, HCV
and STBBIs - Component 1: Adaptation Grants
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*Friday, October 30th from 12:30pm - 2:00pm EST*
Register here
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The CIHR HIV/AIDS Research Initiative along with its Partners will be
hosting a webinar to discuss the recently launched Implementation Science
for the Prevention of HIV, HCV and STBBIs - Component 1: Adaptation
Grants Funding Opportunity.

The webinar will focus on:
* A review of the CIHR Funding Opportunity;
* Presentations by the Health Canada- First Nations and Inuit Health Branch
(FNIB), Correctional Service Canada (CSC) and the Public Health Agency of
Canada (PHAC); and
* Answering any questions from participants.

BCCfE - Celebrating HIV Research and Results: Treatment as Prevention®
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*October 27, 2015, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm*
*Location:* Cullen Family Lecture Theatre, Providence Level 1, St. Paul's
Hospital
Register here
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St. Paul's Hospital, the BC-CfE and UBC Division of AIDS will be
celebrating successes in translating research into policy during an event
called, "Celebrating HIV Research and Results: Treatment as Prevention®".
This event, as part of UBC's Centennial celebrations, is open to the public
and will highlight how the implementation of the Treatment as Prevention®
(TasP®) strategy has saved lives and changed how we treat HIV - in Canada
and around the world.

*Celebrating HIV Research and Results* will feature a plenary talk, panel
sessions, and poster presentations.

Hear from community representatives and some of the most influential
researchers in the fields of medicine, addiction, HIV/AIDS, including the
Director of the BC-CfE and Head of UBC Division of AIDS, Dr. Julio
Montaner, and Dr. Evan Wood, and Dr. Rolando Barrios to name a few.

*This event is free of charge. A light lunch will be provided. Please note
that seating is limited.*

Registration Open-Gay Men's Health Summit
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* November 5th and 6th, 2015*
Harbour Centre, Simon Fraser University
515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver
Register online
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*Summit Theme: Undoing Stigma*
Gay and bisexual men are deeply affected by overlapping stigmas: sexuality
and HIV and a range of others like gender nonconformity, race, and
disability. Fortunately, our communities have been a resolute source of
resistance against these challenges. But we still have a lot to learn about
stigma: its vocabulary, its impact on gay and bisexual men's health, our
resilience in spite of it, and the potential we have for intervention. At
this year's Summit we will focus on stigma's impact on gay men's health and
the theory and practice of undoing stigma.

Join us for another stimulating event with a lineup of guests whose
interest is gay men and stigma from multiple perspectives.

*Featured Speakers*
This year's Summit features Dr. Mark Hatzenbuehler of the Mailman School of
Public Health, Columbia University, and Dr. Evan Adams, Chief Medical
Officer of the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA).

Cast Canada: 2 New Workshops in Vancouver!
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Cast Canada is offering two Trauma Workshops in Vancouver this coming
October:

*Trauma Essentials  *
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Vancouver Public Library
REGISTER NOW
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*Trauma Informed Harm Reduction*
Friday, October 23, 2015

Woodwards - Portland Hotel Society
REGISTER NOW
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*Job & Volunteer Postings*
Job Posting - Chief Scientific Liaison, CTN
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The CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network (CTN) is currently seeking to recruit
a Chief Scientific Liaison. The Chief Scientific Liaison (CSL) supports CTN
investigators in the conduct of both national and international clinical
trials and interventional research of relevance within the Canadian context
in order to ensure that the CTN mandate is achieved. The incumbent
accomplishes this by contributing to the overall scientific strategy of the
Network and by supporting the scientific strategic planning of the CTN
Scientific Cores. Acting as a resource for CTN Core Leaders facilitating
planning, meetings, and cross-Core communications, the incumbent will build
effective working relationships across the CTN such that investigators are
supported in their conduct of studies, and receive services that provide
the highest standards of good clinical practice. A high degree of
motivation, enthusiasm, and initiative will enable the
CSL to focus the direction and performance of clinical research activities.

