Hepatitis C cascades of care - September 17, 2018

Presenter:  Naveed Janjua

Cascade of care is a tool to measure program progress and identifies gaps in access and engagement in hepatitis C virus (HCV) care and treatment. In British Columbia, the HCV care cascade shows improvement in the progression of people affected from diagnosis to infection confirmation, linkage with care and treatment initiation. Though, there are gaps in treatment initiation among people in younger birth cohorts and people who inject drugs (PWID).

Overview of the Help4Hep line and the patient experience of HCV infection - September 17, 2018

Presenter:  Deb Schmitz

Pacific Hepatitis C Network (PHCN) peer navigators talk about Help4Hep BC, PHCN’s toll-free, confidential and safe peer-to-peer helpline and also describe their experience living with and getting treated for hep C.

A TB client's perspective - September 17, 2018

Presenter:  Liz Stapf

The Importance of Support: Sharing a personal story from someone who had TB, the struggle with understanding this diagnosis, dealing with stigma and her journey to make a difference and support others with TB.

Exploring difficult aspects of TB care - September 17, 2018

Presenter:  Maria MacDougall

Most individuals diagnosed with infectious, active TB are asked to home isolate during their infectious period of the disease and may be recommended to take directly observed treatment (DOT). There is a risk that clients perceive home isolation and DOT as punitive interventions by the health care team. This webinar will review the meaning of home isolation and DOT from both the medical and client perspective and offer recommendations to minimize the negative impact these interventions have on individuals’ lives.

Compassion, Inclusion and Engagement (CIE) Program - September 17, 2018

Presenter:  Blake Stitilis

The CIE Project brings together people who use drugs (also referred to as peers), service providers, and health leadership to improve peer engagement, build capacity, and sustain networks focused on harm reduction systems improvements, especially in urban centres outside of the lower mainland.  This webinar will outline the project and the approach taken to supporting communities in responding to the overdose crisis.

Walking in two worlds:  Harm reduction and Indigenous Peoples - September 17, 2018

Presenter:  Nurse Educator

Harm reduction means many things to many people, and from an indigenous perspective ‘harm reduction’ has been around much longer than the words to describe it. In this conversation we will talk about indigenous ways of connection as fundamentals in harm reduction practices, and how those fundamentals can help guide us in more western-based practices.

Practice Updates: Contraceptive Management: Competencies and Decision Support Tools (DSTs) for Certified Practice. STI Non-Certified Practice DSTs and STI Certified Practice Competencies - November 17, 2020