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

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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

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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

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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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COVID-19, the BC-CfE Update

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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

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COVID-19, the BC-CfE Response

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Objectives: An update on BC-CfE’s position regarding the COVID-19 pandemic An overview of the COVID-19 pandemic, clinical presentations and prevention Information on what the BC-CfE is doing to facilitate access to ART in view of the COVID-19 pandemic SPEAKERS: Dr. Julio Montaner Executive Director & Physician-in-Chief BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Dr. Peter Phillips

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Preliminary Findings and Learnings from the Preservation of Sustained Virologic Response (per-SVR) Study

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Dr. Kate Salters Research Scientist, Epidemiology and Population Health Program, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Lecturer, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University Dr. Salters is a Research Scientist with the Epidemiology and Population Health program at the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS and a faculty member within the Faculty of Health Sciences

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HIV-TB in British Columbia

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Dr. James Johnston (TB Services, BC Centre for Disease Control) Dr. Jay Johnston is a Respirologist and Evaluation Lead at BCCDC TB Services. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at UBC and recipient of a 2013 Michael Smith Foundation Scholar Award. He received his bachelor’s degree from McGill and MD

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Test Says HIV+… Now What? Issues in Access and Linkage to Care

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The HIV/AIDS Webinar Learning Series is a partnership between the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) and Positive Living BC. The goal of the Series is to empower people living with HIV and to improve their quality of life by providing them and health care providers with up-to-date treatment information related to HIV/AIDS. Sessions

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During the Canada Post strike announced September 25, 2025, the following measures will be undertaken to minimize service disruption to BC-CfE clients and providers.

  • The BC-CfE Laboratory has transitioned to private courier for delivery of outgoing reports and documents. Results required urgently can be faxed upon request. (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 has transitioned to private courier for delivery of medications. We recommend requesting medication at least 2 weeks in advance in case of delivery delays, particularly to rural/remote parts of BC. (Contact Information: Phone 1-800-547-3622; FAX 604-806-8675)

During the Canada Post strike, we recommend that documents be faxed or couriered to our sites, versus utilization of regular mail service

The BC-CfE Laboratory is streamlining reporting processes for certain tests in order to simplify distribution and record-keeping, and to ensure completeness of results. Beginning September 2, 2025, results for the ‘Resistance Analysis of HIV-1 Protease and Reverse Transcriptase’ (Protease-RT) and ‘HIV-1 Integrase Resistance Genotype’ tests will be combined into a single ‘HIV-1 Resistance Genotype Report’.
For more details and example reports, please click on the button below

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