Learning Series

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

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

Participants of this webinar will be able to: Identify how to diagnose and assess hepatitis C among people living with HIV; Learn how to access hepatitis C treatment in British Columbia; Choose the right regimen for hepatitis C cure; and Understand options and timelines for individually tailored courses of treatment. SPEAKERS: Mark Hull, MD, MHSc,

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