News
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October 28, 2018
Call for Abstracts and Workshops: 27th Annual Conference
The Canadian Association of Nurses in HIV/AIDS Care (CANAC) will hold its 27th annual conference on April 25-27th, 2019, titled “Tradition + Innovation, Informing Today’s HIV care”. We invite abstracts focusing on clinical management, treatment challenges, nurse leadership, strategies / initiatives to engage patients in care and coinfection.
Read our Call for Abstracts and Workshop Outlines 2019 for more information.
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May 3, 2018
Board Nominations for 2018 now open
Thinking about ways you can be more involved with the organization? We have a number of positions up for election on our Board this year. As we move through a period of reorganization, we are looking for enthusiastic and committed members who would like to participate in helping to shape and move CANAC forward.
There are six positions available. Please have a look at the information provided for description of all roles. Being a Board member involves 2 face to face meetings per year, one at the annual conference, teleconferences, usually once a month, as necessary and email communication. Board positions are open to Nurse members. Board terms begin on November 1st.
Click here for the Board Nomination Package 2018. The nomination deadline is July 27, 2018.
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April 28, 2018
CANAC Nurses published in JANAC
Childhood Sexual Abuse in a Population of Patients Living With HIV: Prevalence and Impact by Jane McCall, MSN, RN, Patricia Lauridsen-Hoegh, BSN, LLB, RN, Dave Unger, BA, MSc, MD, CCFP, FCFP, J. Craig Phillips, LLM, PhD, RN, ARNP, ACRN, FAAN, Julie Kille, BSN, MSN, RN.
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April 11, 2018
Joint Position Statement on Harm Reduction released
The Canadian Association of Nurses in HIV/AIDS Care (CANAC), in partnership with the CNA and the Harm Reduction Nurses Association (HRNA) are pleased to release a joint position statement on Harm Reduction and Substance Use.
Harm reduction is an essential approach to reduce the adverse health, social and economic consequences of substance use without requiring abstinence.
Read more in the joint position statement.
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February 19, 2018
CANAC Awards of Excellence: Nominations now open
Know a CANAC nurse that goes above and beyond? Nominate them for an Award of Excellence! Deadline for nominations is April 1, 2018.
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February 19, 2018
26th Annual Conference: Preliminary Program released
View the 26th Annual Conference Preliminary Program today.
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January 22, 2018
26th Annual Conference: Registration is Open
Registration is now open for our 26th Annual Conference: Acting Up, Reducing Harm.
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November 21, 2017
Call for Abstracts and Workshops: 26th Annual Conference
CANAC is pleased to invite abstracts for workshops and oral presentations for our 26th Annual Conference, Acting Up, Reducing Harm: Clinical Practice and Advocacy in the Context of Crisis, to be held in Vancouver, BC on April 5-7, 2018.
Call for Abstracts and Workshop Outlines (English)
Appel de résumés et d’ateliers (français)
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October 4, 2017
CANAC launches new Online Membership Portal