BC-CfE researchers well represented at 2021 CAHR Conference
18 June 2021
BC-CfE researchers presented their latest findings and publications at this month’s annual Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR) conference.
United Nations adopts ambitious 95-95-95-95 Target
14 June 2021
On June 8th the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on AIDS adopted a set of new and ambitious targets.
The BC-CfE Celebrates its nursing staff for National Nursing Week 2021
11 May 2021
National Nursing Week is upon us again and the BC-CfE is proud to celebrate this event honouring our registered nurses (RN), licensed practical nurses (LPN), and nurse practitioners (NP). Many of our frontline nursing staff work at the BC-CfE’s Hope to Health Research and Innovation Centre (H2H) in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES), where they serve a difficult-to-reach population with compassion and strength.
BC-CfE Research Presented at the CAHR 2021 Virtual Conference
5 May 2021
CAHR is excited to announce that this meeting will be delivered on a new and exciting technological platform, to provide an interactive and user-friendly experience.
Virtual conference participants will enjoy all the activities that make the CAHR Conference an engaging learning experience including plenary sessions; special sessions on a wide variety of topics; oral abstracts and poster viewings; and opportunities to converse and network with colleagues and friends. The agenda and format are under development, and the CAHR website will be updated regularly as additional information becomes available.
PrEP and TasP¨ modelling shows need for optimization
30 April 2021
Gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM) have been disproportionally affected by the HIV epidemic in British Columbia (BC). Since 2010, Treatment as Prevention¨ (TasP¨) has been adopted as a public health policy in BC to maximize health care engagement of people living with HIV and improve virologic suppression, and as a result, to reduce secondary new infections. However, TasP¨ has been relatively less responsive in reducing HIV transmission among MSM than in other populations in BC, which calls for further optimization and combination with other preventive strategies.
BC-CfE webinar examines unconscious bias
30 April 2021
The webinar was presented by Alia Ali, the founder and Principal Consultant with Empathy Catalyst Consulting. The BC-CfE’s Valerie Nicholson, an Elder, Co-investigator, and Indigenous Peer Research Associate also presented, and Dr. Surita Parashar, a BC-CfE Research Scientist, organized and helped host the event.