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BC-CfE researchers attend world’s most influential meeting on HIV research

August 13, 2021 | BC-CfE

The 11th International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Science took place from July 18th to the 21st and BC-CfE researchers attending the virtual conference used the opportunity to present their latest findings.

BC-CfE marks World Hepatitis Day

July 28, 2021 | BC-CfE

Today, July 28th, is World Hepatitis Day, a day to raise awareness of the global burden of viral hepatitis and also to influence meaningful change in delivering care to those living with the virus. The theme this year is ‘Hepatitis Can’t Wait’.

BC-CfE and Vancouver Coastal Health Collaborate on new Treatment Optimization of Psychosis (TOP) Collaborative

July 16, 2021 | BC-CfE

The Treatment Optimization of Psychosis (TOP) Collaborative officially launched on Wednesday, June 23rd. TOP is a quality improvement initiative led by the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) in partnership with Vancouver Coastal Health’s (VCH) Mental Health and Substance Use Services.

BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS and Vancouver Coastal Health Collaborate on Treatment Optimization of Psychosis (TOP)

June 23, 2021 | BC-CfE

The Treatment Optimization of Psychosis (TOP) Collaborative, launching today, is a quality improvement (QI) initiative led by the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) in partnership with Vancouver Coastal Health’s (VCH) Mental Health and Substance Use Services.

UNAIDS calls for greater focus on ending inequalities to end AIDS with new 95-95-95 Target

June 22, 2021 | BC-CfE

In 2014, an ambitious new strategy was developed, under the leadership of BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) Executive Director & Physician-in-Chief Dr. Julio Montaner with the support of the BC-CfE, under the auspices of the United Nations Joint AIDS Program (UNAIDS). This was formally endorsed by UNAIDS after extensive international consultations. The new strategy had the specific goal of ending AIDS as an epidemic concern by 2030, defined as decreasing AIDS related mortality and HIV new infections globally by 90% using 2010 as the baseline. The short-term goal of the strategy was to ensure that at least 90% of people living with HIV (PLHIV) were diagnosed, at least 90% of those diagnosed were on antiretroviral therapy (ART), and at least 90% of those on ART were virally suppressed (meaning they cannot transmit the virus) by the end of 2020.

Dr. Julio Montaner: Canada must recommit to targets which will bring an end to HIV/AIDS by 2030

June 11, 2021 | Vancouver Sun

June 5 marked 40 years since the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention first described cases of what came to be known as AIDS. Since then, UNAIDS estimates nearly 33 million people have died from HIV/AIDS, and about 38 million people currently live with HIV.

BC-CfE statement on Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc discovery

June 8, 2021 | BC-CfE

The devastating Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation discovery of an unmarked grave containing the remains of 215 Indigenous children at the site of the former Kamloops Residential School is a horrendous substantiation of the maltreatment suffered by Indigenous Peoples in Canada.

BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) supports the use of all four COVID-19 vaccines approved in Canada for persons living with HIV (PLWH)

May 27, 2021 | BC-CfE

The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) Committee for Drug Evaluation and Therapy (CDET) has completed the evaluation of available data regarding the use of the four COVID-19 vaccines currently approved in Canada for persons living with HIV (PLWH). Those four vaccines are the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, which are mRNA vaccines, and the AstraZeneca and Janssen, which are viral vector vaccines.

BC-CfE awarded the 2020 Doctors of BC’s Excellence in Health Promotion Award

April 30, 2021 | BC-CfE

The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) is the winner of the 2020 Doctors of BC’s Excellence in Health Promotion Award – Non-Profit category.

The BC-CfE mourns Carl P. Vanderspek

March 31, 2021 | BC-CfE

The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) is mourning the passing of its dear friend and generous supporter Carl P. Vanderspek. Having achieved tremendous success in business, he sought out champions and causes whose success would have great impact and his support of the BC-CfE was central to this philosophy.

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