Resource Database
Search downloadable guides and handouts on a variety of sexual health topics. Available in multiple languages.
Search downloadable guides and handouts on a variety of sexual health topics. Available in multiple languages.
This BCCDC Position Statement includes a summary of recent evidence for using doxycycline as prophylaxis (doxyPEP) for STI prevention, as well as information to guide clinicians on how to prescribe and manage doxyPEP.
A one-page document to answer frequently asked questions related to the treatment of syphilis with Bicillin® L-A.
A downloadable handout with step-by-step visual instructions for how to collect a vaginal swab sample. These instructions were developed to be transferrable across different implementation scenarios that use self-collected samples for STI testing.
A downloadable handout with step-by-step visual instructions for how to collect a rectal swab sample. These instructions were developed to be transferrable across different implementation scenarios that use self-collected samples for STI testing.
A downloadable handout with step-by-step visual instructions for how to collect a throat swab sample. These instructions were developed to be transferrable across different implementation scenarios that use self-collected samples for STI testing.
This 18-page colour booklet was developed to support health care providers giving herpes diagnoses to patients. It focuses on understanding emotional reactions to a herpes diagnosis and talking to patients about herpes using non-stigmatizing language. It also includes a series of frequently asked questions and suggested answers, as well as herpes supports and counselling resources....
What is HIV PrEP PrEP stands for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis. It is the use of daily or on demand (event-driven) oral antiretroviral therapy (ART) by HIV negative individuals to reduce the risk of acquiring HIV. HIV PrEP refers to ongoing use of ART before and after potential exposure to HIV. This is different from HIV post-exposure...
A 4-page handout offering detailed information about HIV PrEP for health care providers that prescribe or wish to start prescribing PrEP.
To assist clinicians with the interpretation of HIV results when BCCDC Public Health Laboratory (BCPHL) staff notify them of probable acute HIV cases
To assist clinicians with the interpretation of HIV results when BCCDC Public Health Laboratory (BCPHL) reports results as potential false positive.