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PRAs bring expertise and passion to study on access to HIV care

28 March 2019

Tim Wesseling and Sean Grieve are approachable, engaging and affable; more importantly, they are passionate and dedicated to making a difference in their communities. Both are peer research associates (PRAs) on the BC-CfE’s STOP HIV/AIDS¨ Program Evaluation (SHAPE) study, which aims to uncover what factors influence individuals’ access HIV health care and how people can best be supported to stay engaged in care.

Here’s what happened at CROI

14 March 2019

Top researchers from around the world gathered in Seattle last week to share the latest in the ongoing battle against HIV/AIDS and related infectious diseases. The annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) is the preeminent HIV research meeting and attracts more than 4,000 HIV/AIDS research leaders. Among them were scientists from the BC-CfE, who presented research on PrEP, HIV and aging, phylogenetics and more.

BC-CfE research presented at the CROI 2019 conference

13 March 2019

The annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) brings together top basic, translational, and clinical researchers from around the world to share the latest studies, important developments, and best research methods in the ongoing battle against HIV/AIDS and related infectious diseases.

Teams from across the province share ideas to BOOST engagement in lifesaving OAT

6 March 2019

BC-CfE’s provincial BOOST Collaborative is following on the heels of the successful Vancouver-based BOOST Collaborative. BOOST is inspired by the made-in-BC Treatment as Prevention¨ strategy and supports a Targeted Disease Elimination¨ (TDE¨ ) approach. This means using tools and strategies that have been proven through the work of the BC-CfE in curbing HIV transmissions. The TDE¨ strategy can address contagious diseases and diseases with a social contagion factor, such as substance use disorders.

New St. Paul’s Hospital receives $1 billion in funding from the BC Government

6 March 2019

On February 16th, the BC Government announced $1 billion in funding for the new St. Paul’s Hospital, set to open in 2026 at 1002 Station Street. The business case for the new hospital has been approved by the government, cementing the future of the innovative facility to serve as model for hospital care in the province.

HIV cure research: Are we there yet?

4 February 2019

An HIV cure is not yet in sight; however, scientists are actively pursuing a number of strategies in the hopes of one day achieving this goal.