News Releases
Dr. Julio Montaner receives Senate 150th Anniversary Medal
World renowned HIV/AIDS researcher and advocate for Treatment as Prevention¨, BC-CfE Executive Director and Physician-in-Chief, UBC University Killam Professor in Medicine,
Dr. Julio Montaner will receive the Senate 150th Anniversary Medal. The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) at Providence Health Care is proud to announce Dr. Montaner is being recognized for his exemplary leadership and lifelong contribution to improving the health and lives of British Columbians.
BC-CfE initiative, in partnership with VCH, doubles individuals kept on lifesaving treatment for opioid use disorder
Funded by Health Canada, initiative to expand provincewide to curb ongoing opioid crisis and retain more individuals in opioid agonist therapy
China CDC and BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS renewed partnership reaffirms commitment to international collaboration in fight against HIV/AIDS
China CDC and the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS strengthen their partnership in support of Treatment as Prevention¨ to curb the impact of HIV/AIDS
Researchers date ‘hibernating’ HIV strains, advancing BC’s leadership in HIV cure research
New findings bring Canada’s largest HIV research, treatment & education organization, the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE), into the area of HIV vaccine and cure research
BC Centre for Excellence names Dr. Zabrina Brumme Director of Laboratory Program
The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) announced Dr. Zabrina Brumme has been appointed Director of Canada’s leading HIV laboratory program.
A novel educational and training program will provide nurse practitioners with competencies to prescribe antiretrovirals for HIV treatment and prevention
The BC-CfE announces a new training program to support BC nurse practitioners to prescribe antiretrovirals (ARVs) for HIV prevention and treatment, as part of the Treatment as Prevention¨ strategy
Researchers discover highly prevalent, immune-resistant HIV mutations in Saskatchewan
In the absence of treatment, genetic mutations of HIV can lead to more rapid progression to AIDS, highlighting the urgent need for testing and treatment
Celebrating six months of success preventing new HIV infections throughout B.C.
People throughout B.C. are benefiting from expanded coverage for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), as strong uptake for the publicly funded drug continues to grow.
Day-to-day experiences of racism influence women’s access to HIV care, study
Women living with HIV who experience higher levels of racism are less likely to be engaged in HIV care, according to research from the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE), BC Women’s Hospital and Simon Fraser University (SFU) published today in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS). This finding is based on analysis of a cohort of over 1,400 women living with HIV in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec enrolled in CHIWOS, Canada’s largest ongoing community-based study.
As with HIV, Treatment as Prevention¨ will be essential for elimination of hepatitis C
Reaching people living with HIV with care, treatment and support to improve their longevity and quality of life, and to prevent new infections (a concept known as Treatment as Prevention¨, or TasP¨) has helped bring the HIV epidemic under control in British Columbia. TasP¨ is a strategy many countries around the world have adopted.
Study finds high levels of drug resistance among Ethiopian children failing HIV treatment
New research from BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE), Simon Fraser University (SFU) and Hawassa University in Ethiopia, found high rates HIV of drug resistance in Ethiopian children failing their first-line HIV treatment.
4 out of 5 gay, bi and men who have sex with men are aware of HIV prevention drug, PrEP
Indigenous, Latino, bisexual and single men less likely to be aware of newly publicly-funded HIV prevention medication (Vancouver, January 31, 2018) A new study shows most of gay, bi, men who have sex with men (MSM) and other MSM, are aware of PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) – an HIV prevention drug recently made available at no
Report card: BC making good progress on global UNAIDS 90-90-90 Target to eliminate HIV/AIDS
A study conducted by the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) shows BC is on track to meet the UN 90-90-90 target, designed to accelerate efforts to end the AIDS epidemic. By 2020, 90% of people living with HIV in BC will be diagnosed, 91% of those on treatment and 90% on effective treatment and unable to pass on HIV (virologically suppressed).
90-90-90 Target for driving down HIV/AIDS infections worldwide inspires new approach to diabetes
Diabetes Canada adapting made-in-BC Treatment as Prevention¨ (TasP¨) strategy to diabetes, making 6 million Canadians aware of their status
Made in BC HIV/AIDS Treatment as Prevention¨ (TasP¨) model applied to addictions pilot project
BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS and Vancouver Coastal Health bring twenty teams together to improve access to suboxone and methadone and treatment
Pregnancy Rates Rise Among Women Living With HIV
Study finds nearly 25% of women reported pregnancy after HIV diagnosis, 61% of the pregnancies were unplanned
Dr. Julio Montaner Accepts Inaugural Gold Leaf Prize On Behalf Of B.C. Centre For Excellence In HIV/AIDS
The CIHR Gold Leaf Prize for Impact awarded to BC CfE lauds 25 years of leadership in the battle against HIV/AIDS
Canada’s top HIV researchers urge federal, provincial and territorial governments to act now to limit the use of the criminal law in HIV non-disclosure cases
As the country’s premier national HIV research conference gets underway, the original co-signatories of the Canadian consensus statement on HIV and its transmission in the context of criminal law (2014) are releasing a statement expressing their deep concern about the ongoing, overly broad use of the criminal law in HIV non-disclosure cases, irrespective of the possibility of transmission or whether transmission actually occurred. Used correctly, an unbroken condom offers 100% protection against HIV transmission.
Estimates Show Thousands of HIV Cases Averted in BC through Expanded Harm Reduction and HIV Treatment
BC-CfE research finds HIV cases were averted through the implementation of Treatment as Prevention¨, needle distribution programs and opioid agonist therapy.
Largest Canadian Study of Gay, Bi and Queer Men Launches from Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal
The largest bio-behavioural Canadian study of gay, bi and queer men (including trans men) has just launched from three major cities: Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. The Engage Study will help create a clearer picture of the evolving epidemic among this at-risk group to inform more effective prevention programs.