Harm Reduction 101: Sex, Drugs, Human Rights
Online Virtual EventWhat is harm reduction? Is it an enabling mindset that promotes drug use or a life-saving measure rooted in public health? Regardless of who you ask, harm reduction has become a controversial hot button topic. ...
Substance Use 101: Substances, Safety, & Support
What comes to mind when you think of drugs? Scenes from reefer madness? Uma Therman getting a violent injection in her chest in Pulp Fiction? Experiences from your college days? Or are you thinking of ...
Mental Health, Substance Use, and the Trades Workshop: Part Two
Since 2018, 3773 men in Alberta aged 20-49 have died due to drug toxicity. In Calgary, April of 2023 recorded the most accidental drug toxicity deaths. The Alberta trades industry comprises approximately 84% men, and ...
Knowledge Thirsty Thursdays: Racism & HIV: Disrupting a System Rooted in Settler Colonialism and Systemic Racism
This webinar delves into the intricate relationship between settler colonialism, systemic racism, and the perpetuation of HIV rates among racialized communities. By examining the historical context, structural inequities, and barriers to healthcare access, participants will ...
Universal Precautions 101: Best Practices in Protection Against Blood-Borne Pathogens
How do we protect ourselves from viruses, bacterial infections, germs, and other biohazardous risks in our lives and work? This 1-hour training will explain universal precautions and best practices focused on protecting and preventing HIV, ...
HIV 101: Testing, Treatment, and Prevention
Online Virtual EventWhen HIV is mentioned in conversation or the media, what image is conjured? Is it someone dying in a hospital bed? Is it large-scale protest marches? Is this even still a threatening virus in Canada? ...
Sex Worker Pride Day
Today, September 14th, we celebrate Sex Worker Pride, a global event that recognizes achievements of the sex worker rights movement. Sex Worker Pride was initiated in 2019 by the NSWP, with the aim to increase visibility ...
Safer Sex Supplies 101: Know Before you Go
Condoms! Dental Dams! Lube! OH MY! You might think your clients know everything about protecting the family jewels, but there is so much more to understand than a rollup/rolldown demonstration on a banana. In this ...
HCV & Syphilis 101: What’s the deal with these sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections?
Online Virtual EventAlthough medical knowledge for the prevention of sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections continues to advance, many individuals have a limited understanding of Hepatitis A,B, or C, and Syphilis. What are these STIs? What are their ...