BC-CfE researchers present their findings at CAHR 2022

In late April the Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR) held its annual conference. With more than 1,000 members, CAHR is the leading organization of HIV/AIDS researchers in Canada. The theme for this year’s virtual conference was “Striving Towards Equity and Flourishing in the HIV Response”. In choosing the theme, organizers of the conference compared the decades-long fight for equitable distribution of antiretroviral therapy (ART) to the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, and the massive disparities seen between high and low-income countries in both.

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St. Paul’s Hospital AIDS Ward Closed 8 Years Ago

On May 27th, 2014, eight years ago today, the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS and Providence Health Care closed the dedicated HIV/AIDS inpatient unit at St. Paul’s Hospital, known as ward 10C, and repurposed it into an urban health unit. This was a historic landmark, as Vancouver became the first city in the world to repurpose its AIDS ward

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Treatment Optimization of Psychosis (TOP) and how BC is improving care for those living with schizophrenia

Schizophrenia affects more than 24 million people worldwide according to the World Health Organization. Common symptoms include thinking disorder, delusions, hallucinations, and negative syndrome, which induces severe loss of interest and social isolation. The term schizophrenia literally means “a splitting of the mind” and was coined in 1908 by Swiss psychiatrist Dr. Paul Eugen Bleuler.

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Chapter 1: Pre-HAART (1992 – 1996)

In the 30 years since its inception in 1992, the advancements made by the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) have transformed HIV from a rapidly fatal disease, to a chronic and manageable illness that is highly, and easily, preventable. By helping shape local and global policy with its Treatment as Prevention¨ strategy, the BC-CfE has quite literally revolutionized HIV/AIDS care, saving and improving millions of lives worldwide.

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BC-CfE urges heightened caution due to monkeypox

Health authorities in Canada, the US, Spain, Portugal, and the UK have issued alerts over possible outbreaks of monkeypox. This viral infection is usually spread by respiratory transmission, but in these latest cases certain characteristics point towards fluid contact as a possible mode of transmission. A majority of these monkeypox cases are among men who have sex with men.

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BC Centre for Excellence Celebrating 30 Years

This year the BC-CfE is celebrating its 30th year of excellence. In this video, Dr. Julio Montaner, the BC-CfE’s Executive Director and Physician-in-chief, kicks off the anniversary activities, reflecting on how the Centre has grown and evolved since 1992 and thanking its patients, the staff, the numerous supporters, partners and friends.

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Canada Post has provided notification of restarting their operations on December 17, 2024. As Canada Post ramps up and stabilizes their services, the BC-CfE will continue the following measures on an interim basis to minimize service disruption to BC-CfE clients and providers.

  • The BC-CfE Laboratory will utilize private courier for delivery of outgoing reports and documents. (Lab Contact Information: Phone 604-806-8775; FAX 604-806-9463)
  • The BC-CfE Drug Treatment Program (DTP) will fax outgoing forms and documents to the provider’s office. (DTP Contact Information: Phone 604-806-8515; FAX 604-806-9044)
  • St. Paul’s Hospital Ambulatory Pharmacy will utilize private courier for delivery of medications. (Contact Information: Phone 1-800-547-3622; FAX 604-806-8675)