We are pleased to invite you to the BC-CfE Update. This is an open educational event sponsored by the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS.
THE EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY:
Friday, October 10, 2025
10:00 am to 4:00 pm (doors open at 9:00am for check-in)
Grand Ballroom - North Tower
Sheraton Wall Centre Hotel (across from St. Paul’s Hospital)
1088 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC
Registration is now closed. ON-SITE REGISTRATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE.
If you were not able to register online and are interested in attending, please contact education@bccfe.ca.
The Fall 2025 BC-CfE Update will address the status of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, with an emphasis on the latest clinical findings and best practice. Following this conference, attendees will be able to:
- Describe HIV epidemiological trends nationally and globally in relation to current policies;
- Discuss key treatment and prevention strategies needed to accelerate HIV control;
- Identify emerging issues affecting people living with HIV, with a focus on aging with HIV; and
- Gain a deeper understanding of the impact of social determinants of health on the well-being of people living with HIV.
We are delighted to welcome you to the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Fall 2025 BC-CfE Update on HIV/AIDS. This one credit per-hour Group Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the British Columbia Chapter for up to 4 Mainpro+® credits [SESSION ID# 301429-001].
Program
| 9:00 - onwards | Check-in Desk (Grand Ballroom Foyer, Lower Level, North Tower) | |
| 12:00 - 12:45 | Lunch (Grand Ballroom Foyer, Lower Level, North Tower) | |
| Opening Moderator – Val Montessori | ||
| 10:05 - 10:15 | Event Opening | Elder Roberta Price |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Welcome Remarks | Fiona Dalton |
| Session 1: Moderator – Val Montessori | ||
| 10:30 - 10:50 | Aging with HIV: Implications for Public Health and Care | Viviane Dias Lima |
| 10:50 - 11:10 | Healthy Aging with HIV: Insights from Clinical Research | Marianne Harris |
| 11:10 - 11:30 | Polypharmacy | Sandra Chang |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Round Table: Aging with HIV Panel: Denise Wozniak, Walter Hiebert, John Cameron, Florence Ranville, Marianne Harris |
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| 12:00 - 12:45 | Lunch | |
| Session 2: Moderator – Silvia Guillemi | ||
| 12:45 - 13:15 | New Insights on Persistent Low Level Viremia During ART | Zabrina Brumme |
| 13:15 - 13:45 | Evolving Profile of New HIV Drug Treatment Program Participants | Junine Toy |
| 13:45 - 14:15 | HIV/AIDS Control at a Crossroad | Julio Montaner |
| 14:15 - 14:30 | Break | |
| Session 3: Moderator – Kate Salters | ||
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Living Well, Growing Older: HIV and Mental Health in BC | Julius Elefante |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Social Determinants of Health | Andrew Boozary |
| 15:30 - 15:55 | Round Table: Social Determinants of Health Panel: Julius Elefante, Andrew Boozary, Anita Palepu |
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| 15:55 - 16:10 | Closing Remarks | Julio Montaner |
