Fauci Speaks About Ending HIV at Glasgow Meeting Kickoff

GLASGOW, Scotland – Patients and clinicians in high-income settings in Western Europe, a population that is not often in the limelight at HIV meetings, will be one of the topics of discussion here at the upcoming HIV Drug Therapy 2016.

“Once people get into care in Western Europe, they do extremely well, with very high levels of viral suppression,” said Andrew Phillips, PhD, professor of epidemiology at University College London in the United Kingdom, who is chair of the conference.

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Julio Montaner, MD, director of BC Centre for Excellence in HIV and AIDS in Vancouver, will track the progress of the treatment-as-prevention strategy in the 10 years since he and his colleagues published the landmark essay that gave birth to the movement (Lancet. 2006;368:531-536).

Although the idea of treatment as prevention was initially controversial and viewed with skepticism, clinical trials have since shown that immediate treatment is the best strategy for infected individuals and is highly effective in preventing transmission.

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Canada Post has provided notification of restarting their operations on December 17, 2024. As Canada Post ramps up and stabilizes their services, the BC-CfE will continue the following measures on an interim basis to minimize service disruption to BC-CfE clients and providers.

  • The BC-CfE Laboratory will utilize private courier for delivery of outgoing reports and documents. (Lab Contact Information: Phone 604-806-8775; FAX 604-806-9463)
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  • St. Paul’s Hospital Ambulatory Pharmacy will utilize private courier for delivery of medications. (Contact Information: Phone 1-800-547-3622; FAX 604-806-8675)

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