Links

Here are some links to other websites that you may find helpful, both for your own practice and to share with your clients.

Clinical and public health guidelines

• BC Centre for Disease Control – BC guidelines for the diagnosis, clinical management and treatment, and public health follow-up of STIs and HIV. 
• BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS – BC therapeutic guidelines for the treatment of HIV/AIDS.
• Public Health Agency of Canada – Canadian guidelines for sexually transmitted infections.
• Provincial Point of Care "Rapid" HIV Testing Program – Point of Care guidelines, testing sites, workshop information and documentation templates.
• Provincial HIV Testing Guidelines – BC guidelines for health care providers.
• HIV in Canada: A primer for service providers – CATIE publication providing an overview of the HIV landscape in Canada.
• Canadian Guidelines on Sexually Transmitted Infections MOBILE APP – Provides up-to-date recommendations for STI screening, diagnosis, management and treatment (including antibiotic resistant gonorrhea). Available for Apple (iOS) and Android devices.

Trends in STI and HIV

• BC Centre for Disease Control – BC annual surveillance reports on STI and HIV. 
• Public Health Agency of Canada (STI) – National surveillance reports and publications on STI and Hepatitis C. 
• Public Health Agency of Canada (HIV) – National surveillance reports and publications on HIV/AIDS. 

Other sexual health resources for your clients  

• Options for Sexual Health – BC non-profit provider of sexual health services through clinics, advocacy, education programs and an information and referral phone line.
• Health Initiative for Men – Community-based organizing dedicated to strengthening the health and well-being of gay men.    
• Island Sexual Health Society – Vancouver-Island based agency that provides sexual health services.
• SexandU – Canadian sexual health resource provided by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada.