Every year, after Halloween night, news articles are published claiming that there are drugs in children’s Halloween candy. In this Knowledge Thirsty Thursday, we will be examining why this phenomenon continues to haunt parents and ...
In this three-hour training, participants will learn about ChemSex (otherwise known as Party N’ Play or PNP), a rising phenomenon related to sexualized substance use in the queer community. As participation in ChemSex grows, so ...
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 ...
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, ...
When 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? ...
Although 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 ...
This 2-hour workshop provides a high-level overview of who sex workers are, the types of work sex workers may be involved in, and the difference between sex work and sex trafficking. Please register below. Having ...
During this Knowledge Thirsty Thursday we are discussing how safer sex practices change as we age. We’ve heard of the rising age of those living with HIV, and the syphilis and gonorrhea outbreaks in Alberta, ...
To understand how to support sex workers, we first need to understand the nuances of the existing laws and legislation that govern sex workers. In this 2-hour workshop, participants will unpack local, national, and international ...
The Canadian AIDS Memorial Quilt is more than just a collection of fabric and stitches. It is a living memory of the almost 25,000 Canadians who have died of AIDS-related causes, and a powerful symbol ...
