We are pleased to invite you to the BC-CfE Update. The focus of this event will be on HIV and syndemic conditions, including substance use, mental health, and comprehensive care clinical models. 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, June 6, 2025
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm (doors open at 11am for check-in and networking lunch)
Grand Ballroom - North Tower *
Sheraton Wall Centre Hotel (across from St. Paul’s Hospital)
1088 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC
* We have now reached capacity for in-person attendance.
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 4.5 Mainpro+® credits [SESSION ID# 300894-001].
Following this conference, attendees will be able to:
- Discuss the interaction between psychosocial factors and various co-morbidities within syndemic theory
- Identify strategies to accelerate the control of syndemics within key populations in British Columbia
- Illustrate the emerging role of preventive therapy for the control of bacterial sexually transmitted infections
- Discuss the role of enhanced primary care and supervised consumption to enhance outcomes among persons who use drugs within inner city settings
PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED AND IS NOW OPEN:
A NOTICE OF CONFIRMATION WITH A REGISTRATION NUMBER WILL BE SENT AT A LATER DATE. REGISTRATION IS NON-TRANSFERABLE AND ON-SITE REGISTRATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE.
Program
| 11:00 - onwards | Check-in Desk (Grand Ballroom Foyer, Lower Level, North Tower)Â | |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Lunch (Grand Ballroom Foyer, Lower Level, North Tower) | |
| Opening Moderator – Val Montessori | ||
| 12:00 - 12:05 | Welcoming Remarks by PHC | |
| 12:05 -12:10 | Land Acknowledgement | Dr & Elder Roberta Price |
| 12:10 - 12:30 | Introduction TasP Syndemics | Julio Montaner |
| Session 1: Doxycycline for the Prevention of b-STIs Moderator – Val Montessori | ||
| 12:30 - 12:45 | Modelling | Viviane Lima |
| 12:45 - 13:00 | Doxycycline for b-STI Prevention – Initiative & Impact | Junine Toy |
| 13:00 - 13:15 | Understanding Antimicrobial Resistance | Victor Leung |
| 13:15 - 13:35 | Case Discussion – Optimizing Safety of Doxycycline Case Panel: Victor Leung, Peter Phillips, Aaron Purdie |
Case Presenter Mark Hull |
| 13:35 - 13:45 | Q&A | |
| Session 2: Hepatitis C Moderator – Kate Salters | ||
| 13:45 - 14:00 | Epidemiology of HCV & TasP | Naveed Janjua |
| 14:00 - 14:15 | Phylogenetics – HCV | Jeffrey Joy |
| 14:15 - 14:30 | Clinical Practice Update | Alnoor Ramji |
| 14:30 - 14:45 | Q&A | |
| 14:45 - 15:00 | Break | |
| Session 3: A Syndemic Approach To Clinical Care Among Priority Populations Moderator – David Cook | ||
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Hope To Health/Research & Innovation Complex: Overview of Clinical Programs | Yogeeta Dosanjh |
| 15:15 - 15:30 | Delivering Comprehensive Primary Care For The Complex Population In The Vancouver Downtown Eastside | Silvia Guillemi |
| 15:30 - 15:45 | Addressing Syndemics at Hope to Health: Research & Evaluation Update | Kate Salters |
| 15:45 -16:00 | Q&A | |
| Session 4: Clinical And Therapeutic Innovation In SUD Care Moderator – Marianne Harris | ||
| 16:00 - 16:15 | SIFI | Pouya Azar |
| 16:15 - 16:30 | Buprenorphine Transdermal to Buprenorphine Extended-Release Study | Chase Fisher |
| 16:30 -16:45 | Ritonavir Boosting | Anil Maharaj |
| 16:45 -17:00 | Case Discussion – Clinical & Therapeutic Innovation in SUD Care Case Panel: Silvia Guillemi, Pouya Azar, Anil Maharaj, Chase Fisher |
Case Presenter |
| 17:00 - 17:15 | Q&A | |
| 17:15 - 17:30 | Closing Remarks | Julio Montaner |
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT THE SPRING 2025 UPDATE!