Learning Series

Join us as we discuss unconscious bias and examine why it’s so hard to address and how it impacts our day-to-day lives, as well as our professional lives. We will be learning actionable accountability every one of us can put into practice to be able to respect the dignity of all folks, by utilizing radical […]

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

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:

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

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

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

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

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

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

Webinar Main Objectives: To review the current epidemiology, containment, and clinical management of COVID-19 in BC To describe COVID-19 molecular virology and bioinformatics support that the BC-CfE laboratory is providing to the local and international community To provide background on the virus and some understanding of it’s evolution and molecular epidemiology in BC, Canada, and