HIV-TB in British Columbia

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 from Queen’s in 2003. He returned to McGill for Internal Medicine training before moving to UBC for his Respiratory Medicine Fellowship. He completed a BC Lung Association Grzybowski Fellowship in Tuberculosis Research and has a Master’s in Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Johnston’s research interests include tuberculosis epidemiology, genomics and drug resistance.

This event is approved for 1.0 Mainpro-M1 credit.


Event Details

Days
Hours
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Seconds
Start Date
  • April 9, 2015 8:00
End Date
  • April 9, 2015 9:00
Email
education@bccfe.ca
Event Category
  • Learning Series
Calendar of Events
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Attendees of the BC-CfE Learning Series will be able to:
  • Summarize and describe epidemiological, behavioural, virological, and other related research relevant to the management of people living with HIV and other syndemic conditions
  • Describe and demonstrate up-to-date information regarding the care of people living with HIV and syndemic conditions (including viral hepatitis and substance use) particularly in regards to primary care, antiretroviral therapy and other treatments, and comorbid conditions
  • Review new and emerging issues in the context of the management of people living with HIV and other syndemic conditions
  • Identify both clinical and community resources to support the care of people living with HIV and syndemic conditions.
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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’.
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