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Improving our Health: The Need to Enhance the Post-Approval Surveillance System for HIV/AIDS Drugs in Canada/Vers une meilleure sant

Publication type: 
Position Paper
Agency: 
Canadian Treatment Action Council
Date: 
2000-12
Pages: 
54
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
This paper addresses concerns that people living with HIV/AIDS have with the present system for monitoring the effects of drugs after they have been licensed for sale. The paper includes a description of the system, definitions of key terms, and a summary of existing reporting, systemic, and programmatic problems. The authors recommend a consumer-centred, easily accessible, open and transparent process that respects individual confidentiality. The authors include recommendations to make the system more responsive to consumer needs.
Keywords: 
advocacy; Canadian Treatment Action Council; consumer; drugs; drug treatment; federal government policy; HIV; HIV/AIDS; policy reform; treatment

1st Annual Awards for Action on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights

Publication type: 
Conference / Meeting Proceedings
Agency: 
Canadian HIV/Aids Legal Network; Human Rights Watch
Sponsor: 
Canadian HIV/Aids Legal Network; Human Rights Watch
Date: 
2002-09
Pages: 
14
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
Includes criteria for nominating individuals or not-for-profit organizations to receive an award in recognition of excellence and long-term commitment to HIV/AIDS and human rights issues, as well as descriptions of the accomplishments of the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU) as the 2002 national recipient and Dr. Wan Yanhai as the 2002 international recipient.
Keywords: 
AIZHI Action Project; AIDS; Beijing; Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network; conference; DTES; Dr. Wan Yanhai; HIV; HIV/AIDS; human rights; Human Rights Watch;

Programme for a Medical Prescription of Narcotics

Publication type: 
Research Paper / Project Report
Pages: 
11
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
The document is a summary of a report that evaluates the Medical Prescription of Narcotics Programme, a program that, in accordance with the Swiss government, allows for the prescription of narcotics to individuals through 18 different treatment centres. The report includes a discussion of: the pharmacology and toxicology of the prescribed substances; the participants state of health and dependent behaviour; the practicability of the study and its economic viability; an overview of research studies and data sources; a summary of substance-related results, patient-related results, and project-related results. The author concludes that heroin-assisted treatment is useful and recommends the continuation of the programme.
Keywords: 
addictions; drugs; drug treatment; health services; injection drug use; injection drug users; methadone; program evaluation; Programme for a Medical Prescription of Narcotics; research; treatment;

Joining the Circle: An Aboriginal Harm Reduction Model

Publication type: 
Training / Education Manual
Agency: 
The Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network
Sponsor: 
Correctional Services of Canada; Medical Services Branch and Health Promotions and Programs Branch o
Pages: 
80
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
A guide for developing harm reduction programs among Aboriginal communities -Reserves, urban, and prison - as a response to the crisis of HIV transmission through injection drug use (IDU). Sources of information for the guide include a survey of 126 Aboriginal IDUs in various Canadian cities and prisons. The authors describe the situation of IDU among the Aboriginal community and highlight the four components of a harm reduction model: needle exchange programs; condom distribution; methadone maintenance treatment; and counselling. Other sections include: research methodology for the survey; Aboriginal IDU Behaviour and Potential Harm; Canadian Prisons and the Issue of HIV/AIDS and Aboriginal People; Mobility Issues; Barriers to Harm Reduction based on survey responses; and Conclusions and Recommendations for the Implementation of an Aboriginal Community Harm Reduction Program.
Keywords: 
Aboriginal; Aboriginal programs; Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN); harm reduction; HIV; HIV/AIDS; injection drug use; IDU; prison; substance use

Province Excludes Homeless, Poor with New Election Requirements

Publication type: 
Media Release
Date: 
1999-11-17
Pages: 
1
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
A press release prepared by Vancouver's Voice, a team of COPE/Green/Independent candidates in the Vancouver municipal election. The document describes a new provincial provision in the Municipal Act requiring voters registering at the polls to provide two pieces of identification. Green candidate, Dale Hofmann, argues this provision will negatively impact marginalized populations in Vancouver.
Keywords: 
elections-municipal; homelessness; municipal government; poverty; voting; Vancouver's Voices; Vancouver City Council

