BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) researchers, collaborating with counterparts at Simon Fraser University, the University of BC, Providence Health Care and the CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network (CTN) recently published a study looking at COVID-19 vaccine immune responses in people living with HIV (PLWH). Due to the explosive growth of COVID-19 variants, and […]
The fitting theme of AIDS 2020, the first fully-virtual International AIDS Conference, was Resilience. The theme reminded the global HIV community of its ability to come together despite a global pandemic to share our commitment to HIV prevention, treatment and cure research. More than 180 countries participated in this year’s conference, held during the second
BC-CfE contributes to vital dialogue at a virtual 23rd International AIDS Conference Read More »
The 29th Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research (CAHR 2020) will be going virtual this year. Click Virtual Conference Program in the menu bar for more information. Register now to ensure you receive access to the Conference. Registration is complimentary.
BC-CfE Research Presented at the CAHR 2020 Virtual Conference Read More »
Earlier this summer, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights released a report on Canada’s approach to criminalizing those who don’t disclose that they’re living with HIV to sexual partners. If the Standing Committee’s recommendations are adopted, they could diminish the harms experienced by women living with HIV under Canada’s current
Recommendations on changes to HIV criminalization don’t go far enough Read More »
On June 2, 2019, a panel discussion, a spoken word performance and an art exhibition focused on the realities of HIV non-disclosure criminalization for women living with HIV in Canada. Expert and community panelists discussed the medical, legal, social and personal impacts of the current laws.
Community event highlighted harmful impacts of HIV non-disclosure laws Read More »
As a woman with HIV, Valerie Nicholson says she fears for others suffering with the affliction who do not have the supports she was once lucky to have. Nicholson, who lives in British Columbia, used to be a member of the Positive Women’s Network – one of the only HIV/AIDS community organizations solely dedicated to
A Canadian study monitored more than 1,400 women living with HIV. Nearly 30% of women diagnosed with HIV did not achieve viral suppression. Some groups of women had greater challenges with adherence and staying in care. Studies of people who are starting HIV treatment (ART) have found that when ART is taken as directed for
Canadian study examines why some women fall out of the HIV care cascade Read More »
Researchers compared substance use between HIV-positive and HIV-negative women Women living with HIV were more likely to report use of most substances except alcohol Study authors call for harm reduction programs tailored to women living with HIV Studies have found that substance use is relatively common among some populations at high risk for and who
Comparing substance use patterns among women in Canada Read More »
On June 26th, BC Health Minister Adrian Dix joined BC-CfE Director Dr. Julio Montaner to mark very encouraging progress on the uptake of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) in BC, since the January 1st launch of the publicly funded program. At the press event, which took place at Jim Deva Plaza in
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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.
Day-to-day experiences of racism influence women’s access to HIV care, study Read More »
