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Blog: March 2014
What are HIV-negative gay men’s understandings of sexual safety without condoms?
Mar 26, 2014 by Daniel Grace, PhD, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, by and Mark Gilbert, Physician Epidemiologist, Clinical Prevention Services, BCCDC
Background
We set out to learn what HIV-negative gay men in Vancouver understood about sexual safety and their experiences of having anal sex without condoms.
Participants were asked to talk about their everyday social...
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Categories: New knowledge
New HIV testing online course offered by BC Centre for Disease Control
Mar 19, 2014 by James Tigchelaar, Educator, Clinical Prevention Services Education Team, BCCDC
Nurses who currently offer HIV testing in BC were likely introduced to the theory and practice through the BC Centre for Disease Control’s face-to-face (F2F) HIV testing workshop. The BCCDC Clinical Prevention Services Education...
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Categories: Program updates
New Web Tool - Hepatitis C: The Basics!
Mar 12, 2014 by LIza McGuinness, Project Manager, Hepatitis Services, Clinical Prevention Services, BCCDC
Looking for one stop, easy-to-understand information about hepatitis C for your patients? A free online learning module, Hepatitis C: The...
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Categories: Program updates
A review of the Wellspring Conference (Encounters with Trauma, Hope and Healing)
Mar 5, 2014 by Andrew Larcombe, Clinical supervisor, Addictions and Mental Health, Downtown Community Health Centre, VCH;, by and Catherine Fallis, Registered Clinical Counsellor, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner
“Spread the conference info to other health authorities, thank you, excellent”
- Participant...
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Categories: Current practice
