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What is the HIV Care Registry? Connecting with care can feel good and can sustain health. Positive Living BC’s HIV Care Registry is an online database designed to help people living with HIV (PLHIV) in BC find the care providers they need...

If you have any sexual concerns, health care providers can give you information and support.  They may not bring up the topic of sexual health, but most providers are usually open to talking about it. They can rule out medical concerns or...

The INSTI test kit is the only rapid test that is licenced for use in Canada. The test uses a few drops of blood, which are taken from a finger poke. People who test negative will know their result within a few minutes. If the test is...

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-...

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-...

Setting the context In November 2012, the BCCDC Outreach Nursing Program hosted two workshops on Trauma Informed Care. The workshops explored the topics of trauma and its relationship to addiction, HIV and STIs. Thanks to our community...

Introduction Many people practice kink as part of their sex life, yet health care practitioners are rarely given specific training or information about this often misunderstood aspect of sexuality. This is the first of a three part series...

Background Since its introduction in 1996, combined anti-retroviral therapy (cART) has led to enormous improvements in the health and survival of HIV positive (HIV+) persons. However, the success of cART is intrinsic upon patient adherence...

How can organizations incorporate a trauma informed approach? In 1992, the US Congress directed SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) to direct their focus to substance abuse and mental health services for...

To better serve people living with HIV in BC, and to help them connect with health care, Positive Living BC has re-launched its HIV Care Registry.   The online, province-wide database lists care providers who have experience with...

For people living with HIV in BC, Positive Living BC has recently launched a website where you can search for service providers near you that have experience working with HIV-positive individuals. The HIV Care Registry is designed to...

The STI Outreach and Chee Mamuk programs at the BC Centre for Disease Control, along with Providence Health and Canadian Nurses in AIDS Care (CANAC), are sponsoring two Trauma workshops this November. The presenter, Elizabeth Vermilyea...

Background Sex workers face many barriers when it comes to accessing primary health care, and sexual and reproductive health services.  Being informed about the diversity of sex workers’ experiences can enable providers to connect with sex...

What does non-monogamy actually mean? People of all genders and sexual orientations have many different ways of being sexually active outside of monogamous relationships. Some of the ways that people are sexually active include: Being...

Trauma prevalence is difficult to establish when looking at the common categories of trauma: Simple or single incident trauma Complex or repetitive trauma Developmental trauma Historical trauma Research on the epidemiology of trauma...

For HIV testing (point of care), do I have to make an appointment? Is walk-in fine?
Hi there, I was wondering, for the Point of Care locations, do you need to have an MSP card in order to partake in the rapid HIV testing? Also, could you tell me what POC locations offer rapid HIV testing? Thank you!
Hi there, I have recently moved to BC and do not have a care card yet, however i do have my alberta health care still. Am i still able to come to the clinic and recieve full panel testing? Will I be charged? how much?
Dear Helath Care Service, Please let me know specific answer from your side. I received unprotected blow job or oral sex one time about 2 minutes from a ladyboy who has HIV positive. I ejaculated in her mouth. Can I affect HIV...

Background According to the law in British Columbia, every person 19 years of age and older has the right to give or refuse consent to health care when it is being offered, provided they have the capacity to consent.**      In obtaining...