Resource Database
Search downloadable guides and handouts on a variety of sexual health topics. Available in multiple languages.
Professional Development
Professional development resources for sexual health service providers in British Columbia.
Herpes: Health Care Provider’s Guide
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....
HIV PrEP Toolkit for Clinicians
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...
HIV PrEP – Handout for Health Care Providers
A 4-page handout offering detailed information about HIV PrEP for health care providers that prescribe or wish to start prescribing PrEP.
HIV PrEP Prescriber Notification Letter
A notification letter that can be provided to clients that are eligible for HIV PrEP to present to a physician or nurse practitioner where there may not be a prescriber directly on site during an initial sexual health history and assessment.
HIV Incidence Risk Index for MSM (HIRI-MSM)
What is this tool? The HIV Incidence Risk Index for men who have sex with men (HIRI-MSM) tool is a clinical scoring tool that can help identify men who have sex with men who may have a higher chance of getting HIV. The HIRI-MSM clinical scoring calculator is one tool used in British Columbia to...
Laboratory Results Suggestive of Acute HIV
To assist clinicians with the interpretation of HIV results when BCCDC Public Health Laboratory (BCPHL) staff notify them of probable acute HIV cases
False Positive HIV Laboratory Test Results
To assist clinicians with the interpretation of HIV results when BCCDC Public Health Laboratory (BCPHL) reports results as potential false positive.
HPV: Health Care Provider’s Guide
This booklet was developed to assist health care providers in helping clients understand & normalize HPV, to provide sympathetic & non-judgmental information around HPV infection, vaccination, screening, and treatment, as well as to support clients through HPV-related anxiety. It also includes a series of frequently asked questions and suggested answers, as well as HPV and...