We are pleased to invite you to the Spring 2026 BC-CfE Update; the focus of this event will be on HIV/AIDS. 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 12, 2026
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm (check-in 11:00-11:50 am, lunch available)
Grand Ballroom - North Tower *
Sheraton Wall Centre Hotel (across from St. Paul’s Hospital)
1088 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC
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 3.5 Mainpro+® credits [SESSION ID# 303098-001].
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 Spring 2026 BC-CfE Update will address the status of the HIV/AIDS epidemic with an emphasis on the latest clinical c=findings and best practice. Following this conference, attendees will be able to:
- Examine key issues affecting communities impacted by HIV in BC;
- Discuss the role of new long-acting injectable antiretrovirals in the treatment and prevention of HIV in BC;
- Summarize current vaccine recommendations for people living with HIV; and
- Review recent insights from HIV cure research.
Program
Chair: Julio Montaner
Planning Committee: Marianne Harris, Val Montessori, Julio Montaner
| Session I: Opening & Welcome / Long-Acting Antiretrovirals & New Medications | Moderator – Val Montessori | |
| 12:00 - 12:05 | Opening | Val Montessori |
| 12:05 - 12:15 | Cultural Welcome | Dr. & Elder Roberta Price |
| 12:15 - 12:30 | Welcome Remarks | Fiona Dalton |
| 12:30 - 13:00 | New Agents for HIV Treatment and Prevention | Mark Hull |
| 13:00 - 13:30 | LA-PrEP: Economic Considerations | Kevin Fung |
| 13:30 - 14:00 | HIV Treatment and PrEP in BC | Raquel Espinoza & Rosie Murphy |
| 14:00 - 14:15 | Break | |
| Session II: Community Update | Moderator – Robert Hogg | |
| 14:15 - 15:00 | Community Panel: The Strength of Community | Anoop Gill, J. Evin Jones, and Dylan Wall |
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Break | |
| Session III: Vaccine/Cure | Moderator – Chanson Brumme | |
| 15:15 - 15:45 | Vaccines: Off-target Effects and Side Benefits | Victor Leung |
| 15:45 - 16:15 | Role of Herpes Zoster Vaccine for PLWH | Viviane Dias Lima & Kevin Fung |
| 16:15 - 16:45 | HIV Cure Update | Zabrina Brumme |
| 16:45 - 17:00 | Closing Remarks | Julio Montaner |
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT THE SPRING 2026 UPDATE!