[Viva] Fwd: PAN Weekly News December 18, 2018: Substance use support for the holidays; Hepatitis C course from EduCATIE; PrEP Testing Reminders; New Job postings

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> Subject: PAN Weekly News December 18, 2018: Substance use support for the holidays; Hepatitis C course from EduCATIE; PrEP Testing Reminders; New Job postings
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> PAN Weekly News December 18, 2018
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> Welcome to PAN Weekly News. Share your news, events and postings. Submission deadline is Friday at noon. Send your pieces to Janet by email. We welcome submissions but reserve the right to publish what best supports our mission and membership.
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> The team at Pacific AIDS Network wishes you all the best for the holidays!
> Look for our next issue January 8, 2019.
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> PAN News
> Join the PAN team as Making it Work Research Coordinator
> We are looking for a Research Coordinator for the Making It Work community-based research study. The Coordinator will work in collaboration with the Making It Work Study Team and with the project’s co-principle investigators Sherri Pooyak (The Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Community-Based Research Collaborative Centre (AHA Centre), Dr. Nancy Clark (University of Victoria), and J. Evin Jones (PAN). Application deadline Friday January 4th Learn more
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> Communication Skills Training
> We are hosting a Positive Leadership Development (PLDI) Communication Skills Training February 1st to the 3rd. Costs are covered for successful applicants. This professional development opportunity is open to grads of Core Leadership Training. Application deadline Thursday January 3rd. Learn more
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> Community News
> NEW: Foster Nation’s 3rd Annual Misfit Christmas
> This Vancouver event is a sober, free, kid friendly, all ages gathering meant for people in/from government care, self identified misfits, community allies, and folks who don’t have company for Christmas Eve. Learn more
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> NEW: PRICK! STI Testing Events January-March
> Men’s Health Initiative offers STI testing for all guys who like guys. See the dates for testing at four locations in the Interior. Learn more
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> NEW: HIV PrEP Testing Reminders Now Available by Email and Text
> “I want to be reminded about PrEP follow-up” is the newest addition to a series of STI testing and vaccination reminders available on The BC Centre for Disease Control’s provincial sexual health website, SmartSexResource. Learn more
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> NEW: Welcome to CAHR 2019
> Did you know that Saskatchewan has the highest rate of HIV in Canada and Indigenous populations across Canada are more affected by HIV than other groups? Are you interested in learning more about the disease and what Canadian researchers and community leaders from across Canada are doing to end HIV here in Canada and globally? Learn more about the 28th annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research – to be held May 9-12, 2019 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Continue reading
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> Overdose Crisis and Response
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> PAN provides resources on overdose services, team resilience, governmental reports, policy recommendations, and more on our Drug Use and Overdose Response page. It is organized into several sections for ease of use: PAN reports and summaries, Frontline Care Resources, and Reports, Recommendations and Research.
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> NEW: Five Tips for Staying Sober Over the Holidays
> Lots of people find the holiday season stressful. If your goal is to stay sober this year, here are some tips to consider. Continue reading
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> NEW: Seasons of Grief
> While family members may not themselves be tethered to use of a substance, we all share in the anger, guilt, despair, and all too often grief that ripple back and forth in a family’s encounter with substance use disorder. One disruption that is almost certain to appear is the alteration of a family’s calendar, at holiday tables. Continue reading
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> NEW: Did Free Pens Cause the Opioid Crisis?
> You might reasonably ask whether a modest meal with a pharmaceutical sales rep matters all that much. You might also be surprised by what a small gift can buy. Perhaps it’s too much to suggest that free pens were responsible for the opioid epidemic. But it’s become more and more clear that a gift, even from a salesperson, can make the receiver feel obliged to give something in return. Continue reading
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> Online and Virtual Learning
> NEW: Hepatitis C Course from eduCATIE+
> CATIE is offering a Hepatitis C Basics course, through eduCATIE+, tailored for the Pacific region (British Columbia and the Yukon). This is an introductory-level course geared toward service providers who work with people at risk of or living with hepatitis C. Course starts January 14. Register now
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> Advocacy, Policy and Public Health
> NEW: Overdue for a Change: Scaling Up Supervised Consumption Services in Canada
> The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network is pleased to share Overdue for a Change: Scaling Up Supervised Consumption Services in Canada. This summary brief describes the key findings and recommendations of a research project that was undertaken in 2018 to explore the current state of supervised consumption services (SCS) in Canada, to monitor legal and policy changes affecting SCS, and to identify facilitators and barriers faced by current and future SCS operators. The full report will be released in February 2019. Continue reading
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> NEW: HIV in Canada 2017 Surveillance Report
> PHAC has released their HIV in Canada 2017 Surveillance Report report is to provide a descriptive overview of the epidemiology of all reported diagnoses of HIV in Canada, up to the end of 2017, by province/territory, sex, age group, exposure category and race/ethnicity. Continue reading
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> Funding Opportunity
> Giving Voice Call for Proposals
> The Minister’s Advisory Council on Indigenous Women (MACIW) is pleased to announce a Call for Proposals for the Giving Voice project. Funding is available for community groups and organizations who want to host or participate in community-based events that would “Give Voice” to stopping violence against Indigenous women and girls. as well as assist with community mobilization and implementation.Application deadline is January 14. Continue reading
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> Jobs: Paid and Volunteer
> NEW: Senior Case Manager, Blood Ties (Whitehorse)
> The Senior Case Manager is responsible for implementing and directing the Front Line Client and After Hours Supports program. The goals of the program are to ensure that underserved and high acuity individuals have access into supported housing, adequate supports to maintain housing, and comprehensive health and harm reduction case management services. Application deadline January 11th. Continue reading
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> Administrative Coordinator, CIRCLE
> The Centre for Indigenous Research and Community-Led Engagement (CIRCLE) at the University of Victoria is seeking an Administrative Coordinator to ensure the efficient day-to-day operation of the Centre, work with other staff and faculty and support the Director. The successful candidate will perform a number of functions related to reception, clerical, communications, grant writing and project support. Application deadline January 19th. Continue reading
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> PAN seeks Making it Work Research Coordinator
> The Pacific AIDS Network (PAN) seeks a Research Coordinator to coordinate and administer activities of the Making It Work community-based research study, funded by a CIHR Operating Grant in the Indigenous Stream. The Coordinator will be an independent, self-starter responsible for supporting an active and engaged Study Team; developing data collection tools; engaging and supporting case study sites from around the province; facilitating data collection and analysis; leading knowledge translation and dissemination; and leading a community-based process to create a program theory using a Realist Evaluation Framework. Application deadline is January 4th. Continue reading
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