Click here
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for the complete job description. Preferred start date is October 30, 2015,
but can be negotiable; Applications will be accepted until the position is
filled. Please send a cover letter, including a description of your
experience, along with a curriculum vitae or resume, and the contact
information for three referees via email or post to: Ms. Kristin Westland,
Chief Administrative Officer, CTN, Email: kwestland at hivnet.ubc.ca ,
588-1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1Y6.

Job Posting - Community Case Manager, SOS
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SOS is a community-based organization that supports refugee claimants in
navigating Canada's refugee determination process. We provide first
language settlement services for refugee claimants in BC as well as health
promotion and case management services for refugee claimants, refugees and
recent immigrants living with HIV.

The Community Case Manager, working within a harm reduction model, will
provide a low barrier service to recent immigrants and refugees living with
HIV by offering community intake and assessment, referrals, liaison, care
coordination and advocacy to address health needs to maximize their quality
of life and clinical outcomes. The Community Case Manager will engage
resources to facilitate access to health services, housing resources, food
security, income security, disability benefits, legal assistance, and
psycho- social supports with a focus on brief interventions to address care
needs that are generally able to be completed over a period of 1 week to 3
months. The Community Case Manager will utilize a standardized assessment
tool to assess needs and refer clients unable to engage in their care plan
to clinical services such as the PHC interdisciplinary IDC team and VCH
Clinical Case Management Team (STOP Team). The Community Case Management
team will work in close collaboration with the VCH HIV Clinical Case
Management Team (STOP Team) to ensure seamless transition between teams.
This position is part of a sub-contract with AIDS Vancouver and reports to
the Director of SOS and receives clinical supervision from the Health
Promotion and Community Case Management Supervisor at AIDS Vancouver.

Click here
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to view the complete job posting. To apply, please send a cover letter and
your resume to Kerstin Walter, Director, SOS at kwalter_sos at vrsa.ca.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis with interviews to be
scheduled in the week of October 19, 2015.


*Resources & More*
Vancouverites.ca - Bradford McIntyre: Showing Up for Life
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For all intents and purposes, Bradford McIntyre's story could be a movie.
Thirty-one years ago, during the height of the AIDS (Acquired
Immunodeficiency Syndrome) crisis, he was diagnosed with HIV (Human
Immunodeficiency Virus). A year later, the doctors told him he had 6 months
to live. This is a story of being given a death sentence, of enduring pain
and self-imposed isolation but it is also a story of personal growth and
making a difference. A difference that has been acknowledged with the Queen
Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012, for excellence in the field of
HIV/AIDS, in Canada, and the Pride Legacy Award in 2013, for Sexual Health
& HIV/AIDS Awareness. Today, Bradford is an HIV/AIDS advocate, happily
married to the love of his life and has given hope to thousands of people
living with HIV around the world. The most intriguing part of his story is
how Bradford decided to give purpose to his journey by speaking about his
illness and sharing with others his experience. continue reading
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CATIE's HepCinfo Update 6.20
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New and Noteworthy

   - High cure rates for people on opiate substitution therapy with Holkira
   Pak
   - Delaying Hep C treatment in people who inject drugs leads to advanced
   liver injury
   - Study finds higher death rate among HIV, Hep C co-infected than HIV
   monoinfected

BCCfE - Nearly Half of Canadians Living with HIV Start Treatment Late
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HIV testing in parts of Canada remains based on "perceived risk" and could
be keeping people living with the disease from discovering their status. A new
study, based on the largest Canadian database of people living with HIV,
finds nearly half of those surveyed started antiretroviral treatment (ART)
when they had already reached an AIDS-defining illness or a weakened immune
system.
The study found that:

   - From 2000 to 2012, 48% started ART with low CD4 counts, the indicator
   of a weakened immune system.
   - Focusing on the time period between 2008 and 2012, 68% of participants
   initiated ART when the immune system was already weakened.
   - Women, older adults, and individuals who inject drugs are among those
   more likely to start treatment late.
   - Over the study period, there was a shift towards earlier treatment
   initiation, reflective of more modern treatment guidelines and better
   treatment options.





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