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Background Policy makers and intervention strategists are increasingly aware that the Internet provides opportunities to meet young people “where they are at.” For example, young gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM)...
Background The rates of infectious syphilis have substantially increased over the past decade. Gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM) represent almost two thirds of all syphilis diagnoses in British Columbia (BC) from...
Presented by the Community-Based Research Centre for Gay Men's Health and CATIE Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2017 Time: 10:00-11:00 AM PDT Register here! Our understanding of Hepatitis C transmission and the development of effective Hep C...
This week, the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) officially launched the new syphilis awareness campaign, Make Syphistory. Background Between 2010 and 2015, the rate of infectious syphilis in BC quadrupled. In 2015, there were 762...
Background Internet-based testing services can contribute to the spectrum of services that are needed to reduce barriers to care among young gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM). Yet, as noted previously, there are...
Part of the gbMSM Health Network Webinar Series, presented by CATIE and The Network: BC's gbMSM Health Resource. Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2017 Time: 10:00 AM Pacific time Register here! Suicide is the 9th leading cause of death among...
Part of the gbMSM Health Network Webinar Series, presented by CATIE and The Network: BC's gbMSM Health Resource. Date: Tuesday, June 27, 2017 Time: 10:00 AM Pacific time Register now! Motivating youth to take an active role in their own...
Background Infectious syphilis rates in British Columbia (BC) are the highest they’ve been in 30 years from 2018 data [1]. Males account for the majority of cases, and in 2016 gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM)...
Presented By: Community-Based Research Centre and BC’s gbMSM Health Network, in partnership with CATIE Date: Tuesday, January 31 Time: 10:00 - 11:00 AM PST This webinar will review what is known regarding current drug use trends among gay...
The Community Based Research Centre and CATIE are hosting a second webinar in their gbMSM Health Series to present findings from the last Sex Now Survey. Tuesday, February 28th 10:00 AM PST Click here to register in advance. Over 8,000...
PEP/PrEP Update – A BC Case Study Date: 27 March 2017 Time: 10:00 AM PDT Register: https://catie.webex.com/catie/onstage/g.php?MTID=e8684a9c8fe97385cafaed9a5ae413f62 In 2014, the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS launched the Non-...
Background British Columbia has been in the midst of a syphilis epidemic for several years. Gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM) continue to be the most affected population. In response, the Clinical Prevention...
Background HIV prevention continues to be a public health priority in British Columbia (BC). Incidence and prevalence are two measures of disease frequency used to inform our response to the HIV epidemic. Incidence is the number of new...
Treatment as prevention and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) have expanded the definitions of “safer sex” for people living with HIV. It’s important to update resources and messages to reflect current evidence, and to support everyone in...
British Columbia (BC) is now the first province or territory in Canada to recommend one-time birth cohort screening for people born from 1945 to 1965. This update is included in recent revisions to the British Columbia Centre for Disease...