Vancouver's Voice Candidates Call For Preventative Measures to Tackle Drugs and Crime

Publication type: 
Media Release
Date: 
1999-11-16
Pages: 
1
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
A press release prepared by Vancouver's Voice, a team of COPE/Green/Independent candidates in the Vancouver municipal election. The document highlights a two-pronged approach to dealing with problems associated with drugs and crime in Vancouver; and quotes candidates supporting harm reduction strategies, collective approaches, and long-term residential treatment and community support programs.
Keywords: 
crime; downtown eastside; DTES; elections-municipal; harm reduction; municipal government; Vancouver's Voices; Vancouver City Council

10th Annual British Columbia Conference: HIV/AIDS Learning From Each Other

Publication type: 
Conference / Meeting Proceedings
Agency: 
Continuing Education in the Health Sciences University of British Columbia; British Columbia Centre
Date: 
1997-10-26-28
Pages: 
238
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
The conference syllabus contains a one to two page abstract of 75 different presentations. Topics include: Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS - International and National Overview; Interdisciplinary Care for Pregnant Women; Empowerment Through Information; Men Who Have Sex with Men: Points of Crisis; Peer Education: Models for High Risk Youth; Supporting Injection Drug Users: Housing; Emotional, Spiritual and Mental Issues in Living with HIV; Issues in Pregnancy Before and After; The Costs of Living with HIV; Bodily Hazards, Emotional Risks: The HIV/AIDS Workplace; The Intersection of Violence and HIV; Palliative Care; Community-Based Research; Changing HIV Risk Related Behaviour; Ethnocultural Issues in HIV/AIDS; Creative Approaches to Supporting Access to Care; HIV and Aboriginal Women; HIV Prevention: National Strategies, Local Implications; HIV/AIDS in Prisons; First Nations Educational Strategies; Women and Prevention; Transgender and HIV/AIDS; Rural Outreach: Connecting Communities
Keywords: 
aboriginal; aboriginal women; bisexual men; community-based research; conference; criminal justice system; epidemiology; education; gay men; harm reduction; health; HIV; HIV/AIDS; HIV transmission; injection drug users; prison; public health; research; risk behaviour; rural health; treatment; violence; work; workplace; women; youth

The Evaluation of the Select Programs of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network

Publication type: 
Annual Report
Sponsor: 
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
Date: 
2001-03-31
Pages: 
68
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
A detailed report produced by an outside organization to evaluate the work of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network over a five year period. The report summarizes the evaluation process which included a review of written materials, a consideration of activities carried out by the Network staff, and interviews with organizations and individuals associated with the Network. The report also includes a description of the methodology used, a summary of the stakeholder's perceptions, suggestions for future action, and a detailed analysis of the goals and policy implications of the work done in the following three areas: HIV/AIDS in Prisons, Rapid HIV Testing, and Injection Drug Use.
Keywords: 
AIDS; advocacy; Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network; HIV/AIDS; HIV; injection drug use; injection drug user; methodology; policy; prison; prisoners; programs; program evaluation; research

VANDU's Via Duct Clean Up and Metal Lock Sharpes Container Program Proposal

Publication type: 
Project Proposal / Grant Application
Agency: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU)
Date: 
2002-08
Pages: 
3
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
A brief description of the VANDU volunteers' proposal for a sharpes container program that would involve installing 35 self-locking sharpes containers throughout alley ways in the downtown eastside for the collection of drug-related garbage. The document also includes testimonies of individuals in favour of the program and a map indicating proposed locations for the sharpes containers.
Keywords: 
community health; downtown eastside; DTES; drug use; injection drug use; IDU; harm reduction; needle exchange; Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU)

VANDU Strathcona Community Centre Meeting: List of Community Concerns

Publication type: 
Conference / Meeting Proceedings
Agency: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU)
Date: 
2000-01-11
Pages: 
2
Collections: 
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Summary: 
The document is a list of community concerns gathered through a consultation process regarding the development of a resource centre in the downtown eastside.
Keywords: 
community centre; community services; downtown eastside; DTES; social support; support services; Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU)

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