Local Host Spotlight: Dr. Julio Montaner

Vancouver is privileged to house some of the world’s brightest minds, and it’s enlightening to see these leaders not only continually excel in their careers, but also elevate Canada’s stature in the global knowledge economy.

Dr. Julio Montaner is a Professor in the Department of Medicine and Head of the UBC Division of AIDS, as well as the Director of the UBC/Providence Health Care BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS. The Be a Host Program had the wonderful opportunity to work with him in 2015, when he hosted the 8th International Aids Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis Treatment and Prevention. Dr. Montaner played an invaluable role, where he and his team successfully gathered more than 5,500 academic individuals from all over the world.

In September, UBC announced that Dr. Julio Montaner has been appointed a University Killam Professor, the highest honor UBC can grant on a faculty member. Alongside other numerous awards and distinctions for his work and knowledge, we would like to congratulate him on another amazing achievement!

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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’.
For more details and example reports, please click on the button below

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