The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) congratulates Dr. Deborah Birx on her appointment as the White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator
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Quasi-experiments: Research without an experiment
Quasi-experiments: Research without an experiment Read More »
BC-CfE shines spotlight on HIV cure research at Nanaimo community event
BC-CfE shines spotlight on HIV cure research at Nanaimo community event Read More »
Primary care physicians and nurse practitioners from over 20 clinics across Metro Vancouver converged on UBC’s Robson Square for the first Inner City Medicine Review last fall. The event was organized and hosted by the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) and Vancouver Coastal Health’s (VCH) Department of Family and Community Practice to encourage sharing best practices in treating some of the most challenging conditions clients in the inner city present with in Vancouver clinics. These include opioid use disorder, psychosis, hepatitis C and COPD, among others.
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Dr. Cong Jin presents on innovative steps China is taking to increase HIV testing efficiency including installing HIV test kits in vending machines at universities across the country.
Recent BC-CfE paper published in the Journal of Virology expands our understanding of the genetic diversity of the HIV reservoir.
Recent BC-CfE publication adds to HIV cure knowledge Read More »
The fall HIV/ARV Update brought expert presentations about scientific findings on HIV decriminalization, phylogenetics, Indigenous health and more.
HIV decriminalization, phylogenetics and Indigenous health headline Fall ARV update Read More »
The BC-CfE’s BOOST (Best practices in Oral Opioid agoniSt Therapy) Collaborative hosted its fourth learning session of the year-long project, drawing collaborators from across BC
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The Positive Living Community Dental Clinic opened in February 2018 to ensure people living with HIV could access dental care in an inviting setting. Most importantly, the clinic people living with HIV with access to affordable dental care. Through a combination of donations and offsetting costs with paying patients, fees can be covered for those without available funds or health coverage.
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Fifty-three year old Vancouver resident Sage Rinaldo lived with hepatitis C for many years before working up the courage to seek treatment. Rinaldo credits a community health nurse in the Downtown Eastside who gained her trust and helped her successfully treat her hepatitis C with a new anti-viral treatment. Now, Rinaldo is giving back by taking part in a long-term follow up study focussed on reinfection prevention. The Per-SVR study is aiming to better understand if, how and when hepatitis C reinfection may occur.
Power combo: Harm reduction plus effective treatment help prevent spread of Hepatitis C Read More »
