Learning Series

Lessons from a new safe supply pilot project at the Hope to Health Centre in the Downtown Eastside

Following this webinar, participants will be able to: Define safe supply and discuss safe supply strategies in BC Explain how to access safe supply in BC Illustrate the human impact of safe supply programs on communities Describe educational resources and tools about safe supply in BC Identify challenges and opportunities of rolling out new safe […]

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“Water Women Rising:” Indigenizing Re-search to explore how Indigenous women living with HIV understand and support their health

Following this webinar, participants will be able to: Explain new approaches to research, including Indigenizing the re-search process, as led by Indigenous women living with HIV. Describe the transformative value of centring Indigenous ceremony, histories, medicines, ways of knowing, and practices. Illustrate how new knowledge, is old knowledge, to new people, including: How Indigenous women

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COVID-19, the Continued BC-CfE Response

Following this webinar, participants will be able to: Discuss the BC-CfE’s response regarding the COVID-19 pandemic Summarize the current COVID-19 pandemic, treatments, and immunizations Describe the BC-CfE treatment program and access to ART in view of the COVID-19 pandemic Describe the virology research and activities of the BC-CfE laboratory This webinar will include presentations from:

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Weight gain associated with HIV

The objectives: Review metabolic changes associated with weight: metabolic syndrome Discuss recent literature linking weight gain with HIV medications Review strategies to manage HIV associated weight gain The webinar will be presented by: Dr. Greg Bondy RClinical Associate Professor of Medicine and Pathology at the University of British Columbia (UBC) Director of the IDC Metabolic

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Antiretroviral Drug Interactions [1 Mainpro credit:193017-001]

Webinar Main Objectives: Identify common drug interactions between antiretrovirals and other medications Identify and access antiretroviral drug interaction resources Be aware of scenarios where drug interactions might be missed The webinar will be presented by: Kathy Lepik Research Coordinator, Pharmacovigilance Initiative BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Facilitator: Junine Toy, Senior Manager for the Drug

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HPV-SAVE and PEACH studies: An update on Canadian studies examining anal cancer

Webinar Main Objectives: Provide a background on the epidemiology, natural history and management of HPV and HPV-related cancers in individuals living with HIV; Review recent developments in anal cancer screening; and, Outline the details of the HPV-SAVE and PEACH studies, including how participants can get enrolled. The webinar will be presented by: Troy Grennan, MD

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Next-Gen Sequencing and Proviral DNA: The Future of HIV Drug Resistance Testing?

Webinar Main Objectives: Update on recent technological advances in genotypic HIV Resistance testing Review of the clinical relevance of low-frequency resistance mutations detected by Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) Discuss the potential benefits and limitations of proviral DNA-based HIV resistance testing The webinar will be presented by: Dr. Chanson Brumme Assistant Director, Research Laboratories BC Centre for

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Recent Developments in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Webinar Main Objectives: Review Epidemiology: specifically the comorbidity risk factors, including HIV infection, for severe disease Provide an update on the clinical spectrum of disease Discuss the accuracy and role of PCR and serologic diagnostic testing Explore recent advances in management The webinar will be presented by: Dr. Peter Phillips Clinical Professor Division of Infectious

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An Update on the BC-CfE HIV Prevention and Treatment Guidelines and Training Programs

An Update on the BC-CfE HIV Prevention and Treatment Guidelines and Training Programs Webinar Main Objectives: To provide an update regarding the BC-CfE Guidelines for PEP and PrEP To provide an update on Therapeutic Guidelines for ARV treatment of Adult HIV infection and drugs available through the BC-CfE To provide an update on educational online

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The British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Laboratory has discontinued gp-41 resistance testing as T-20 (enfuvirtide/Fuzeon) is no longer available in Canada as of March 31, 2025